How short a memory the NFL has. Just five years ago the New England Patriots were an upstart group of pretenders. They were appearing in the AFC Championship only after the reception of an immaculate call reversal. They were heavy underdogs to a ‘vastly’ superior Steelers team. So superior the city [Read More...]
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Aright everybody, let’s say it together. Atrocious. Yep, that pretty much sums up the Patriots performance on Sunday night against the Colts.If anything can be taken from this utter embarrassment that doubled as a football game, it is this: once again the Patriots have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that no matter who the foe [Read More...]
It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have decided to get back to doing what I love: writing about sports. Even if tragedy makes the concept of sport itself seem trivial and insignificant, I believe that the emotional highs and lows that go hand in hand with being invested in a team are [Read More...]
The Beginning
The year was 2001, and it had all begun just as envisioned: an improbable 11-win season after being pegged a last-place team; a first-round bye and home field in the divisional playoff; a classic New England blizzard, foreseen by no meteorologist; an opponent three time-zones removed from its comfort zone.
The contest, however, did [Read More...]
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