All of the best moments from Bill Belichick's 24 years with the Patriots
Bill Belichick's 24-year tenure with the New England Patriots is over, but the memories and moments of his nearly two and a half decades there will live on.
In his time leading the Patriots, Belichick appeared in nine Super Bowls, won six of them, won 17 AFC East titles (including 11 straight) and tallied 266 regular season wins and 30 postseason wins. AP named him Coach of the Year three times in that 24-year span.
There are plenty of memories on the field from his 429 total games with the Patriots, but there are also many excellent Belichick moments that happened off of the field.
Here are some of the former Patriots coach's best moments from his 24 years in New England.
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Tom Brady gets starting nod from Belichick over Drew Bledsoe
This Week In 2001: Bill Belichick announces Tom Brady has beaten out Drew Bledsoe for the starting QB job for the rest of the season pic.twitter.com/D46A76YcES
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 22, 2017
Belichick wins Patriots' first Super Bowl as 14-point underdogs
With a high-flying offense and championship experience, the Rams were heavy favorites against the unproven @Patriots.
But Super Bowl XXXVI did not go the way people expected. (Feb. 3, 2002) pic.twitter.com/uoPrBeIOWj— NFL Legacy (@NFLLegacy) January 28, 2019
Belichick runs to wrong sideline ahead of Super Bowl 39 victory
People forget Bill Belichick ran to the wrong sideline before the first Patriots Eagles Super Bowl #nfl #patriots #boston pic.twitter.com/AkYB7PSfu5
— Boston Sports Throwback (@BOSthrowback) February 19, 2021
Patriots hold Rams to three points in Super Bowl 53 under Belichick's defense
The 2018 Rams averaged nearly 33 points per game all season but had no answer for Belichick and his stalwart defense.
Super Bowl 53
The sixth pic.twitter.com/BLcNDcBjnM— Boston Sports Info (@bostonsportsinf) January 11, 2024
"We're on to Cincinnati"
One of Belichick's most iconic quotes comes from a 2014 press conference.
We’re on to Cincinnati. pic.twitter.com/504wxDchEo
— Hype Train Podcast (@thehypetrainpod) September 23, 2023
"I'm not the Mona Lisa Vito of the football world"
Belichick dropped a "My Cousin Vinny" reference in a press conference to address "Deflategate" in 2015.
Nike Belichick in the 2020 NFL Draft "War Room"
Belichick in the remote war room during the draft with his dog Nike
The way he just sat there 😭 pic.twitter.com/3oovByHXF0— BrycenNFL 👑 (@BrycenNFL) January 8, 2024
Belichick takes a page out of Lee Corso's book on "College GameDay"
Bill Belichick coming for Lee Corso's job! pic.twitter.com/z7tZkRdzKZ
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 9, 2023
Belichick's disdain for a conference championship trophy
Bill Belichick treated that AFC Championship trophy like it was a piece of garbage LMAO pic.twitter.com/9HwmWqHy1H
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) January 21, 2018
Annual tradition of Bill Belichick not giving a fuck about the AFC championship trophy pic.twitter.com/ifIX66kxVZ
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) January 21, 2019
Belichick's hilarious challenge flag throw
Bill was disgusted 😭😂
📺: #MIAvsNE on NBC
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/FhXtx7w3wW pic.twitter.com/0rm9YBTgO0— NFL (@NFL) September 18, 2023
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Bill Belichick's best moments from Patriots tenure