ESPN.com · Sep 8, 2017
Patriots got the humbling loss they probably needed
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- More than any sports franchise on American soil, the New England Patriots refuse to bask in the glories of their past. Bill Belichick won a record fifth Super Bowl title on a record comeback in February, and before he even boarded the plane heading home he was complaining he was five weeks behind the league-wide losers in preparing for 2017.