Patriots vs. Bills: Fan Notes from the Game

The very first football game I remember watching was the 1984 Super Bowl, which saw the 49ers take down the Dolphins 38-16 it what turned out to be a pretty historic season. As a 3-year-old, I of course knew none of that; I was perfectly content sitting on the couch with my dad and cheering for the Dolphins because I liked dolphins. I mean who doesn’t like dolphins at age 3?

And in the 37 years that have transpired since Super Bowl XIX, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a game quite like the one I saw last night between the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills. New England ran 49 plays, ran for 46 of them, and were basically a muffed punt and a bogus 15-yard personal foul away from completely…