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American Football Conference, Bill Belichick, New England Patriot, New York Giants, Patriot, Peyton Manning, Super Bowl, Tom Brady
But he would give all the records back to end this season as the Super Bowl Champions.
Something I noticed while looking at the history of the New England Patriots. I tried to see what separated the Patriots from season to season and from other teams. If you look they’ve had some unbelievable seasons. But not all of them ended at the Super Bowl. Tom Brady is mentioned along with all the great Quarterbacks but his wins came early in his career. I never noticed but it seems like the Patriots just won the Super Bowl a few years ago but that isn’t true. Just ask Tom Brady or Bill Belichick. The last time they won was 2004. Ten years has gone by and of course the Patriots have been involved in 2 Super Bowls both losses and both against the New York Giants. One of those was to break up an undefeated season.
So with Peyton Manning breaking a record that’s a nice thing to happen on the way to the Super Bowl. But if Peyton Manning doesn’t make it to the Super Bowl all the blame is going to set on Peyton Manning. Should they make the Super Bowl he’ll get all the credit for them reaching the Super Bowl. But the game is more than stats, more then a single player, it’s about the entire team able to come through when it’s needed.
Denver has been susceptible to the run. They haven’t been perfect but they don’t need to be. They’re on track to make the playoffs as the one seed in the AFC and that means playing home games throughout until the Super Bowl.
Funny looking at Tom Brady I don’t remember hearing that the first Super Bowl he won is actually the year after he was drafted so he wins the Super Bowl 3 out of his first 4 years in the league. But now a 10 year absence from the joy of winning it all. Tom Brady and the Patriots have done all they can every year to win it all. But there is no easy cliche to get the Super Bowl win. The more you win the better you are seeded. The higher the seed the more home games you’ll get. But that doesn’t mean that you will win all of those playoff games.
That’s what makes this game a delight to watch. You could start out the game in control but by the 4th quarter it’s about closing out the game for the win.
One more week until the end of the season for most teams. But for 12 teams it will start the most important games.