Close to winning another SB? Probably, if not likely, No...
Close to winning the WC game? Hell Yes; in fact they absolutely Should Have won:
If Terry Brooks had Not been in coverage and instead had been one of the blitzers in the Double DB Blitz call on 3rd/10...
If Brady had seen how crazy-light the box was on 1st/goal from the one-yard-line and called his own number...
Now it becomes 17-10 Pats at halftime...
If Slack Mason hadn't committed that stupid Ineligible Man Downfield penalty, then it's 1st down at the Titties 25...
Now it becomes 20-10 Pats after 3 quarters...
Then, after the Harmon INT, if that fecking azzhole Dorsett had come back to the sticks on 3rd/3 when his coverage followed Edelman instead of staying with him, then that's an Easy 1st down and they are practically within FG range again...
Now it's 23-10 Pats with < 10 minutes left in the 4th quarter and the Titties' running game has to be all but abandoned...
The drop by Edelman on their penultimate drive was, of course, completely Inexcusable and Unforgivable, and should eliminate him from Any further discussion of being elected to the HOF...Danny Playoffs would've made that catch, and then some.