Rivalries New England Patriots

1 rivalries

1.1 new york jets
1.2 baltimore/indianapolis colts
1.3 buffalo bills
1.4 miami dolphins
1.5 baltimore ravens

rivalries

super bowl banners @ gillette stadium prior patriots winning super bowl xlix

in terms of number of games played, patriots have competed against teams either or formerly afc east division. includes current teams, new york jets, miami dolphins, , buffalo bills, former divisional opponents indianapolis colts. among those, however, few run deeper others.

new york jets


patriots head coach bill belichick traded jets patriots in 2000

the closest geographically has been rivalry new york jets. patriots , jets have been in same division (what afc east) since both teams foundings in 1960, , have played each other @ least twice year since then. rivalry between jets , patriots has escalated since 1996, when patriots head coach bill parcells left patriots under controversy become head coach of jets; replaced former jets coach pete carroll. 4 years later carroll fired, , parcells s assistant, bill belichick, resigned day named jets head coach become head coach of patriots. 6 years after that, eric mangini, assistant under belichick, became head coach of jets.

bill belichick achieved 200th career head coaching win (regular season , playoffs) on november 22, 2012, defeating jets 49–19; 163rd such win patriots coach. patriots defeated jets in week 7 of 2015 season score of 30–23, give them 6–0 record date.

baltimore/indianapolis colts

the patriots rivalry baltimore/indianapolis colts ran through 2 clubs tenure in afc east (1970–2001). 2 clubs clashed in several close games, such on december 19, 1971, late patriots touchdown decided 21–17 new england win; on september 18, 1978, colts rallied defeat patriots 34–27 on monday night football on virtual one-man scoring rampage running joe washington; on september 4, 1983, colts defeated patriots in overtime 29–23 in final season in baltimore. patriots defeated colts in back-to-back overtime games, 23–17 on december 8, 1991, , 37–34 on november 15, 1992.

the pats facing colts in 2011

even though 2 clubs placed in separate divisions in nfl s 2002 divisional realignment, rivalry did not diminish. @ time, both teams among best in afc, , both led hall of fame quarterbacks, peyton manning (for colts) , tom brady (for patriots) teams met 3 times in 4 years (2003, 2004, 2006) in playoffs, winner going on win season s super bowl each time. manning portion of rivalry began in manning s rookie season, 1998; in 1999 manning suffered bitter 31–28 loss in september patriots behind drew bledsoe erased 28–7 colts lead, defeated patriots 20–15 in indianapolis on december 12. brady–manning portion of rivalry began on september 30, 2001, brady made first nfl start in 44–13 patriots win @ foxboro; on october 21 patriots defeated colts @ rca dome 38–17.

after colts left afc east in 2002, first met on november 30, 2003, in 38–34 patriots win decided on last-second goal line stand patriots. colts broke six-game patriot winning streak in rivalry in november 2005, won twice in 2006; in afc championship game colts erased 21–6 halftime lead; game lead tied or changed 7 times in second half before late touchdown led 38–34 colts win. november 4, 2007, meeting involved both teams being unbeaten point; 8–0 patriots , 7–0 colts. patriots rallied win 24–20. colts won again in 2008 , erased large patriots lead in 2009 s 4th , 2 game. manning s final meeting patriots colt came in november 2010; late interception sealed 31–28 patriots win. in 2012, patriots faced colts, quarterbacked andrew luck, on november 18; patriots defeated colts 59–24. patriots beat colts on january 12, 2014, 43–22. patriots played colts in playoffs again on january 18, 2015, in afc title game, winning 45–7.

buffalo bills

the patriots , bills both charter members of afl, , competed each other in afl playoff game. have remained divisional rivals since nfl-afl merger. prior rise of tom brady, 2 teams shared mellow, yet competitive rivalry, featuring highlights players such o.j. simpson, steve grogan, joe ferguson, jim kelly, , drew bledsoe. however, brady has dominated bills ever since taking on patriots franchise quarterback, holding 26-3 regular season record on them. though patriots fans feel apathetic towards bills, bills fans have come despise patriots more other rival. rivalry has remained intense in recent years multiple players having played both teams, bills giving when playing patriots, , presence of rex ryan, coached both bills , jets , known trash-talk.

miami dolphins

the patriots first played miami dolphins in 1966 in afl, when miami 1 of 2 expansion teams debut year in league. dolphins dominated patriots in 1970s , 1990s, 2 teams remained competitive each other years before rise of tom brady. brady, however, struggled against dolphins in 2000s before reasserting dominance in 2010s. patriots , dolphins 2 teams in super bowl era post undefeated regular season records, miami going 14-0 in 1972 , patriots going 16-0 in 2007. notable moments between clubs include snowplow game, 3 playoff matchups, , dolphins revealing wildcat offense against patriots.

baltimore ravens

the ravens first met new england patriots in 1996, rivalry started in 2007 when ravens suffered bitter 27–24 loss in patriots quest perfection. rivalry began escalate in 2009 when ravens lost patriots 27–21 in game involved confrontation between patriots quarterback tom brady , ravens linebacker terrell suggs. both players go on take verbal shots @ each other through media after game. ravens defeated patriots in 2009 afc wild card playoff game, 33–14. first time ravens had ever defeated patriots. ravens faced patriots in week 6 of 2010 season. patriots ended winning 23–20 in overtime; game caused controversy hit helmet of tight end todd heap patriots safety brandon meriweather.

tom brady has career record of 8–3 against ravens

the ravens played patriots third consecutive season in 2012 afc championship game, ravens lost 23–20. rivalry reached new level of friction this, second career playoff game between 2 clubs. ravens clawed 20–16 lead in fourth quarter, patriots quarterback tom brady dove end zone make score 23–20 around 11 minutes remaining; proved winning touchdown. on ravens last possession of game, quarterback joe flacco threw pass wide receiver lee evans in corner of end zone looked game-winning touchdown, before last-second strip sterling moore forced ball hands of evans, forcing game decided on last-minute field goal ravens placekicker billy cundiff. 11 seconds remaining on clock, kicker missed 32-yard field goal attempt, allowing patriots kill clock on way super bowl xlvi rematch new york giants.

the ravens first regular-season win on patriots came on september 23, 2012. game emotional receiver torrey smith competing following death of brother in motorcycle accident night before. smith caught 2 touchdowns in , forth game; ravens erased 13–0 lead in first half , led 14–13, patriots scored @ end of second quarter 20–14 lead. lead changed twice in third quarter , patriots led 30–21 in fourth, ravens scored on smith s second touchdown catch. ravens stopped on fourth down patriots had punt; in final 2 minutes pass interference penalty on devin mccourty put ball @ patriots 7-yard line; new ravens kicker justin tucker booted 27-yard field goal on final play; ball sailed directly on upright , ruled good; quality of officiating replacement referees caused controversy bill belichick angrily reached 1 of referees leaving field, leading $50,000 fine later week.

massachusetts native robert kraft has owned team since 1994

the 2 teams met again on january 20, 2013, in afc championship, ravens won 28–13. patriots led @ halftime, 13–7, ravens defense gave no points in 2nd half. first time ever tom brady lost game @ home after leading @ halftime, , first time road team beat patriots in afc championship.

the 2 teams met once again @ gillette stadium in playoffs on january 10, 2015. patriots trailed as 14 twice, before beating ravens 35–31 advance afc championship.