Saturday, December 29, 2007

The Patriots Go 16-0 - New England just went undefeated in the regular season, beating the New York Giants 38-35 in East Rutherford, N.J. The Patriots had to rally from a 12-point deficit to win.

Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes to reach 50 for the regular season. That is an NFL record, eclipsing Peyton Manning by one pass. Randy Moss caught his 23rd touchdown pass to get the record for most touchdown receptions. Jerry Rice held the previous record, catching 22 touchdown passes in a strike-shortened season.

This season is truly magical for the New England Patriots. Everything goes right for them. They seem like a team of destiny. Should they meet Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs I will not root for them, but I will not root against them either. It would be a shame if the Patriots got this far and didn't win it all. Does anyone really want to see that?

Dallas fans might. I like Dallas myself, and I like Jerry Jones. If the Cowboys and the Patriots meet in the Super Bowl, I will have to root for the Cowboys. Still, it would be nice to see someone really run the table, really do the thing everyone talks about each season until every team in the league has a loss. I think most everyone wants to see it. Next month is going to be interesting for the NFL.