Published 4/1/2008
by Kelly Lytle
at Bleacher Report - NFL
The New England Patriots are not playing on primetime during the NFL’s opening weekend. The team that captivated an entire sports-nation throughout last season has been cast aside as an also-ran for the 2008’s inaugural weekend. How can we not be shocked by this news? New England is unquestionably the NFL’s biggest attraction. For an entire NFL season they toyed with the emotions of all football fans. If you were from the Northeast (or were an adopted Patriots fan) then you celebrated each win with convincing authority. They didn’t just beat teams, they embarrassed them. Forget Bridget and Giselle. Tom Brady’s most explosive fireworks came from his connections with Randy Moss on the football field. With each victory, perfection seemed more and more probable. And with each victory, those outside Patriots’ Nation grew increasingly frustrated. Cries rang in decrying this team as cheaters, profiteers of an ...
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