<P> During the 1970s, the Patriots had some success, earning a berth to the playoffs in 1976--as a wild card team--and in 1978--as AFC East champions . They lost in the first round both times . In 1985, they returned to the playoffs, and made it all the way to Super Bowl XX, which they lost to the Chicago Bears 46--10 . Following their Super Bowl loss, they returned to the playoffs in 1986, but lost in the first round . The team would not make the playoffs again for eight more years . During the 1990 season, the Patriots went 1--15 . They changed ownership three times in the ensuing 14 years, being purchased from the Sullivan family first by Victor Kiam in 1988, who sold the team to James Orthwein in 1992 . Orthwein intended to move the team to his native St. Louis, Missouri (where it would have been renamed as the St. Louis Stallions), but instead sold the team in 1994 to its current owner Robert Kraft . </P> <P> Though Orthwein's period as owner was short and controversial, he did oversee major changes to the team, first with the hiring of former New York Giants coach Bill Parcells in 1993 . Orthwein and his marketing team also commissioned the NFL to develop a new visual identity and logo, and changed their primary colors from the traditional red, white and blue to blue and silver for the team uniforms . Parcells would bring the Patriots to two playoff appearances, including Super Bowl XXXI, which they lost to the Green Bay Packers by a score of 35--21 . Pete Carroll, Parcells's successor, would also take the team to the playoffs twice in 1997 & 1998 before being dismissed as head coach after the 1999 season . </P> <P> The Patriots' current coach, Bill Belichick, was hired in 2000, and a new home field, Gillette Stadium, was opened in 2002 . Under Belichick, the team won three Super Bowls in four years (2001, 2003, and 2004). The Patriots finished the 2007 regular season with a perfect 16--0 record, becoming only the fourth team in league history to go undefeated in the regular season, and the only one since the league expanded its regular season schedule to 16 games . After advancing to Super Bowl XLII, the team's fourth Super Bowl in seven years, the Patriots were defeated by the Giants to end their bid for a 19--0 season . With the loss, the Patriots ended the year at 18--1, becoming only one of three teams to go 18--1 along with the 1984 San Francisco 49ers and the 1985 Chicago Bears . The Patriots' returned to the Super Bowl in 2012 but lost again to the Giants, 21--17 . In 2015, they won Super Bowl XLIX, defeating the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 28--24 . The Patriots became the first team to reach nine Super Bowls in the 2016--17 playoffs and faced the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI, which ended up paving the way for their fifth Super Bowl victory, tying them with the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers for the second-most in NFL history, 1 behind the Pittsburgh Steelers with 6; the game was also the first Super Bowl to go into overtime . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> All - time Patriots leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Record number </Th> <Th> Years played for Patriots </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Passing </Td> <Td> Tom Brady </Td> <Td> 64,123 passing yards </Td> <Td> 2000--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rushing </Td> <Td> Sam Cunningham </Td> <Td> 5,453 rushing yards </Td> <Td> 1973--1982 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Receiving </Td> <Td> Stanley Morgan </Td> <Td> 10,352 receiving yards </Td> <Td> 1977--1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scoring </Td> <Td> Stephen Gostkowski </Td> <Td> 1,537 points </Td> <Td> 2006--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coaching wins </Td> <Td> Bill Belichick </Td> <Td> 280 wins </Td> <Td> 2000--present </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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