Success

I bet it's us & them again in the AFCCG next year. Which would feel kind of right. It would be nice to finally beat them in the playoffs on the way to our 1st title.

I think we would have beaten Seattle. That's the biggest difference between Maye and Allen. Maye turns it over 3x, and the game is over. Allen did the same (I'm not counting the 4th, since it was a reception), and Denver needed PI in OT to beat us. Seattle would have scored more on our D, but we would have scored way more than that overrated Pats team.

I was at the Pats/Eagles Super Bowl - that one was McCartney. He was amazing, and it was very cool to see a Beatle live.

I wholeheartedly agree. The schedule is technically "tough" - but let's face it; not many teams were all that this year. I can't wait for rematches w/ teams like the Broncos & Texans. KC will depend a lot on when we see them. Teams like the Chargers, Ravens & Lions MIGHT be really good, but it's hard to tell right now & based on how all finished the season. And I'm all kinds of excited about seeing our new defensive schemes. This past year in the AFCE was so weird w/ the Pats not facing ANYONE aside from us. And man, did they stay healthy compared to the Bills. I just can't see them taking the division again; I think we win it comfortably.

The residual from this is how much I hate hearing that "Allen had 4 turnovers." Yeah, 3 is still bad, but not only should he not have 4 - we should have won the game & the narrative would be how he overcame the mistakes.

Crazy. This was our year. I'm still annoyed about it. Pats should have never been in the title game. But, at least next year could also be our year. No way I would say that for the Patriots. I think they struggle to make the playoffs against a real schedule.

If Allen had defenses that played anywhere near the level of the '25 Pats for his career, we'd be talking about his undefeated record in the playoffs and celebrating our 6th title this week.

You're contradicting yourself. Is football a team game?

Kind of. But it's striking to me that other QB's can have genuinely bad or average games & still advance. Allen has always had less margin for error.

I check their boards. Ever since they beat us in the 1st game - the dynasty was back! Maye is the best QB in the division! Another 15 year run - at least 3 more rings! It's a level of delusion that is unmatched. Last night was somewhat of a wet blanket on their aspirations, but they still think the division is theirs & that we'll be like the Jets now or something. I'm really looking forward to the coming season.

I didn't realize how much I needed that result until it was over. It was really the way the Pats lost. It completely reinforced what everyone was saying - mid team propped up by an historically easy schedule. And we didn't really get to see Maye against hard competition in the regular season. He clearly built up his stats against that easy schedule, and turned out in the postseason to be nowhere near the current top tier of QB's. I think he'll be alright, but last night wasn't some anomaly - he was bad throughout the playoffs. The Pats are our biggest competition for the division- but I'm not that worried after last night. We're back in 1st next year.

I didn't expect how healing this game would be for my soul, and my outlook on next season. First time I've felt good since they called that Cooks catch an INT.

Really, the best part of his game this season was accuracy w/ the long ball. Which also happens to be one of the least sustainable aspects of a QB's game.

Allen would have won this game.

That team is such a fraud. Without the easy schedule, no one is talking about Maye, or new dynasties. We back on top next year.