2015 New England Patriots season | |
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Owner | Robert Kraft |
General manager | Bill Belichick |
Head coach | Bill Belichick |
Home field | Gillette Stadium |
Local radio | New England Patriots Radio Network |
Results | |
Record | 12–4 |
Division place | 1st AFC East |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Chiefs) 27–20 Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 18–20 |
Pro Bowlers | |
AP All-Pros | 3
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Uniform | |
The 2015 season was the New England Patriots' 46th in the National Football League (NFL), their 56th overall and their 16th under head coach Bill Belichick. The Patriots entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions.
After going 10–0 to begin the season, the Patriots' first loss came against the Denver Broncos in overtime in Week 12. They would go on to lose four of their last six games, ultimately finishing the regular season with a 12–4 record for the fourth straight year. In Week 14, the Patriots clinched their seventh straight AFC East division title. By this, the Patriots tied the 1979 Los Angeles Rams for most consecutive division titles. As the second seeded team in the AFC, they secured a first-round bye for the playoffs and home-field advantage for their first playoff game.
In the divisional round of the playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 27–20 to advance to the AFC Championship for the fifth straight year, where they fell on the road to the eventual Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos 20–18. The Carolina Panthers were also close to rematching the Patriots in the Super Bowl for the first time in 12 years.