Patriots 2025-26 Season

[Phantom255x]

The site was being obnoxious which is probably why nobody posted about MNF but the Patriots totally owned the Giants - in the first half anyway. 30-7. Giants won the 2nd half 8-3 but who cares   

Funniest moment of the night - maybe the whole season - was Younghoe Kim going all Charlie Brown on the ball, when holder Jamie Gillan wasn't even doing a Lucy to him. Even funnier than Younghoe turning into a hack golfer was Jaxson Dart's reaction 

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I thought it was a fake FG, but then it became even funnier when the holder suddenly looked very confused and panicked as he was getting smothered by Patriots defenders 

Great night. Pats are back baby! Maye + Vrabel leading the next dynasty. Idk if they'll make a run this January but the pieces are there for long term contention again and it starts with the coach and QB duo. They are taking care of business against these teams and showing up on primetime too, like the Brady days (and not the recent years with Mac Jones/Zappe/Brissett and HC Mayo... oof)

[SparzWizard]

Absolute beatdown over the Giants. Love it when the Pats give 'em the belt.

[Neurotic Guy]

Its really unbelievable. I don't think there is anyone who had (or even has) expectations of a SB appearance this year.  In fact I'd say anything outside of a blowout loss in the first round of the playoffs should feel like this was a great season and a building block for years to come.  It's hard to believe that the Pats appear to have a franchise QB in the making.  The hiatus between Tom leaving and Maye's arrival was 5 years - which is the blink of an eye despite all the negativity surrounding coaches BB, Matt Patricia, Jerrod, etc..  and QBs - from Cam to Mac to Zappe to Brissett...   When you consider how long other franchises have waited (are still waiting) for a legit franchise QB - the Pats are ridiculously fortunate. 

We could never have predicted what would happen in the Brady era (never will be duplicated) but there's a very different feel to the start of Maye's tenure - a feeling that there is an expectation of multiple SB appearances.  Whereas Brady exceeded career expectations by Year 2, Maye will probably be seen as a disappointment if the Pats don't see a SB by 2027.