I post this to see how others feel this Pats team might be remembered years from now. Of course, the next 5 games will be all-important.
Just my personal feeling, but ending the regular season undefeated will barely be remembered if the Pats don't extend to 19-0 and a Super Bowl win. (If I'm not mistaken, the Bears and Vikings both had 15-1 seasons; the Bears won the SB and are remembered as one of the league's best, while the Vikes are in the interesting, also-rans category.) SBs rule over W/L records.
The QB TD record that Brady's chasing is a media darling. If he passes Manning, I predict it will get a lot of play in the years ahead -- more than other indicators of team accomplishment. For one thing, as the game continues to shift more to the pass, there will be other QBs chasing Brady (if he passes Manning), so it will be revisited regularly, a la Marino.
Just my personal feeling, but ending the regular season undefeated will barely be remembered if the Pats don't extend to 19-0 and a Super Bowl win. (If I'm not mistaken, the Bears and Vikings both had 15-1 seasons; the Bears won the SB and are remembered as one of the league's best, while the Vikes are in the interesting, also-rans category.) SBs rule over W/L records.
The QB TD record that Brady's chasing is a media darling. If he passes Manning, I predict it will get a lot of play in the years ahead -- more than other indicators of team accomplishment. For one thing, as the game continues to shift more to the pass, there will be other QBs chasing Brady (if he passes Manning), so it will be revisited regularly, a la Marino.