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Even having exposed Stats students to snippets of "How to Lie with Statistics" I would not be able to put a decent spin on that stat line.

"Excel", probably not, but put Mahomes back there and we could feasibly be 3-1 after this game, having pulled out the 2 first games in which we had a puncher's chance in the 4th. Not a knock on Mac, but there is such a thing as an elite QB that just makes the entire Offense better. In Mac's...

He's been playing well. Did not pull off the long-shot comebacks in weeks one or two, but not necessarily al his fault. He was the best quarterback on the field tonight (low, bar, but still). He made some big plays. But late in the game with the lead, they could not get a first down to seal the...

I think Mac HAS demonstrated that he has the ability to come from behind. D makes a stop yesterday and they have the ball down by a field goal. But to answer the question, what is "the guy"? An above average starting NFL QB for the next 8 years, or Tom Brady? If the former, 9. If the latter...

Yeah, yeah, the cupboards are bare. The shooting stars have been few and far between. It seems like there is always a talent deficit.... The most successful GM in the history of the NFL is Bill Belichick. Full stop. He has predicated his roster building philosophy, as a good GM does, around the...

Bill Belichick is the most successful, and by extension the best GM in NFL history. His overall philosophy of valuing the bottom tier of the 53 man roster is one of the elements that has made the team so resilient, and made this run sustainable against rules designed to enforce parity. This...

Ten: 17 NE: 10 Not optimistic. Jules is hobbled. Tom is not 100%. Would love to be wrong, That said - I give a 30% chance of Brady being back next year, and think they will contend. Because it is how they do.

I am actually shocked that this high of a percentage thinks the Pats will win after reading the board this morning.

Here is how I see this game. Not yet, son.....

How I see tonights game:

Yes, 10-2, but at this point the #1 seed is all but gone because of the tie-breaker, and really the division is at play with KC coming here next week and Buffalo just a game back with a head to head coming up. On both these fronts, though, Buffalo plays the Ravens, so one of them is losing. I...

On one hand, it is a definite plus for a team that traditionally gets stronger late in the year to have an undeniably easy early schedule. (Someone WILL deny it, but let's save that for another discussion) As a fan who wants them to ultimately succeed, this is a huge plus. On the other hand...

"We've played against better defenders." And one that is such a classic that it is unhip to cite, but: "We're on to Cincinnati."

The most credit given to any single individual doled out for this year's championship would go to this guy Tom Brady. Forgetting about that guy leading the game winning drive. Screw the stats. They are not in this game, and they do not have (yet another) 4th quarter game winning drive without...

...but Bill for the last game, with an honorable mention to Flores.

There is one player without whom they are watching the game on TV. He deserves some props even if he did not put up gaudy numbers. He doesn't deserve MVP of the game, which I may have given to Gilmore over my sentimental favorite JE11, but as far as credit for a Super Bowl winning SEASON? No...

These points have all been mentioned: While ticky tack, the defender's forearm did make contact with Brady's face mask, and by the letter of the law, it's a flag. Edelman got mugged and there should have been a flag. There were worse calls and non-calls against the Pats. But amidst all the...

Oh.....and I strongly disagree with not going for it on 4th and a foot after the challenge, and think they should have onside kicked from BOTH of the 2nd half 50 yard line kicks. Worst case they get the ball between the 35 and 40.

I don't disagree with the view that they lack general physical talent on D, which they've traditionally been able to make work with great coaching. A good coordinator can find physical mismatches, and that was evident tonight. But also yes - there is almost always a clunker, almost always early...

"Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect." - Penn Jillette The uninformed continue to look for an easy explanation for the Pats continued success in a league designed for parity, and wind up with empty rolls of tinfoil and some...