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Originally Posted by Subvet642
I remember the bad ol' days when the Patsies couldn't buy a win to save their friggin' lives. That loss to the Bears in '86 crushed me. This current era still seems like a miracle.
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My son was born in '93 and believes it his birthright that the Pats will contend at a high level every year. I try to tell him that this run is unparalleled in the history of professional football. No one has ever put together something like this over such long period of time: 16 years, 14 playoff appearances, 11 Conference Championship games, 7 Super Bowl appearances and victories in five of them. It's mind boggling.
At some point, the worm will turn and New England fans will look back on this era with awe and longing much as I suspect 49er fans look back on the mid 80's & early 90's. It will be fans like my son who will be ill equipped to deal with it because they don't know the pain. They don't respect the current winning streak because it's all they've ever known.
As a Bills fan living in New England, I will enjoy that immensely.