The Patriots will take on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX, their eighth Super Bowl in franchise history. Here is a look back at the previous seven. (Photo Credit: Getty Images/Jamie Squire)
Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears 46, New England Patriots 10
The Chicago Bears were too much for the Patriots in Super Bowl XX, with quarterback Jim McMahon running for two touchdowns. The Bears got a dominating defensive performance and won the game 46-10. (Photo by Mike Powell/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21
The Patriots were back in the Superdome for another Super Bowl 11 years later, with similar results to their first trip. They were no match for the Green Bay Packers, who got two touchdown passes from Brett Favre, a 99-yard kick return from game MVP Desmond Howard, and three sacks from Reggie White. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17
The Patriots made an improbable run to the Super Bowl in 2001, led by second-year QB Tom Brady and the defensive genius of Bill Belichick. The Patriots met up with the St. Louis Rams, and were introduced as a team ahead of the game. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17
The Pats and Rams were tied 17-17 with 1:30 to go in the game, but Brady led New England down the field to set up an Adam Vinatieri game-winning 48-yard field goal as time expired to give the Pats a 20-17 Super Bowl XXXVI victory. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17
Brady was named MVP of the Patriots first Super Bowl victory in franchise history, going 16-for-27 for 145 yards and a touchdown. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29
The Pats were back in the Super Bowl two years later with a showdown against the Carolina Panthers. It was an exciting and back-and-forth title bout, one that again ended with a game-winning field goal by Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21
New England was back in the Super Bowl the following year, and won their second straight title with a 24-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Patriots safety Rodney Harrison had two interceptions in the game. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21
Receiver Deion Branch was named the game’s MVP after finishing with 133 receiving yards on a Super Bowl record 11 catches. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21
Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi pours a Gatorade tub over head coach Bill Belichick after their Super Bowl XXXIX victory. With the win, the Patriots became just the second team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in four years, and the first team to repeat since the Denver Broncos did so in 1997-98. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14
David Tyree (Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17
It was Patriots-Giants again four years later, with similar results. It was another close game in the fourth quarter, and the Patriots could have sealed the victory but receiver Wes Welker made a key drop with under four minutes to go in the game. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17
Manning and the Giants put together an 88-yard drive capped off with a six-yard touchdown run by Ahmad Bradshaw that gave New York a 21-17 lead with 57 seconds to go. The Patriots got to midfield, but Brady’s Hail Mary attempts fell harmlessly incomplete, and for the second time in five years the Giants beat New England in the Super Bowl. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
