Answer: 28th
Katzenmoyer was a linebacker out of Ohio State. He played 24 games in two seasons before retiring with a neck injury. After football, Katzenmoyer opened a training facility in Ohio.
From Quiz: Patriot Disappointments
Answer: Chicago Bears
The Patriots were a cinderella team despite having a 11-5 record. They won the wild card spot and advanced to Super Bowl XX. This Super Bowl featured two teams that both made their debut appearance in a championship game.
From Quiz: The Dark Days of the N.E. Patriots
Answer: Michael Bishop
Michael Bishop was drafted in the 7th round by the Patriots in 1999. During the 2000 season, many fans demanded new coach Bill Belichick bench Bledsoe in favor of Bishop.
From Quiz: New England Patriots Quarterbacks
Answer: Nick Buoniconti
Nick Buoniconti was drafted in the 13th round by the Patriots. He went on to be a strong part of the Dolphins 1972 undefeated season and also was with the Dolphins for their three consecutive Super Bowl appearances. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
From Quiz: The Players of New England
Answer: Kenneth Sims, DE
Sims was a defensive end out of the University of Texas at Austin. He only played 74 games in his eight seasons with the Patriots. During his 8 seasons he also only had 17 sacks. He retired from professional football after the 1989 season.
From Quiz: All About the Patriots [2]
Answer: Boston
The Boston Patriots were an original member of the American Football League in 1960. They took part in the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. They moved to Foxborough in 1971 and because of the move, they wanted a name change. They originally wanted the name, Bay State Patriots, but the NFL rejected that one. The New England name was accepted in March 1971.
From Quiz: All About the Patriots [1]
Answer: Boston Patriots
They were coached by Lou Saban in his first head coaching job in 1960. The team went only 5-9 and were shutout twice in the season. The franchise joined the NFL in 1970 under the same name, then the New England Patriots name came in 1971.
From Quiz: Your New England Patriots!
Answer: CMGI
CMGI.com had bought the rights to the name, but before a Patriots game was ever played there, they changed the name to Gillette. There were a few concerts and a few Revolution games played there before the name was changed.
From Quiz: A Little Patriots History
Answer: Sam "The Bam" Cunningham
Cunningham finished his career with 5,453 yards rushing, all of it for the Patriots. Jim Nance was a very close second with 5,323.
From Quiz: Patriot Games
Answer: Bill Belicheck
Bill Belicheck came to the Patriots from the NY Jets in 2000.
From Quiz: New England Patriots
Answer: Rod Rust
He lasted only one year.
From Quiz: A Patriots Challenge
Answer: Denver
Maroney was a runningback drafted 21st out of Minnesota. Maroney ran for 2,430 and 20 touchdowns in his four-year NFL career.
From Quiz: Patriot Disappointments
Answer: Green Bay Packers
The nail in the coffin was set, when a 99 yard kickoff return touchdown was scored by Desmond Howard who would later be the first ever special teams player to win Super Bowl MVP.
From Quiz: The Dark Days of the N.E. Patriots
Answer: Sam Cunningham
Maybe more famous for his 1973 Rose Bowl action of 4 TDs, Sam was the 11th pick of the first round in 1973. He reached the Pro Bowl in 1978. He is also the older brother of Randall Cunningham, a former NFL quarterback.
From Quiz: The Players of New England
Answer: Irving Fryar, WR
Irving was the 1st overall pick of the 1984 draft. He was a wide receiver out of Nebraska. The Patriots lost 46-10 to the Bears in Super Bowl XX. They scored the initial 3-points on a field goal, and then at the end of the game Irving scored a touchdown.
From Quiz: All About the Patriots [2]
Answer: Foxboro Stadium
Also known as Schaefer Stadium from 1971-1982, and Sullivan Stadium from 1983-1989, Foxboro was home until their new stadium was completed in 2002.
From Quiz: All About the Patriots [1]
Answer: 1985
While the Pats did make the Super Bowl in all of these years except for 1976 (where a controversial call helped Oakland win in the AFC Championship), the first one was in the 1985, where they got smoked by the Super Bowl shuffling Bears.
From Quiz: A Little Patriots History
Answer: Russ Francis
Russ Francis was a hard nosed tight end for the Patriots who caught 207 passes with 28 TDs for the team. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers.
From Quiz: Patriot Games
Answer: Matt Light
Matt Light was a second round draft pick in April 2001 from Purdue University.
From Quiz: New England Patriots
Answer: Irving Fryar
From Quiz: A Patriots Challenge
Answer: Running back
Edwards was injury-prone at Georgia. He got hurt his rookie season in the NFL and did not play again until 2002, where he spent a season in Miami. After his NFL career flamed out, he went to the Canadian Football League and played for Montreal (2005-2007) and Toronto (2007).
From Quiz: Patriot Disappointments
Answer: New York Giants
Receiver David Tyree would catch the football to his helmet that would extend the Giants final drive resulting in a touchdown within the last minute of the game.
From Quiz: The Dark Days of the N.E. Patriots
Answer: Seattle Seahawks
Branch was a Patriot wide receiver 2002-2005. He was a 2nd round draft pick out of Louisville. He was traded to the Seahawks after unsatisfactory contract negotiations.
From Quiz: The Players of New England
Answer: Drew Bledsoe
Bledsoe, a QB out of Washington State, played from 1993-2001 with the Patriots. He was made starting QB his rookie season. During his time with them, they saw two Super Bowl appearances.
From Quiz: All About the Patriots [2]
Answer: Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium was opened in 2002. It is the dual home of the Patriots and the New England Revolution soccer team. The stadium is located in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
From Quiz: All About the Patriots [1]
Answer: The Tuck Rule
Brady pulled the ball down as he was being hit, which provided the call. It was a strange call, but it's a strange rule. Interesting note: If it had happened two plays before, the game would have ended because the Patriots had no timeouts left and would not have been able to challenge the call.
From Quiz: A Little Patriots History
Answer: Irving Fryar
All of these players were first round picks of the Patriots. Wide receiver Irving Fryar, had a fantastic college career at the University of Nebraska, and was drafted first by the Patriots in 1984. Defensive end Kenneth Sims, was the team's first and the first overall pick in 1982. Quarterback Tony Eason, was their first pick in 1983, and Stanley Morgan had already been playing for seven years.
From Quiz: Patriot Games
Answer: Daniel Graham
Daniel Graham was a first round draft pick in April 2002 from the University of Colorado.
From Quiz: New England Patriots
Answer: Hugh Millen
From Quiz: A Patriots Challenge
Answer: Kansas State
Canty was a cornerback drafted 29th in 1997. Canty had five mediocre seasons in the NFL, where he had four interceptions. He was out of football from 2000 to 2005, where he played in the Arena Football League.
From Quiz: Patriot Disappointments
Answer: New York Giants
The Giants squeaked into the playoffs with a 9-7 record. They would again prevail in the last minute of the game in which Eli Manning would be named Super Bowl MVP.
The Patriots lost 17-14 four years earlier to the Giants.
From Quiz: The Dark Days of the N.E. Patriots
Answer: Tom Ashworth
Ashworth's touchdown reception, coming in a 28-0 victory, made him the record-setting 12th receiver that Tom Brady had thrown a TD pass to that season.
From Quiz: Patriots Out of Position
Answer: Doug Flutie
Flutie was traded to the Patriots in 1987 prior to the season. He crossed the picket line to play for the Pats.
From Quiz: New England Patriots Quarterbacks
Answer: Bruce Armstrong
Bruce was a 1st round draft pick in 1987. He had six Pro Bowl appearances. Out of a possible 220 games, he played in 212 of them. The only games he missed were after a knee injury and repair in his 1992 season. That's a lot of games for an offensive lineman. His jersey #78 was retired by the Patriots.
From Quiz: The Players of New England
Answer: Green Bay Packers
The 1996 season ended with the Patriots going to the Super Bowl, only to lose to the Green Bay Packers. The Packers were the 14-point favorite going in, and ironically that's how it ended, 35-21.
From Quiz: All About the Patriots [2]
Answer: James Orthwein
The Patriots original owner was Billy Sullivan. Victor Kiam was the owner in 1988, and he sold to James Orthwein in 1992. Orthwein was from St. Louis, Missouri, and had plans to move the team but instead sold the Patriots in 1994.
From Quiz: All About the Patriots [1]
Answer: San Diego Chargers
The other teams were all in the NFL. 1963 was only the fourth season for the Patriots. Going 7-6-1, they still made the playoffs under head coach Mike Holovak.
From Quiz: Your New England Patriots!
Answer: Desmond Howard
The Pats scored a touchdown to make the game close, but on the ensuing kickoff, Howard took it the distance to kill the momentum and put the game away.
From Quiz: A Little Patriots History
Answer: Charlie Weis
Charlie Weis is one of the most creative offensive minds in the game.
From Quiz: New England Patriots
Answer: Scott Zolak
From Quiz: A Patriots Challenge
