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The Patriots have 10 division championships during that 12 year stretch, and the other two seasons they finished tied atop the standings but lost due to tiebreakers. In 2002-'03 there was a three-way tie of 9-7 teams along with Miami and the Jets (oddly Buffalo went 8-8 that year). Then in 2008-'09 when Brady was hurt the Matt Cassel led Pats went 11-5 (the only team in NFL history to go 11-5 and not get in the playoffs), but lost a tiebreaker to the Dolphins.
The Patriots have also averaged slightly better than a 12-4 record over that twelve year span. They are currently 143-45 since the begging of the 2001 season; winning 76% of the time they take the field. I wrote a piece detailing all of this a little over a year ago, and since then the numbers have only gotten better.
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