No longer perfect

[12isthenew18]

down goes new england!

[DougDew]

Would've been a travesty if such a worthless group of players and coaches equaled the greatest season of all time.

[Jules]

I doubt most of their fans even are concerned much with the loss. The bigger loss is potentially Gronk if it's serious and various injuries everywhere.

[ricker182]

Osweiler looks REALLY good.

There is no way you can start Peyton.

[Detectacon]

I guess beating Patriots down is something people with the initials B.O. excel at...

[pgt_rob]

Whoo hoo! Undefeated no more and Gronkless. Sucks about the injury but should be interesting what they do with receivers.

[DougDew]

I doubt most of their fans even are concerned much with the loss. The bigger loss is potentially Gronk if it's serious and various injuries everywhere.

I disagree.  NE has won enough superbowls.  Another one really doesn't matter, but an undefeated season would've meant much much more, especially after they got away with cheating during the playoffs last year.

 

I could care less now if they win the SB.  The Colts won't, so it doesn't matter to me who wins that game.

 

This was a very, very, important loss for the future of the NFL and its attractiveness as a sport.

[ricker182]

Why do they act like the Patriots are the only team with injuries?

We don't even have our STARTING young stud QB.

Injuries happen

[ricker182]

Whoo hoo! Undefeated no more and Gronkless. Sucks about the injury but should be interesting what they do with receivers.

Karma for "throwing Sergio out of the club" IMO.

Play like a * and you get what's coming to you.

That being said I do hope for a speedy recovery so the Pats can't blame losing on his injury.

[bababooey]

Football gods finally catching up w them for their sins. Unfortunately I have all of them on my 10-2 fantasy team right now.

[crazycolt1]

I disagree.  NE has won enough superbowls.  An undefeated season would've meant much much more, especially after they got away with cheating during the playoffs last year.

 

I could care less now if they win the SB.  The Colts won't, so it doesn't matter to me who wins that game.

How can you disagree? The Patriots are so far ahead in their division and now might have lost their best playmaker besides Brady? Gronk is no doubt their go to guy and if he don't come back it will effect the Patriots a lot worse than the finale score of this game.

[cranium cramp]

Colts win, Patriots lose. All is right in the world.

[21isSuperman]

Osweiler looks REALLY good.

There is no way you can start Peyton.

I want to see Peyton get that wins record

[crazycolt1]

Why do they act like the Patriots are the only team with injuries?

We don't even have our STARTING young stud QB.

Injuries happen

Injuries have happened to every team in the NFL. There seems to be more this season to a lot of starters. At least 1 or 2 every week it seems.

[Ryan Pelley]

If the Gronk injury is serious, I think the Pats are in trouble. Just basing this is off of their offense in the past when Gronk went down. Add in Edelman and Dion Lewis being out and well... Eek.

[DougDew]

How can you disagree? The Patriots are so far ahead in their division and now might have lost their best playmaker besides Brady? Gronk is no doubt their go to guy and if he don't come back it will effect the Patriots a lot worse than the finale score of this game.

I think Jules was talking about NE's path to the SB being slowed because of the loss of Gronk, which I do agree with that.  I was disagreeing with the importance of that compared to the loss impacting the undefeated season.  I was disagreeing with her about the fans not thinking this loss was important.

 

I think their fans really wanted an undefeated season...and don't care so much about another SB. 

 

But of course, now that their undefeated season is lost...they will lie about it and claim they didn't care.

[crazycolt1]

I want to see Peyton get that wins record

I hear ya there. But you know that the controversy will be crazy when that time comes for Manning to come back. This win over the Patriots will fuel that.

[ricker182]

I don't feel bad for Gronkowski.

Don't be an * and maybe more people would feel bad.

[ColtRider]

down goes new england!

"Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!"

[FanFromtheWasteland]

Hahahahaha!!! Beaten by a second string QB. Crybaby Tommy will need some extra tissues tonight

[bababooey]

I want to see Peyton get that wins record

Maybe week 17 if seeding is all set...

[bababooey]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YerDWPyCjSM

I don't feel bad for Gronkowski.

Don't be an * and maybe more people would feel bad.

Gronk is ok, but yea tough to feel bad after he did this a year ago

[crazycolt1]

I think Jules was talking about NE's path to the SB being slowed because of the loss of Gronk, which I do agree with that.  I was disagreeing with the importance of that compared to the loss impacting the undefeated season.  I was disagreeing with her about the fans not thinking this loss was important.

 

I think their fans really wanted an undefeated season...and don't care so much about another SB. 

 

But of course, now that their undefeated season is lost...they will lie about it and claim they didn't care.

I agree with that but no matter what happens with Gronk that will used as an excuse also.

[BloodyChamp]

Sadly, good teams not named Green Bay (2011) respond to these late season streak killers. Sometimes it relaxes them even because that pointless pressure is off. Then they win the SB lol!

[FanFromtheWasteland]

Karma is a cold lady. Hey mister smug Kraft. You going to be a smart mouth now? Bet you aren't laughing tonight are you.

[ricker182]

Gronk is ok, but yea tough to feel bad after he did this a year ago

Could have seriously injured Sergio when he was playing really well.

And then Gronk bragged about it.

Then the NFL paraded it around and it was illegal.

I don't feel bad.

[DougDew]

I don't feel bad for Gronkowski.

Don't be an * and maybe more people would feel bad.

I wonder if Sergio will have two good knees when he's 50 years old.

[ricker182]

I wonder if Sergio will have two good knees when he's 50 years old.

I was just really annoyed Collinsworth thought it was funny, then the NFL paraded "I threw him out of the club" on their Twitter and home page.

It was illegal.

[LJpalmbeacher2]

I doubt most of their fans even are concerned much with the loss. The bigger loss is potentially Gronk if it's serious and various injuries everywhere.

I disagree.

Imo, I think pat fans have been Dreaming of 19-0 for a lot of the season. In their minds it justifies their tarnished image from Deflate-gate.

[Jules]

I think Jules was talking about NE's path to the SB being slowed because of the loss of Gronk, which I do agree with that.  I was disagreeing with the importance of that compared to the loss impacting the undefeated season.  I was disagreeing with her about the fans not thinking this loss was important.

 

I think their fans really wanted an undefeated season...and don't care so much about another SB. 

 

But of course, now that their undefeated season is lost...they will lie about it and claim they didn't care.

 

All I was saying up above was that I believe Pats fans are more concerned with injuries then saying going 14-2 over 16-0 this year.

 

The Pats offense right now IS completely wiped out........

 

And it opens the door if these are long term injuries for another team like even Cincy to jump back into the drivers seat.

[oldunclemark]

It is very, very, very hard to go undefeated.

So many years...so many teams and the folks who talk say they can see them going unbeaten..

..and it s just too hard. Carolina isn't going undefeated either

[Jules]

I disagree.

Imo, I think pat fans have been Dreaming of 19-0 for a lot of the season. In their minds it justifies their tarnished image from Deflate-gate.

 

Sigh, I can't speak for them but I can assure you most Pats fans would probably take 13-3 and a SB win and a healthy roster over the dream of 19-0 that happened once upon a time.......

[FanFromtheWasteland]

It is very, very, very hard to go undefeated.

So many years...so many teams and the folks who talk say they can see them going unbeaten..

..and it s just too hard. Carolina isn't going undefeated either

They may go into the playoffs that way. I wouldn't be surprised to see them in the SB. They don't win pretty, but they win.

[bababooey]

Could have seriously injured Sergio when he was playing really well.

And then Gronk bragged about it.

Then the NFL paraded it around and it was illegal.

I don't feel bad.

A contract year for Serg too, thankfully he wasn't hurt.

[bababooey]

It is very, very, very hard to go undefeated.

So many years...so many teams and the folks who talk say they can see them going unbeaten..

..and it s just too hard. Carolina isn't going undefeated either

Thanks Jim Caldwell!

[bababooey]

They may go into the playoffs that way. I wouldn't be surprised to see them in the SB. They don't win pretty, but they win.

Gronk will be fine, Edelman will be back, the road will run through NE. They'll be back "and in greater numbers"

[2006Coltsbestever]

I am always such a sweet positive guy but let the Pats fans sweat and squirm for a week like we/I have all season. They could care less about Andrew being injured and Denver's Defense is brutal. They will lay players out. It's Football.

[18Manning]

If the Gronk injury is serious, I think the Pats are in trouble. Just basing this is off of their offense in the past when Gronk went down. Add in Edelman and Dion Lewis being out and well... Eek.

 

Definitely would be a problem. It's not like they've been blowing teams out of the water anyway. Of course, they were undefeated until tonight, but they have not been steamrolling every team.

[bababooey]

I will say it is funny seeing the horrible calls against the Pats for once now that Goodell and Kraft don't sleep together anymore. Like this is the first time the Pats were negatively affected by questionable officiating in wintery conditions.

[RockThatBlue]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YerDWPyCjSM

I don't feel bad for Gronkowski.

Don't be an * and maybe more people would feel bad.

This. He should have been ejected for that. And he trashed the colts and colts fans after the game. I hate injuries, but I'm not gonna lose any sleep over him being hurt. He will be fine, he's a millionaire but that doesn't mean I have to care.