The New England Patriots - Thanks for a Great Season

Football season's over now...  At least, it is for me.

'though I'll watch the Super Bowl, it's not "must see T.V."

Patriots did better than I had a right to hope.

Does that make it easier to lose to Denver?  Nope.

Hard to say for certain why New England didn't win,

Maybe they weren't acclimated and the air's too thin.

Might have been the injuries we've had throughout the year.

Could have been the fact we didn't keep Wes Welker here.

Didn't help to lose Talib so early in the game;

Secondary coverage was never quite the same.

For whatever reasons, Denver was the better team.

Broncos' fans will be the ones who get to live the dream...

Dreams Seattle Seahawks' fans are hoping they will crush;

Their defense is frightening; they've got a great pass rush.

I guess I wish Peyton well but, really, I don't care...

I'd just like to thank the Pats for almost getting there.

The New England Patriots - Curse the Luck

Another victim of the Sports Illustrated curse?

Patriots just crushed the Colts and yet the fans are sad;

There was lots of luck around, but much of ours was bad.

'though Defense looked good at last, 1st quarter was a mess.

Colts, thank gods, could  not prevent Tom getting it to Wes.

Due to sports announcer's curse, Gostkowski missed a kick.

I thought the addition of Talib made Defense click.

Luck, their rookie quarterback, who went from bad to worse,

Must have activated the Sports Illustrated curse.

Game had only minutes left; I thought us safe from harm

And then Rob Gronkowski had to go and break his arm.

He'll be out at least  a month - a rotten piece of luck -

And we have to play the Jets on Thursday, which will suck.

New York hates New England and, in truth, we hate the Jets;

Rivalry as nasty as the Sox and Yankees' gets.

Now we'll have to play them with a host of injuries...

I'd be very thankful for a win, dear sports gods...  Please?