Both losses suck. However, so often Patriots fans make the argument that Brady being 5-2 is better than Montana being 4-0, because it means he won more to get to those Super Bowls. (Many made that argument at 4-2)So SB42 was just as devastating as SB46?
And, the 16-0 has been done by noone else ever, and 18-1 is tied for the best 19 game season record in NFL history with just 2 other great teams.
So if the Pats went 18-0, lost another close SB and finished 18-1, by the same logic it just continues to build on the Patriots greatness. (Both the 16-0 and yet another Super Bowl appearance)
Otherwise, Montana's 4-0 is actually better.
And everyone that discounts the 2007 16-0, 18-1 helmet catch SB are just nuts. I saw someone rank 2007 the 6th best Pats team which is just insane. The 76 Pats team is in the discussion for top 6, and they lost in the Divisional.