patriot 88The Patriots reached their first Super Bowl in 1985 and won the AFC East in 1986 before narrowly missing in the strange strike year of ’87. The 1988 New England Patriots came awfully close toAmong the most notable players, JuJu Smith-Schuster will wear No. 7, while new running back James Robinson dons No. 3 and tht end Mike Gesicki takes over No. 88.