Dolphins-Patriots: History Don't Mean Jack. Or Tom. Or Bill.

History always repeats itself . Yeah, sure. Rarely in football. How many back-to-back Super Bowl Champions have there been? Seven . Out of 42 champions. I know a lot of people are predicting the Patriots will win their matchup with the Dolphins this Sunday because history shows they never lose 2 in a row , so I did a little research on that, dating back to 2001 when their "dynasty" started. The Patriots HAVE lost two games in a row, or more, on three separate occasions. Miami has only been involved in one of those losing streaks one time, and that game was in Dolphins Stadium. The Patriots have only defeated Miami once directly after a loss, in 2005 at Dolphins Stadium. So that's a wash as far as history is concerned. The Patriots have won a total of 18 games since 2001 to avoid two game losing streaks. Of those 18 games, nine of them were at home and nine were on the road. But here's the kicker: The Patriots opponents in those 18 games had a combined record of 132-138. Not ... (link)