Today’s theme is divergence. Find Parts A, B, and C here, here, and here.
Sean Davis
Almost five months ago, the New England Patriots, as they have done repeatedly, almost habitually since drafting Tom Brady in 2000, defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers. This game will correctly live in infamy as the one in which Jesse James’s game-winning non-touchdown spurred an actual NFL rule change, but it also deserves recognition for the events that unfolded heretofore.