Amid a major snowstorm here and in much of the country, New Englanders had good reason to stay indoors as our Patriots just bested the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game 10-7 in a Rocky Mountain Way also full of blowing snow.
This marks the first time the Patriots have gone to the Super Bowl in 7 years when they bested the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII, the last of their six championships during the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era. Of course, the Pats won their first Super Bowl title in 2002 against the Rams when they were based out of St. Louis.
It is quite possible the Pats could face the Rams in Super Bowl LX as the Rams will soon face the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game. The Pats also faced the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX 11 years ago earning their fourth Super Bowl title.
The Pats had some lean years after Brady finished his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers adding one last Super Bowl title to his resume. Belichick retired before joining the collegiate ranks and acquiring a collegiate age paramour in the process. Jared Mayo was placed in the unenviable position to take over head coaching reigns lasting only a single season. However, it does appear that hiring ex-Tennessee Titans head coach and former Pats linebacker Mike Vrabel has paid off at least for now. Of course, a breakout season from Pats quarterback Drake Maye helped matters considerably.
In a country which is falling apart at the seams, the Patriots being back in the Super Bowl seems like a return to the natural order of things however short-lived.
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