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From a perspective of a New England Patriot’s fan, watching Monday Night Football last night was sort of like attending a Funeral of your favorite sports team.

The Patriots, who literally dominated the past two Decades of the NFL’s American Conference Eastern Division, now found themselves on the receiving end of a humiliating beat down against the Buffalo Bills, a team they used to literally toy with for the past 20 years.

Since Bill Belichick became the Patriots’ coach at the start of the 21st Century, New England was never swept by a Division opponent in one season until, of course, the Bills changed that last night. In the Belichick regime, the Pats played in nine (9) Super Bowl championships and won six (6) titles.

This season, with future Hall-of-Fame quarterback (who’s 43 yoa) Tom Brady playing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Patriots will have a losing record and won’t even make the Play-offs.

What’s especially funny about this whole situation is that just prior to either Brady signing with the Patriots, or Belichick becoming the Head Coach, New England was sort of like the joke of the NFL. To be perfectly honest, I never thought I’d live to see the day the Patriots would ever win an NFL title, YET, they’re now tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers on being the team with the most Super Bowls.

I never dreamed anyone would ever use the words “New England Patriots” and “sports Dynasty” together in the same sentence.

Needless to say, I know it might be a while before the Patriots are Super Bowl champions — I sure hope I’m wrong on that fact. I do feel, extremely blessed and fortunate to have been a Patriots fan, literally, as long as I can remember. For that, I’d like to thank current Patriot owner Robert Kraft, Coach Belichick, Tom Brady and the many others who helped make this past “Dynasty” possible. I hope and pray you guys will win another Super Bowl real soon.