2007, start of the season, they were unstoppable. Then I remember Brady saying in an interview, something to the effect (I'm paraphrasing). Every time we go out there, we try to kill teams. And I remember thinking (actually cringing), keep that crap in the locker room, amongst your teammates, don't say that to the press. And oddly enough, after that very game (I think they put up 50+ against the Bills), teams started playing very tight games against the Pats. Personally, that comment he made, and the laugh after some Giants said they would hold the Pats to under 20, I wish he was more silent about it, but hey, that was just me. That Super Bowl was a disaster, and every missed opportunity, like the THREE dropped INTs on the Giant's last drive, was just like a dagger to the heart. I remember being in a fog for 2 weeks after that loss.
2015, I've never seen so many KEY injuries. The fact the Pats ALMOST made it to SB 50 was truly a testament to what a good team that was. I believe 3 Olinemen from SB 49 were on the IR, both starting RBs (Blount & Lewis), just too many injuries to list. That was a heartbreaking year as well, because it would've been great to see how well this team would've played if they hadn't lost so many players.