The Rise and Fall of the New England Patriots: Blame Belichick

Posted on February 4, 2008 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

I’m not sure the Patriots previous 18 wins this season actually served them as well as history and Bostonians might have liked.

Had they lost tonight with a regular season of, say, 14-2, as they had in 2004 when they won the Superbowl, I don’t think they infamy of their loss would be great. Or even noticed. And the Giants would still have had an upset by any sports writing standard.

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