Absolutely. Millions of fans were all psyched about the season thinking their team could have a good year.
They may still have a good year but any optimism is gone.
Just emptiness, hopelessness and a season spent staring into the abyss.
I've been there with this team and it's not fun.
It's funny I have loved the Pats since the 74 Celtics title. (funny that associate all my Boston fandom beginning with fairly vague memory of that team, then the 75 Sox and 76 Pats, but remember it starting for me with the 74 Celtics)
I never felt like it was an abyss because it felt to me like the SB was this all world impossible mountain at that time, even though we made some good runs. And on top of that I always loved the way an NFL Sunday felt and I went to two home games a year with my dad (RIP)
I have not missed a Super Bowl since Super Bowl 10.