Bill Belichick has won 247 games, including playoffs. He won a Super Bowl as a 14-point underdog. It’s one of his four Super Bowl wins.
So Sunday wasn’t Belichick’s greatest moment. But it was still pretty amazing.
The New England Patriots were without quarterback Tom Brady, running back Dion Lewis, tight end Rob Gronkowski, guard Jonathan Cooper, tackles Nate Solder and Sebastian Vollmer and defensive end Rob Ninkovich. Their quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, was making his first NFL start, replacing perhaps the greatest quarterback ever. They were going against an Arizona Cardinals team that was one of the best in the NFL last season and made it to the NFC championship game.