It's
not much of a surprise, is it?
For Patriots, Bills loss means it’s over: the division, the path to playoffs, and the dynasty
Off the bandwagon in what, three weeks? What a dismount this is!
Ghoulish. Halloween-worthy.
We have flat-lined this dynasty many times before today. We have announced that it is over for Bill Belichick and the Patriots. And we have been premature. Wronger than wrong.
This time it’s an easy call. There is no coming back from this one. A guy named Zimmer (DeForest Buckner was occupied at a game in Detroit) punched the ball out of Cam Newton’s hands in Orchard Park, N.Y., sealing a 24-21 Bills win and drawing the curtain on a 19-year run that included 17 playoff appearances, nine Super Bowls, and six Lombardi Trophies.
The Patriots are not very good this year, but until now, they still had a chance. They still had a path to the playoffs. A win against the Bills Sunday would have enabled them to pull to within 1½ games of Buffalo with nine to play. A win against the Jets next Monday would have made New England 4-4 and positioned the Pats to win the AFC East for the 12th straight season.
The game recap, as well as the season & dynasty burial, is the rest of the column.
1 comment:
What a fraud
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