Editing New England Patriots (section)

==Facilities==
===Stadium and headquarters===
{{Main|Gillette Stadium}}
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Since 2002, the Patriots' home stadium has been [[Gillette Stadium]], a $350{{nbsp}}million facility privately financed by [[Robert Kraft]], located in [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]]. It houses the team's practice facilities, the team's administrative offices, as well as its owning entity's, [[The Kraft Group]], along with the Kraft-owned [[Major League Soccer]] team, the [[New England Revolution]].<ref name="gs">{{cite web|url=http://www.gillettestadium.com/sports|title=Sports|publisher=Gillette Stadium|access-date=March 2, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302074342/http://www.gillettestadium.com/sports|archive-date=March 2, 2014}}</ref> The field, which was originally natural grass, was replaced with a [[FieldTurf]] surface during the 2006 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fieldturf.com/en/artificial-turf/artificial-turf-news/patriots-select-fieldturf-for-gillette-stadium|title=Patriots Select FieldTurf for Gillette Stadium|publisher=FieldTurf|access-date=March 2, 2014|archive-date=November 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104192531/http://www.fieldturf.com/en/artificial-turf/artificial-turf-news/patriots-select-fieldturf-for-gillette-stadium|url-status=live}}</ref> The Patriots installed a new video board, the largest in the United States, in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Randall |first=Dakota |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Patriots' New Gillette Stadium Video Board Is Really, Really Big |url=https://nesn.com/2023/04/patriots-new-gillette-stadium-video-board-is-absolutely-enormours/ |access-date=July 29, 2023 |website=NESN.com |language=en-US |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729165942/https://nesn.com/2023/04/patriots-new-gillette-stadium-video-board-is-absolutely-enormours/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite not being around for more than 20 years, Gillette Stadium is home to the second most postseason games ever, [[Candlestick Park]] being first with 27 total. The Patriots have a 19–4 playoff record in this stadium as of the conclusion of the [[2019 NFL season]], the AFC playoffs consistently had the Patriots playing from home in 2001–2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maske |first=Mark |date=January 18, 2019 |title=For all of their greatness, the Patriots haven't won a road playoff game since 2007 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/01/18/all-their-greatness-patriots-havent-won-road-playoff-game-since/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530171534/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/01/18/all-their-greatness-patriots-havent-won-road-playoff-game-since/ |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pennington |first=Bill |date=January 12, 2019 |title=Foxboro(ugh!): Where Visiting N.F.L. Teams Hate to Play – The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/sports/new-england-patriots-playoffs-foxborough-.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819220945/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/sports/new-england-patriots-playoffs-foxborough-.html |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The area around the stadium was developed, beginning in 2007, into a $375{{nbsp}}million "lifestyle and entertainment center" called [[Patriot Place]]; among its largest structures is a multi-floor restaurant and bar called [[CBS Scene]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.patriot-place.com/|title=Patriot Place|publisher=[[Patriot Place]]|access-date=March 2, 2014|archive-date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314142041/http://www.patriot-place.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Prior to 2002, the Patriots played in [[Foxboro Stadium]] dating back to 1971, the team's second year in the NFL after the AFL–NFL merger, and this venue was also privately funded. The final game in this stadium was the [[Tuck Rule Game|2001 AFC Divisional Playoff game]] which was a 16–13 overtime win over the visiting [[Oakland Raiders]], known for the raging snowstorm and the "tuck rule" call.<ref name="gs"/> During the team's days in the [[American Football League]] and its first year in the NFL, the Boston Patriots were hosted by a number of fields in or around [[Boston]].<ref name="gs"/>

====Stadium history====
[[File:Fenway Park (10374097904).jpg|thumb|Boston's [[Fenway Park]] was the home stadium of the Patriots from 1963 to 1968]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New England Patriots|border=2}};"|Stadium
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New England Patriots|border=2}};"|Location
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New England Patriots|border=2}};"|Duration
|-
| [[Nickerson Field|Boston University Field]]
| rowspan=2|[[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]
| 1960–1962
|-
| [[Fenway Park]]
| 1963–1968
|-
| [[Alumni Stadium]]
| [[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts]]
| 1969
|-
| [[Harvard Stadium]]
| [[Allston, Massachusetts]]
| 1970
|-
| [[Foxboro Stadium]]
| rowspan=2|[[Foxborough, Massachusetts]]
| 1971–2001
|-
| [[Gillette Stadium]]
| 2002–present
|}
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===Training camp and practice===
[[File:Randy Moss etc at Patriots training camp 2009.jpg|thumb|Patriots players during training camp in 2009]]
The Patriots hold [[Training camp (National Football League)|training camp]] and practices just outside of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, with twin practice fields available for team use.

Prior to 2003, the Patriots held training camp and practice at numerous locations. From 1976 to 2002, the team held training camp at [[Bryant College]] in [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]]. From 1960 to 1961, then from 1969 to 1975, the Patriots held training camp at [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]. Between 1962 and 1968, the Patriots held training camp at [[Phillips Academy]] in [[Andover, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston/New England Patriots Training Camp Locations |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference |date=2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/training-camps.htm |access-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-date=August 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826205518/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/training-camps.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

From 1971 until 2001, the Patriots would simply practice at Foxboro Stadium whenever the field was available, otherwise they would use the public football fields that were available in Foxborough.

===Aircraft===
[[File:New England Patriots Boeing 763 arrives at Logan International Airport with medical supplies.jpg|thumb|One of the two Patriots' 767s taxiing at [[Logan International Airport]] in 2020]]
In 2017, the Patriots purchased two [[Boeing 767-300ER]]s for use as team planes, with one serving as the backup, which were ready in time for the [[2017 NFL season]]. This made them the first team in league history to own their own planes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breech |first=John |date=October 5, 2017 |title=LOOK: Patriots show off the inside of their new team plane for the first time |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/look-patriots-show-off-the-inside-of-their-new-team-plane-for-the-first-time/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030221251/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/look-patriots-show-off-the-inside-of-their-new-team-plane-for-the-first-time/ |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |website=CBSSports.com}}</ref> At the time it was getting more difficult for professional sports teams to book private charter flights, with eight teams being dropped that season, as major commercial airlines were instead focusing on more profitable scheduled flights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Ryan |date=October 1, 2017 |title=Commercial airlines reportedly drop 8 NFL teams but not because of anthem protests |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/commercial-airlines-reportedly-drop-8-nfl-teams-but-not-because-of-anthem-protests/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426153450/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/commercial-airlines-reportedly-drop-8-nfl-teams-but-not-because-of-anthem-protests/ |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |website=CBSSports.com}}</ref> The two jet airliners, N366AA and N39367, were previously operated by [[American Airlines]] from 1991 to 2016. The planes are known affectionately as "AirKrafts" after team owner [[Robert Kraft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Benjamin |date=April 2, 2020 |title=Check out the New England Patriots' Boeing 767 private jet that flew the team to Super Bowl LIII |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/new-england-patriots-reveal-new-boeing-767-private-jet-pictures-2017-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015152/https://www.businessinsider.com/new-england-patriots-reveal-new-boeing-767-private-jet-pictures-2017-10 |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> Kraft has lent one of the planes to transport students to the [[March for Our Lives]] demonstration in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2018 |title=Robert Kraft: Donating New England Patriots' plane for D.C. march was easy decision |url=http://dailydolphin.blog.mypalmbeachpost.com/2018/03/26/robert-kraft-donating-new-england-patriots-plane-for-d-c-march-was-easy-decision/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426160259/http://dailydolphin.blog.mypalmbeachpost.com/2018/03/26/robert-kraft-donating-new-england-patriots-plane-for-d-c-march-was-easy-decision/ |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |website=The Daily Dolphin}}</ref>

In 2020, the New England Patriots signed an agreement with [[Eastern Airlines, LLC|Eastern Airlines]] to handle the operations of their planes. In July 2023, the Patriots filed a lawsuit against Eastern Airlines over an alleged breach of contract.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breech |first=John |date=2023-10-08 |title=Patriots file $22 million lawsuit against airline after alleged breach of contract by aviation company |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/patriots-file-22-million-lawsuit-against-airline-after-alleged-breach-of-contract-by-aviation-company/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009044212/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/patriots-file-22-million-lawsuit-against-airline-after-alleged-breach-of-contract-by-aviation-company/ |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref> Since February 2024, both planes now operate with [[Omni Air International]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oai.aero/about/news/year/2024/oai-partners-with-new-england-patriots|title=Omni Air International Partners With New England Patriots|publisher=Omni Air International, LLC|website=OAI.Aero|accessdate=January 17, 2025}}</ref>