Win or lose, this has to be the way it ends. I mean, they’re playing 17 years to the day after it began, against the same team, in another domed stadium in the south.
Not into symbolism? Here’s a fact: Age is taking its toll on Tom Brady. Eight straight appearances in conference championship games can’t hide that. Even a referee from California can see it. Hell, Brady himself readily admits it.
Also, Bill Belichick is clearly getting soft in his old age. Why else would he be texting Sean McVay after games like some love-sick teenybopper.