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Rex Ryan on the Tom Brady vs. Bill Belichick debate, and why Patriots players look ‘exhausted’

Rex Ryan’s take on Bill Belichick: Following the Patriots’ loss to the Giants on Sunday, ESPN analyst (and former head coach) Rex Ryan joked that football fans actually came out ahead when New England kicker Chad Ryland missed the potential game-tying field goal.

“The biggest winner? Let me tell you who it was: It was the entire country,” said Ryan on a “Get Up!” segment on Monday. Ryan explained that neutral fans had no interest in watching overtime of a lackluster game.

“Another great draft pick by Belichick and company,” he said of Ryland, who New England traded up to pick in the fourth round earlier in 2023.