The New England Patriots became the greatest dynasty in NFL history with their unmatched run of dominance starting in 2001.
Six championships, nine conference championships, and 17 division titles – including 11 in a row from 2009 to 2019 – are all you need to know to understand how unparalleled the Patriots success was over the last two decades.
Obviously what stands out the most is the six Super Bowl championships. In 2018, the Patriots joined the Pittsburgh Steelers as the only two franchises with six Super Bowls to their name, a feat that took the Steelers 34 years to accomplish, while the Patriots only needed 17 years.
Each Super Bowl victory is special in their own way, has their own storylines, comebacks, and some have them all. Today we’ll be ranking the Patriots six championships.
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Let’s get into it.
No. 6: Super Bowl LIII – New England Patriots 13, Los Angeles Rams 3
Let’s get something straight right off the bat. There are no “bad” Super Bowls in here. They were all exciting for different reasons and they all hold a special place in my and countless other Patriots fans’ hearts.
Tom Brady and the Patriots getting their sixth ring will always be a great moment in New England and NFL history. The game itself, however, was extremely defensive and didn’t match the intensity and meaning of the others on this list.
Brady’s last completion to Rob Gronkowski in a Patriots uniform and Stephon Gilmore’s late interception to all but seal the game will go down in highlight history. But overall, this game just didn’t have what the others have.
No. 5: Super Bowl XXXIX – New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21
The one that forever etched Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and the Patriots into NFL royalty. This game capped off an absurd run of three Super Bowl wins in four years for the Pats.
Frankly, it’s amazing that this game was ever close. The Philadelphia Eagles turned it over three times in the first quarter, but Brady and the offense were unable to capitalize.
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The Patriots defense bothered Donovan McNabb and the Eagles all night long, and that was the saving grace of this game. The usual suspects – Willie McGinest, Richard Seymour, Tedy Bruschi, and Rodney Harrison – were all playing lockdown defense and cemented the Patriots dynasty in the annals of NFL history.
No. 4: Super Bowl XXXVIII – New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29
This game gets overlooked way too much. We’re at the part in this list where these are all interchangeable.
This game was scoreless for the majority of the first half until the teams combined for 24 total points in just over three minutes of gameplay. In the end, Tom Brady out-dueled Jake Delhomme and the Carolina Panthers with what became his signature: a last-minute drive to win the game on the foot of Adam Vinatieri.
No 3: Super Bowl XLIX – New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24
Storylines aplenty here.
Deflategate had just been brought to the attention of the NFL, Russell Wilson and the Legion of Boom were trying to win back-to-back Super Bowls, Brady and the Pats were back in the big game again after losing the previous two conference championships, I could go on and on.
The New England Patriots and the Seahawks went into halftime tied at 14 after the Patriots defense couldn’t stop Wilson and Chris Mathews (remember him?) with less than a minute left in the second quarter. Brady and the Pats came out slow in the third, and the Seahawks took advantage and went up by 10 points.
What followed was one of the best quarters in Tom Brady’s long and successful career. Brady completed 13 of 15 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns against the Legion of Boom to go up 28-24.
There are too many heroic plays near the end of this game to count. Dont’a Hightower’s desperately latching onto Marshawn Lynch’s foot to prevent a go-ahead touchdown and a sure defeat, and of course, Malcolm Butler’s miraculous interception. Butler will never have to buy drinks in the New England area again.
No. 2: Super Bowl XXXVI – New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17
The one that started it all. There’s not much I can say about this game that you don’t already know. I think what amazes me the most about this game is the trust that Bill Belichick had in Tom Brady in the biggest game of both of their careers. That and how the Patriots were 14 point underdogs.
This game truly encompasses the Patriot Way.
Tom Brady was still basically a nobody at this point, the Rams were heavily favored, and more, but Belichick and his “Do Your Job” mantra were able to frustrate and stifle the “Greatest Show on Turf” and win the first Super Bowl of many
No. 1: Super Bowl LI – New England Patriots 34, Atlanta Falcons 28
Not only is this the greatest New England Patriots Super Bowl of all time, it’s the greatest Super Bowl of all time. Period, full stop.
We all know the story. Brady and the Pats are down 28-3 with 2:12 left in the third quarter and launch the greatest comeback of all time, scoring 25 unanswered points to take the game to overtime, the first overtime in Super Bowl history.
When the Patriots won the coin toss, everyone in America knew this game was over.
Brady was as perfect as he has ever been in the fourth quarter and overtime, completing 21 of 26 passing attempts for 246 yards and a touchdown. A major assist goes to Dont’a Hightower for his extremely timely strip-sack on Falcons QB Matt Ryan.
To be frank, this one was a no-brainer. Super Bowl XXXVI will always be the one that started it all, but this game was the one that cemented Brady and Belichick as the GOATs.