A lot has happened in Foxboro over the last 20 years.

The New England Patriots have gone from a franchise at the bottom of the NFL to one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports. Following the 5-11 season in 2000, the Pats have gone to nine Super Bowls and have won six of them. In those 20 seasons, the Patriots won the AFC East 17 times, including the last 11 straight.

Two players have had a hand in much of that Patriots success. It started with Tom Brady, who was there for all of it. There was also kicker Stephen Gostkowski, who spent the last 14 seasons in New England. Both are gone now with Brady having and .

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