Patriots vs. Buccaneers: Fan Notes from the Game

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty ImagesThese Sunday night games, man. They’re killing me.

By the time I finally got into bed last night, it was well past midnight here on the east coast. And while there was once a time when midnight meant it was time to finally leave the house and go out - even on a Sunday, I was that cool - nowadays if I make it past 11 I consider myself a rebel.

The good news is that, usually when the Patriots lose a Sunday or Monday night game, I’m up all night stewing, staring at the ceiling, lamenting the loss and trying to figure out what went wrong. But based on what we saw last night, where the Patriots took the defending champs wire to wire and almost pulled off the…