The fall of empires is often swift and rarely quiet. If this is the end of the New England Patriots’ storied dynasty, its demise was consistent with the great empires that preceded it. The outside noise from this season was nothing new. Thunderous and abundant. The difference was that this time the Patriots could not overcome it. A 12-4 record proved the Patriots were not a bad team. A terse lost to the Titans at home showed the Patriots were not a championship one.
Will historians look back at 2018 as the last defiant roar of a dying dynasty?