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A few postmortem thoughts on a Patriots season that ended decisively in Buffalo

A few parting thoughts on their season’s suspense-free ending while wondering whether the Patriots would have beaten the Steelers …

· OK, we’ve had a couple of days to think about this, and here’s the conclusion: The Bills’ 47-17 throttling Saturday night was not the most thorough postseason beatdown I’ve ever seen. That achievement still belongs to the 1999 Jaguars, who ended Dan Marino’s career with a 62-7 win over the Dolphins in the divisional round.

The Jaguars sacked the sessile Marino five times, forced seven turnovers, and led, 24-0 after the first quarter and 41-7 at halftime.