The Patriots earned their sixth Super Bowl ring in 18 seasons on Sunday, extending a brilliant run that started in 2001 with Coach Bill Belichick and Tom Brady as the team’s starting quarterback. To be this good for this long in a league with a salary cap is a titanic accomplishment, one that certainly warrants the use of the word “dynasty.” It’s also appropriate to call the Belichick/Brady era one of the best sports dynasties of all time, regardless of league. Perhaps even the best once you account for league size and parity, though there is some very stiff competition for that spot from the likes of the New York Yankees, Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and Bill Russell’s Boston Celtics, as well as a few candidates from the NHL such as Wayne Gretzky’s Oilers.
Belichick- and Brady-led Patriots have a case to be considered sports world’s top dynasty
