The Patriots in the TB/BB era played 18 seasons, not counting 2000 and 2008 when Brady was a 4th string rookie and then hurt for the entire year, respectively. Of those 18 seasons:
- 6 resulted in SB championships and 12.7 regular season wins on average
- 3 resulted in SB losses and 14.0 regular season wins on average
- 4 resulted in AFCCG losses and 12.0 regular season wins on average
- 2 resulted in AFC divisional round losses and 12.0 regular season wins on average
- 2 resulted in AFC wild card round losses and 11.0 regular season wins on average
- 1 resulted in missing the playoffs and a 9 win season
So of those 6 SB championships...which one(s) was most likely to NOT happen? In other words, which one(s) was the one(s) that if the entire season/post-season/Super Bowl was to be played out again, was least likely to result in a Pats' SB win? (beating Pitt in the 2001 playoffs on 2 special teams TD was....fortunate, to say the least, for example)
Of those 3 SB losses...which one(s) was most likely to result in a Pats' SB title, if played all over again?
Of those 4 AFCCG losses...which one(s) was most likely to result in a Pats' SB title, if played all over again?
I'm guessing that the five seasons where they lost prior to the AFCCG were all unlikely to result in a SB championship, except maybe for 2010 (the Pats were GOOD that year).
*By the way, look at that 18 year run again. Holy god that's just out of control incredible. Man are we Pats' fans lucky.
- 6 resulted in SB championships and 12.7 regular season wins on average
- 3 resulted in SB losses and 14.0 regular season wins on average
- 4 resulted in AFCCG losses and 12.0 regular season wins on average
- 2 resulted in AFC divisional round losses and 12.0 regular season wins on average
- 2 resulted in AFC wild card round losses and 11.0 regular season wins on average
- 1 resulted in missing the playoffs and a 9 win season
So of those 6 SB championships...which one(s) was most likely to NOT happen? In other words, which one(s) was the one(s) that if the entire season/post-season/Super Bowl was to be played out again, was least likely to result in a Pats' SB win? (beating Pitt in the 2001 playoffs on 2 special teams TD was....fortunate, to say the least, for example)
Of those 3 SB losses...which one(s) was most likely to result in a Pats' SB title, if played all over again?
Of those 4 AFCCG losses...which one(s) was most likely to result in a Pats' SB title, if played all over again?
I'm guessing that the five seasons where they lost prior to the AFCCG were all unlikely to result in a SB championship, except maybe for 2010 (the Pats were GOOD that year).
*By the way, look at that 18 year run again. Holy god that's just out of control incredible. Man are we Pats' fans lucky.