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This was a hot topic the day after the SB but here is Donaldson's take:
Jim Donaldson: Calm down Steelers fans, Pats are still team of the decade | New England Patriots | projo.com | The Providence Journal
I obviously agree but he does make solid points that are hard to argue if you are not a Pats fan and fall on the other side of the argument. Points that I may add were raised by many on this board.
Here's are piece:
Jim Donaldson: Calm down Steelers fans, Pats are still team of the decade | New England Patriots | projo.com | The Providence Journal
I obviously agree but he does make solid points that are hard to argue if you are not a Pats fan and fall on the other side of the argument. Points that I may add were raised by many on this board.
Here's are piece:
The Patriots of New England have won three Super Bowls in this decade and came within seconds of winning a fourth. Twice, the Patriots advanced to the Super Bowl by upsetting the favored Steelers in Pittsburgh. In 2001, the Steelers had given up the fewest points in the AFC. The Patriots won, 24-17, as Drew Bledsoe came off the bench when Tom Brady was injured late in the second quarter and quickly threw a touchdown pass. In 2004, the Steelers had given up the fewest points in the NFL. The Patriots put up 41 and won by two touchdowns, then went on to win their second straight Super Bowl, their third in four years.
For those of you counting in Pittsburgh, that’s three in this decade, to the Steelers’ two. The Patriots have been to four Super Bowls in this decade, twice as many as the Steelers. The year the Pats lost the Super Bowl, they went undefeated during the regular season -- only the second team in modern NFL history to accomplish that feat.
In addition, the Patriots nearly went to a fifth Super Bowl, almost upsetting the high-scoring Colts in Indianapolis in the 2006 AFC championship game.
So that’s five AFC championship game appearances, four AFC titles, and three Super Bowl wins in nine years for New England. Pittsburgh has four AFC championship game appearances, two AFC titles, and two Super Bowl wins.
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