2008 New England Patriots season

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The 2008 season was the New England Patriots' 39th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 49th overall. The Patriots were defending AFC champions. Despite finishing the regular season with an 11–5 record, the Patriots did not qualify for the playoffs—becoming the first 11-win team since the expansion to a 12-team playoff in 1990 to miss the playoffs, as well as only the second team (after the 1985 Denver Broncos) since the NFL expanded to a 16-game regular season in 1978. They also were the first team since the 1935 Chicago Bears to go undefeated in the previous regular season and miss the playoffs the next season. In the season opener, quarterback Tom Brady, the NFL's MVP in 2007, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament during their season-opening victory against the Chiefs and missed the remainder of the season. This was Tom Brady's only significant injury of his entire career. Backup quarterback Matt Cassel replaced Brady. Cassel led the team to a win in Week 2 against the...

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