1996 new england patriots afc championship ring
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CHAMPIONSHIP RING
THE STORY OF 1996 AFC TITLE GAME
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
The New England Patriots participated in the National Football League's 1996 season,
the team's 37th in football. The Patriots finished with a record of eleven wins and five
losses, and finished first in the AFC East division. The team lost Super Bowl XXXI to the
Green Bay Packers.
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THE STORY OF 1996 AFC TITLE GAME
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The relationship between team owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Parcells collapsed
during the NFL draft, when Parcells wanted to draft a defensive lineman but Kraft
overruled him, giving head scout Bobby Grier the choice of a player, and receiver
Terry Glenn was selected. Parcells stormed out of the Patriots draft war room after the
choice was made and vowed to reporter Will McDonough that he was done with New
England after 1996.
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THE STORY OF 1996 AFC TITLE GAME
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Despite this, the Patriots rallied from a 0–2 start to finish 11–5, then defeated the
Pittsburgh Steelers and the upstart Jacksonville Jaguars to advance to Super Bowl
XXXI. The season saw the arrival of former Cleveland Browns coach Bill Belichick as
he took over coaching New England's defensive backs.
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THE STORY OF 1996 AFC TITLE GAME
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
The National Football League playoffs for the 1996 season began on December 28,
1996. The postseason tournament concluded with the Green Bay Packers defeating
the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI, 35–21, on January 26, 1997, at the
Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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THE STORY OF 1996 AFC TITLE GAME
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
This postseason was remarkable in that the Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina
Panthers each finished conference runner-up (by respectively upsetting the top
seed (Broncos) and the defending champs (Cowboys) along the way), only two
years after their inception into the league as expansion teams.
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CHAMPIONSHIP RING
THE STORY OF 1996 AFC TITLE GAME
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
