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if you try to stop this, you’re just too late

by Jen at 6:47 pm on 10.12.2007 | 4 Comments
filed under: this sporting life

okay, i haven’t mentioned this thus far this football season, because in boston, to speak of such things is to risk jinxing them…

but the Patriots are 13-0 after pounding the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, and are just three games from the NFL’s first-ever perfect 16-0 regular season.

our next three games are against:

the Jets (currently at 3W – 10L)
the Dolphins (currently 0 – 13 headed for a completely winless season…)
and the Giants (currently 8 – 4 but only one of their wins has come against a team with a record above .500)

could this be? the only undefeated team was the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who went 14 – 0, and whose members currently delight in celebrating every time a previously undefeated team finally loses a game.

of course, there are plenty of people who are quick to speak about an asterisk if the pats manage an undefeated regular season. and there’s no doubt, it’s a serious blemish. there’s also no doubt that the patroits didn’t need any illicit help whatsoever to trounce almost every single one of their opponents this year.

it’s hard to deny, the pats look pretty unstoppable… but in boston, we don’t speak of such things )

brady

the go! team – we just won’t be defeated

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4 Comments

  • 1

    Comment by Sarah

    10.12.2007 @ 22:32 pm

    I’m not saying that I’m thinking exactly the same thing, that of which we must not mutter. But I’m thinking it all the same. I’m going to next week’s Jets game, which I predict to be 75-0. But I didn’t say that.

    Oh, and an asterisk for half of the first quarter of the first game? Puh-leez. Someone needs to tell them they’re jealousy is showing.

  • 2

    Comment by Jen

    10.12.2007 @ 23:42 pm

    everyone’s thinking it, no one is saying it )

    and getting to go to a game? *my* jealousy is showing!

  • 3

    Comment by Thomas Foolery

    10.12.2007 @ 23:52 pm

    Is this the American football with the funny squashy ball?

    Yeah I predict they’ll be undefeated and go all the way and win the super bowl. No question about it. Also since the Red Sox won, so will the Celtics win the thingy majiggy, and the Bruins will win the cup also!!!!!!

    PS Boston sports fans don’t really like sports. They like Boston.

    But seriously I hope your team wins though.

  • 4

    Comment by Jen

    11.12.2007 @ 16:55 pm

    “Also since the Red Sox won, so will the Celtics win the thingy majiggy, and the Bruins will win the cup also!!!!!!”

    Hey, the bruins aren’t looking too shabby thus far… and the celts are off to a fantastic start!

    could be a good year )

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