Home. Until the 2001 season, home was the old Foxboro Stadium with its metal bleachers and highschool flair. The last game played there was the legendary "Tuck Rule" game - the New England Patriots' divisional playoff game against the visiting Oakland Raiders. The team won and earned the right to advance to the 2001 AFC Championship Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a game in which the underdog Patriots defeated the home team 24-17 to advance even further: to the franchise's third Super Bowl.
In Super Bowl XXXVI, the Patriots beat the heavily favored St.