The 2012 season came to a shocking end for the New England Patriots with the loss in the AFC Championship game at home to the Baltimore Ravens. For Bill Belichick & Co. the bar is set astronomically high. Anything less than playing and winning the final game on the NFL calendar is deemed as a failure.
Much like after the loss in Super Bowl 46 the immediate future looks pretty damn good for the Patriots... Read more
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