<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> New England Patriots </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Current season </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Established November 16 , 1959 ; 58 years ago ( November 16 , 1959 ) First season : 1960 Play in and headquartered in Gillette Stadium Foxborough , Massachusetts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Logo </Td> <Td> Wordmark </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> League / conference affiliations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> American Football League ( 1960 -- 1969 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> Eastern Division ( 1960 -- 1969 ) </Li> </Ul> <P> National Football League ( 1970 -- present ) </P> <Ul> <Li> American Football Conference ( 1970 -- present ) <Ul> <Li> AFC East ( 1970 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Current uniform </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Team colors </Th> <Td> <P> Navy Blue , Red , Silver , White </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mascot </Th> <Td> Pat Patriot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Personnel </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner ( s ) </Th> <Td> Robert Kraft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chairman </Th> <Td> Robert Kraft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> CEO </Th> <Td> Robert Kraft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Jonathan Kraft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> General manager </Th> <Td> Bill Belichick ( de facto ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Bill Belichick </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Team history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Boston Patriots ( 1960 -- 1970 ) </Li> <Li> Bay State Patriots ( 1971 ) </Li> <Li> New England Patriots ( 1971 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Team nicknames </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> The Pats </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Championships </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> League championships ( 5 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> Super Bowl championships ( 5 ) 2001 ( XXXVI ) , 2003 ( XXXVIII ) , 2004 ( XXXIX ) , 2014 ( XLIX ) , 2016 ( LI ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> Conference championships ( 10 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> AFC : 1985 , 1996 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004 , 2007 , 2011 , 2014 , 2016 , 2017 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> Division championships ( 20 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> AFL East : 1963 </Li> <Li> AFC East : 1978 , 1986 , 1996 , 1997 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Playoff appearances ( 25 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> AFL : 1963 </Li> <Li> NFL : 1976 , 1978 , 1982 , 1985 , 1986 , 1994 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Home fields </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Nickerson Field ( 1960 -- 1962 ) </Li> <Li> Fenway Park ( 1963 -- 1968 ) </Li> <Li> Alumni Stadium ( 1969 ) </Li> <Li> Harvard Stadium ( 1970 ) </Li> <Li> Foxboro Stadium ( 1971 -- 2001 ) </Li> <Li> Gillette Stadium ( 2002 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how many super bowl games has the patriots played in
10