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Established in 1960 , the New England Patriots was given its name by a panel of Boston sportswriters in a contest . During its first decade , the franchise climbed the ladder to become a serious contender in the late 1970s . Today , the franchise has an operating income of US $ 240mn and opened its own stadium in 2002 , the Gillette Stadium , which cost a total of US $ 325mn to build and has a capacity of 66,878 .

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