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Standing Pats
Outside New England it's easy come, easy go
DOES SUCCESS breed stability or vice versa? Who knows, but since coach Bill Belichick (who took over in 2000) and Tom Brady ('01) teamed up, the Patriots have won 167* games, most in the NFL, and dominated an AFC East† otherwise rife with coach and quarterback turnover.
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Quarterbacks
since 2001
Head Coaches
since 2000
*Brady missed the 2008 season with an injury
†The Colts moved to the AFC South in 2002
13
8
BILLS
16
8
DOLPHINS
11
5
JETS
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AL TIELEMANS FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (BRADY)
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ELSA/GETTY IMAGES (BELICHICK)
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