If they win yet another forgettable game againt an inferior opponent, sure all
the meatdopes at ESPN will laud their achievments of going 19-0 and tying the
even more worthless '72 Dolphin team, but it wouldn't be spectacular.
Winning every game in the season, then flat out choking in the Super Bowl for
their only defeat would truely take the talent of greatness and etch a chapter
in immortality. Noone would question that the Patriots are a better team than
the Giants, even if they lose. The only team the Giants would be considered
better than is the '72 Dolphins, along with every single NFL team in the
league for the last 20 seasons. More importantly, noone will remember in five
years that the 10-6 Giants actually won the Super Bowl or even consider it
real. Who even acknowledges the '00 Ravens or the Brad Johnson led Tampa Bay
Bucs as actual champions that even occured? However, everyone will always
remember that the Patriots lost.

It will be a great oppotunity for these Patriots to begin their PR campaign in
making them a more likeable champion. Currently, they are extremely unlikable
and even worse dull. Never a quote or a coke bust, just dull workman-like
victories. At least Ray Lewis lied about a murder his buddy did to spice up
his boring Trent Dilfer led team. The Patriots already had a dynasty by
winning 3 out of 5 Super Bowls. Why add on to that, when they can start an
entire new legacy of going 18-1 year after year, it can be their thing. The
lovable Buffalo Bills of the early 90s would dominate the AFC every season.
Then, we would get 2 weeks of the nauseating Jim Kelly convincing Chris Berman
and Tim Russert that they are a great team, only to get slaughtered in the
Super Bowl by whoevers turn it was in the NFC. It was a good hook, and
somehow we never tired of it, we even put up with present day Kelly interviews
telling us what a great achievment they did by making 4 consecutive Super
Bowls the worlds biggest joke. Actually I agree with him, but not for reasons
hes aware of.

Now, the Patriots are so good that there is no reason that the cant go 18-1 in
four of the next 5 seasons (sprinkle in a 6-10 year for good measure). Flat
out refuse to win the worst game of the season, the Super Bowl, even attempt
to tie one. I know there is no post-season ties in football, but they can try
in their legacy of refusal. Dominate all of the overtimes but never score,
just work the field position war until the other team and TV networks are
forced to call an exhausted draw.