2015 New England Patriots season

2015 New England Patriots season
Owner	Robert Kraft
General manager	Bill Belichick
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Home field	Gillette Stadium
Local radio	New England Patriots Radio Network
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Chiefs) 27–20 Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 18–20
Pro Bowlers	7 QB Tom Brady TE Rob Gronkowski DE Chandler Jones OLB Jamie Collins CB Malcolm Butler K Stephen Gostkowski ST Matthew Slater
AP All-Pros	3 TE Rob Gronkowski (1st team) K Stephen Gostkowski (1st team) OLB Jamie Collins (2nd team)
Uniform
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The 2015 season was the New England Patriots' 46th in the National Football League (NFL), their 56th overall and their 16th under head coach Bill Belichick. The Patriots entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions.

After going 10–0 to begin the season, the Patriots' first loss came against the Denver Broncos in overtime in Week 12. They would go on to lose four of their last six games, ultimately finishing the regular season with a 12–4 record for the fourth straight year. In Week 14, the Patriots clinched their seventh straight AFC East division title. By this, the Patriots tied the 1979 Los Angeles Rams for most consecutive division titles. As the second seeded team in the AFC, they secured a first-round bye for the playoffs and home-field advantage for their first playoff game.

In the divisional round of the playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 27–20 to advance to the AFC Championship for the fifth straight year, where they fell on the road to the eventual Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos 20–18. The Carolina Panthers were also close to rematching the Patriots in the Super Bowl for the first time in 12 years.