Team season

1996 New England Patriots

AFC East · 19 indexed games

11–5

Regular season

2–1

Playoffs

Conference rank

418–313

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1997

Conference Championship

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1997

Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXI · Jan 26, 1997

Season highlights

Best games from 1996

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXI · Jan 26, 1997

Conference Championship

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1997

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1997

New England Patriots vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1996

Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1996

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1996

New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1996

WSH

WSH vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1996

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