William Timperley presently serves the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown, Massachusetts, as a custodian. Outside of his work at the center, William Timperley follows New England Patriots football.
The history of the New England Patriots professional football franchise extends back to the 1960 American Football League (AFL) season. The team spent 10 seasons in the AFL as the Boston Patriots, making just one post-season appearance that ended with a 51-10 loss to the San Diego Chargers in the AFL Championship game.
After a year in the National Football League (NFL), the team took on the New England Patriots name. The franchise made its first NFL playoff run in 1976, losing a divisional playoff game after an 11-3 season.
Over the next 10 years, the Patriots made four additional post-season appearances, including a loss in the 1985 Super Bowl. Following the 1986 season, the team experienced a seven-year post-season drought.
The drought ended with a loss to the Cleveland Browns in a 1994 AFC wildcard game, after which New England would go on to reach three post seasons in four years. This run of success included a trip to the 1996 Super Bowl.
The Patriot’s greatest run of success began in 2001 when young quarterback Tom Brady and second-year head coach Bill Belichick led the team to its first Super Bowl win. Despite failing to make the playoffs the next year, the Patriots won a second Super Bowl in 2003 and a third in 2004.
Over the next decade, the Patriots would fail to qualify for the post season just once, a stretch that has included three additional trips to the Super Bowl and a fourth Super Bowl crown in 2014.
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