1986: Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan wipes his face as he sits on the bench.
1986: Chicago's Walter Payton (34) drops the ball as New England Patriots defenders tackle him in the first quarter of Super Bowl XX.
1986: Chicago's Richard Dent sacks New England's Steve Grogan during Super Bowl XX. The Bears won 46-10 and Dent was named Most Valuable Player.
1986: Walter Payton carries the ball away from Patriot defenders in New Orleans.
1986: Irving Fryar celebrates after scoring the New England Patriots only touchdown in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans.
1997: Keith Byars sits on the bench after the Patriots lost to Green Bay in New Orleans.
1997: Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe is sacked by Green Bay's Reggie White during the third quarter.
1997: New England Patriots coach Bill Parcells buries his head in his hand on the sideline at the end of second quarter of Super Bowl XXXI against the Green Bay Packers in New Orleans. The Patriots lost 35-21 to Green Bay.
1997: Keith Byars, left, congratulates Curtis Martin after Martin scored in the third quarter against Green Bay.
1997: Green Bay's Doug Evans intercepts a pass intended for New England's Terry Glenn during the first quarter.
2002: Adam Vinatieri celebrates his 48-yard game-winning field goal in the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVI against the St. Louis Rams in New Orleans, as teammate Ken Walters looks on left.
2002: Linebacker Tedy Bruschi kisses the Super Bowl trophy after the Patriots beat the St. Louis Rams 20-17.
2002: Patriots' cornerback Terrell Buckley (27) scoops up a St. Louis Rams fumble in front of Patriots' Lawyer Milloy (36) and Tebucky Jones (34).
2002: New England's Bobby Hamilton (91) sacks St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner near the end of the first quarter.
2002: New England Patriots cornerback Ty Law intercepts a pass from St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner as intended receiver Isaac Bruce looks ons. Law returned the interception for a touchdown.
2002: St. Louis Rams running back Marshall Faulk fends of Patriots cornerback Ty Law during the first quarter.
2004: Bill Belichick holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after his team defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston.
2004: Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch eludes a tackle by Carolina cornerback Terry Cousin in the first quarter.
2004: Deion Branch reacts after scoring the Patriots' first touchdown on a pass from quarterback Tom Brady against the Carolina Panthers in the second quarter.
2004: New England Patriots Tyrone Poole, left, and Richard Seymour, right, attempt to stop Carolina Panthers running back Stephen Davis (48) during the third quarter.
2004: Carolina's Muhsin Muhammad looks back at Patriots' Eugene Wilson after pulling down a pass from quarterback Jake Delhomme to score an 85-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston.
2004: Carolina Panthers defensive end Al Wallace lies in the end zone after the New England Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel scored a touchdown during the fourth quarter.
2005: Super Bowl XXXIX Most Valuable Player Deion Branch holds up the Vince Lombardi trophy.
2005: Tedy Bruschi celebrates with his sons, Tedy Jr., right, and Rex after the Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21, in Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville.
2005: Philadelphia Eagles' J.R. Reed is upended on a kickoff return in the fourth quarter as New England's Matt Chatham closes in.
2005: Mike Vrabel hauls in a 2-yard pass from Tom Brady for a touchdown as the Eagles' Quintin Mikell defends.
2005: Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb is sacked by Patriots defenders Tedy Bruschi (54) and Willie McGinest (55) in the third quarter.
2005: Patriots wide receiver David Givens makes second quarter four-yard touchdown catch against Philadelphia's Lito Sheppard.
2008: Receiver Kelley Washington, left, sits on the bench with his teammates after the Patriots lost to the New York Giants 17-14.
2008: New York Giants receiver David Tyree holds on to a 32-yard pass by his fingertips as New England safety Rodney Harrison (37) pulls him down after the catch during the fourth quarter. Somehow, with time running out and the ball pinned to his helmet, Tyree held on tight with both hands.
2008: New England Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs III intercepts a pass intended for New York Giants receiver Steve Smith in the second quarter.
2008: New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan (92) dives on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the second quarter during Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium.
2008: Patriots receiver Randy Moss and Giants cornerback Corey Webster go after the ball in the final minute of New York's Super Bowl XLII win.
2012: Tom Brady is helped off the turf by a teammate after being sacked by the New York Giants.
2012: New England's Deion Branch carries the ball up field against the Giants Deon Grant.
2012: Patriot Vince Wilfork pushes off against New York Giants Kevin Boothe.
2012: New England's BenJarvus Green-Ellis is tackled by New York's Chase Blackburn and Michael Boley (59).
2012: New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is hit by Patriots Gerard Warren (98) and Rob Ninkovich during New England's Super Bow loss.
2015: The play that changed everything. Not just for Patriots fans who were cringing that another Super Bowl title was falling away. Not just for Seahawks fans, whose hopes for a repeat burst in a moment. But also for Malcolm Butler, whose last-minute interception made him an instant hero.
2015: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hugs Julian Edelman, who caught the game-winning touchdown in the Patriots’ 28-24 win over the Seahawks on Sunday. Brady won his fourth Super Bowl title as he threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns to lead New England back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
2015: New England Patriots tight end Michael Hoomanawanui (47) celebrates after the Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday.
2015: Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Chris Matthews, right, catches a pass next to New England Patriots cornerback Kyle Arrington (25) during the second half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday.
2015: Seattle Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka (4) kicks a field goal during the second half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the New England Patriots Sunday.
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