new england has been to the super bowl nine times.
new england has been to the super bowl nine times.
how many times has new england been to the super bowl?
nine
on sunday, february 1, 2015, in super bowl xlix, the seahawks faced off against tom brady and the new england patriots, seeking to become the first team to win two consecutive super bowls since the patriots themselves won super bowl xxxviii and super bowl xxxix following the 2003 and 2004 seasons, respectively. after a scoreless first quarter, both teams scored two touchdowns in the second quarter, and the game was tied 14-14 at halftime. in the third quarter, the seahawks scored a field goal and a touchdown to take a ten-point lead, which they held going into the fourth quarter. however, seattle became the first team in nfl history to blow a 10-point fourth quarter lead in a super bowl, as new england scored two touchdowns to take the lead, 28-24 with 2:02 remaining. on their final possession, seattle managed to drive to new england's 1-yard line and run the clock down to 26 seconds. then seattle decided to call a passing play rather than a running play, despite having talented running back marshawn lynch on their offense. unfortunately for seattle, wilson's throw was intercepted by new england's rookie cornerback malcolm butler, which gave new england possession on their own one-yard line with 20 seconds remaining. this final play by seattle was almost immediately criticized by many after the game as one of the worst calls in super bowl history. however, the game was not quite over, as the patriots could not take a quarterback kneeldown without risking giving up a safety, which would give the seahawks two points and possession of the ball. however, defensive lineman michael bennett was flagged for encroachment, which moved the ball out to the 6-yard line. when brady attempted to take a knee to end the game, linebacker bruce irvin threw a closed hand punch at patriots tight end rob gronkowski, starting a brawl involving players from both teams that resulted in an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for seattle. in addition to the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, irvin was ejected from the game, making him the first player ever to be ejected from a super bowl. after the game, irvin was fined $10,000. brady took a kneeldown at the 21-yard line to run out the rest of the clock and seal seattle's fate. the seahawks became the tenth consecutive team to be dethroned of their super bowl title, creating a record for the most years without a repeat super bowl champion.
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since super bowl xiii in january 1979, the home team is given the choice of wearing their colored or white jerseys. originally, the designated home team had to wear their colored jerseys, which resulted in dallas donning their less exposed dark blue jerseys for super bowl v. while most of the home teams in the super bowl have chosen to wear their colored jerseys, there have been six (6) exceptions: the dallas cowboys during super bowl xiii and xxvii, the washington redskins during super bowl xvii, the pittsburgh steelers during super bowl xl, the denver broncos during super bowl 50, and the new england patriots in super bowl lii. the cowboys, since , have worn white jerseys at home. the redskins wore white at home under coach joe gibbs starting in through , continued by richie petitbon and norv turner through , then again when gibbs returned from through . meanwhile, the steelers, who have always worn their black jerseys at home since the afl–nfl merger in , opted for the white jerseys after winning three consecutive playoff games on the road, wearing white. the steelers' decision was compared with the new england patriots in super bowl xx; the patriots had worn white jerseys at home during the season, but after winning road playoff games against the new york jets and miami dolphins wearing red jerseys, new england opted to switch to crimson for the super bowl as the designated home team. for the broncos in super bowl 50, denver general manager john elway simply stated, "we've had super bowl success in our white uniforms"; they previously had been in super bowls when wearing their orange jerseys. the broncos' decision is also perceived to be made out of superstition, losing all super bowl games with the orange jerseys in terrible fashion. it is unclear why the patriots chose to wear their white jerseys for super bowl lii. during the pairing of bill belichick and tom brady, new england has mostly worn their blue jerseys for home games, but have worn white for a home game in the , , and seasons. the new england patriots were 3–0 in their white uniforms in super bowls prior to super bowl lii with belichick and brady, and they may have been going on recent trends of teams who wear white for the super bowl game. white-shirted teams have won 33 of 52 super bowls to date (63%). the only teams to win in their dark-colored uniform in more recent years are the green bay packers against the pittsburgh steelers in super bowl xlv and the philadelphia eagles against the new england patriots in super bowl lii, with teams in white winning 12 of the last 14 super bowls.
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