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Pats' Past: The Bay State Patriots

Before they became the New England Patriots, they were known by two other names – one more established than the other.

1970 was a tumultuous year for the Boston Patriots. Their league – the upstart American Football League – and the National Football League merged to play their first season together. Everything became new in the land of football and the Patriots wanted to be a part of this change to modernism.

It all started with the stadium. Since their first season in 1960, the team has played its home games in four different venues around Boston: Nickerson Field (1960-1962), Fenway Park (1963-1968), Boston College's Alumni Stadium (1969) and Harvard Stadium (1970).