The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl for the first time in seven years and a chance to make history.
The Super Bowl XL matchup with the Seattle Seahawks will mark the Patriots’ record-extending 12th appearance in the NFL championship game (no other team has played in more than eight).
A victory would be the Patriots’ seventh NFL title, breaking a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
All six of the Patriots’ Super Bowl victories from the 2002-19 dynasty years came with Tom Brady as the starting quarterback.
At 23 years and 162 days old, Drake Maye will start at quarterback for New England in the 2026 Super Bowl, becoming the second-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl behind Dan Marino (23 years, 127 days old in Super Bowl XIX for the Miami Dolphins). The youngest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl was Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger (23 years, 340 days old), who led the Steelers over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL.
Here’s more information on the Patriots’ Super Bowl history:
When was the last time the Patriots went to the Super Bowl?
The Patriots won Super Bowl LIII on Feb. 5, 2019, beating the Los Angeles Rams 13-3.
Patriots’ Super Bowl history year by year:
| Date | Super Bowl | Location | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Jan. 26, 1986 | XX | New Orleans | Chicago Bears | Loss | 10-46 |
| Jan. 26, 1997 | XXXI | New Orleans | Green Bay Packers | Loss | 21-35 |
| Feb. 3, 2002 | XXXVI | New Orleans | St. Louis Rams | Win | 20-17 |
| Feb. 1, 2004 | XXXVIII | Houston | Carolina Panthers | Win | 32-29 |
| Feb. 6, 2005 | XXXIX | Jacksonville | Philadelphia Eagles | Win | 24-21 |
| Feb. 3, 2008 | XLII | Glendale | New York Giants | Loss | 14-17 |
| Feb. 5, 2012 | XLVI | Indianapolis | New York Giants | Loss | 17-21 |
| Feb. 1, 2015 | XLIX | Glendale | Seattle Seahawks | Win | 28-24 |
| Feb. 5, 2017 | LI | Houston | Atlanta Falcons | Win | 34-28 |
| Feb. 4, 2018 | LII | Minneapolis | Philadelphia Eagles | Loss | 41-33 |
| Feb. 5, 2019 | LIII | Atlanta | Los Angeles Rams | Win | 13-3 |
Who have been Patriots Super Bowl MVPs?
2002: Tom Brady, QB
2004: Tom Brady, QB
2005: Deion Branch, WR
2015: Tom Brady, QB
2017: Tom Brady, QB
2019: Julian Edelman, WR
What was the Patriots’ path to the 2026 Super Bowl?
Click here for a recap of the Patriots’ 2025-26 season and how they got to Super Bowl LX.
