Those who have been Pats' fans for the past 20 years or so (or more
) know that there have been many "pretenders" to claim Dominant and even "Dynasty" status in the NFL during that time. Some have made some noise:
As much as we might detest the Colts under Irsay and, may his name be forever cursed, Grigson, Indy with Peyton at QB gave fans everywhere some memorable showdowns...but, despite that, only one Ring to show for it all (Peyton picked up a second with the Broncos, but this is about Franchises, not individuals).
The Giants under Eli are in the NFC, but, whatever we might think of the Magic Helmet Catch and the fact that Eli arguably only produced two really good runs in 16 seasons...those two runs were still good enough to get the Pats number twice. But still, only two rings.
And who can forget the "Dynasty" that the Patriots' ended in early 2002...the Greatest Show on Turf under Kurt Warner...one Ring with the Cardinals, Kurt.
The Chiefs? Mahomes is magnificent...but just one Ring, Patrick?
By my math:
Brady and the Pats: 6
Colts, Giants, Cardinals and Chiefs together: 5
Throw in Rodgers, Big Ben, Flacco and the Philly Special guy (I forget his name). As terrific as A-aaron and Ben are or were, none of them can hold a candle to what TB12 and BB accomplished.
The Bills? Yep, they've won the Division a few years in a row now (four, maybe?) but they haven't even made it to the big game. I'm counting on Josh Allen to throw another big pick sometime in January. Not even in the conversation. Another long winter in Buffalo.
Yawn.