As far as the media pundits are concerned this weekends matchup between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets has already been decided. The Patriots will win by somewhere between fifty and one hundred points and the Jets will be duly punished for tattling on the Pats for videotaping their defensive signals last September. In many ways it was "Spygate" that was the catalyst for the Patriots epic 2007 season. Even at this past weekends game against the Pittsburgh Steelers someone paid to have a banner flown over Gillette Stadium putting the Pats titles in the same class as Barry Bonds' home-run record.
Patriots fans tailgating in the parking lots were shocked to see the sign in the sky, flying over their home turf, but slowly everyone began to realize it was just what the Patriots would need for the last bit of motivation to trounce the Steelers. In reality, Pittsburgh was the last true test that stood between New England and a perfect season. Imagine a Tedy Bruschi or a Rodney Harrison being told just before the game that the Super Bowls that they both endured so much to attain were now tainted because of something they had no control over. From that planes first pass over Foxborough the Steelers had no chance.
Now the horrible Jets and their rat coach Eric Mangini come to town, the biggest underdogs in the history of the NFL (the third time a Patriots opponent has broken this record this season). While the Patriots have been criticized in 2007 for running up the score this time they are expected to. This time it will be okay. There might be snow. It won't matter. The only asterisk needed for the fourth title will be to denote that the 2007 Patriots were the greatest team in NFL History.
Keywords: New England Patriots Tom Brady Bill Belichick Pittsburgh Steelers Spygate New York Jets Eric Mangini NFL Football Tedy Bruschi R
