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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.it looks really like this team could be the best ever; since i am able to follows the Patriots i have this impression
yr opinion ?
was the team 1976-1978 better also without any Super Bowl ring ?
was one of the 3 rings a better team ?
It's certainly the best 4 game stretch we've ever had.
The 70s team that was screwed by the official in the Oakland game was the only reason that team did not win the SB that year..They were an awesome bunch then but this team has better overall talent and the overall talent of the league is better now as well IMO
Until this season plays out, the 2004 team is the best ever...
1. Superbowl title defense (every week had bullseye on back)
2. Second 17-2 season in a row (again, with bullseye on back every week)
3. Held 49TD Manning Colts to 3pts in playoff
4. Put up 41 on stellar Pittsburgh D in their house for AFCCG
5. Beat clearly best NFC team in Eagles.
6. Playoff opponents' combined regular season records were 40-8. Considering the Colts & Steelers played backups in their finales and the Eagles played backups in their final two, the record of these teams in games that they tried to win was 39-5 (Pitt still managed to beat Buffalo with "backup" Willie Parker).
6a. Add in the playoff games these teams won prior to their Pats loss and their record was 43-5. Take out their regular season matchups vs. the Pats and the combined records of these teams in all non-Pats games that they tried to win was 42-4.
Regards,
Chris
Until this season plays out, the 2004 team is the best ever...
1. Superbowl title defense (every week had bullseye on back)
2. Second 17-2 season in a row (again, with bullseye on back every week)
3. Held 49TD Manning Colts to 3pts in playoff
4. Put up 41 on stellar Pittsburgh D in their house for AFCCG
5. Beat clearly best NFC team in Eagles.
6. Playoff opponents' combined regular season records were 40-8. Considering the Colts & Steelers played backups in their finales and the Eagles played backups in their final two, the record of these teams in games that they tried to win was 39-5 (Pitt still managed to beat Buffalo with "backup" Willie Parker).
6a. Add in the playoff games these teams won prior to their Pats loss and their record was 43-5. Take out their regular season matchups vs. the Pats and the combined records of these teams in all non-Pats games that they tried to win was 42-4.
Regards,
Chris
The 70s team that was screwed by the official in the Oakland game was the only reason that team did not win the SB that year..They were an awesome bunch then but this team has better overall talent and the overall talent of the league is better now as well IMO
I agree they were screwed, but they still would have had to win 2 more games to win the SB. There was no guarantee of that.
Its hard for me to say a team that lost in its first playoff game because of a call, would have won the next 2 also if the bad call didn't happen.
Until this season plays out, the 2004 team is the best ever...
1. Superbowl title defense (every week had bullseye on back)
2. Second 17-2 season in a row (again, with bullseye on back every week)
3. Held 49TD Manning Colts to 3pts in playoff
4. Put up 41 on stellar Pittsburgh D in their house for AFCCG
5. Beat clearly best NFC team in Eagles.
6. Playoff opponents' combined regular season records were 40-8. Considering the Colts & Steelers played backups in their finales and the Eagles played backups in their final two, the record of these teams in games that they tried to win was 39-5 (Pitt still managed to beat Buffalo with "backup" Willie Parker).
6a. Add in the playoff games these teams won prior to their Pats loss and their record was 43-5. Take out their regular season matchups vs. the Pats and the combined records of these teams in all non-Pats games that they tried to win was 42-4.
Regards,
Chris
True, however it was at least 3 hideously bad calls...and the field had been soaked in water for like a week until the game started to slow the Pats down.
If we can't cling to false pride, we ain't got much to look back on before 1996 or so...
Do we need anything prior to 2001 to look back on? We've gotten more in 6 years than most franchises have in a lifetime.