Bottom Of The Barrel

16 down and 3 to go

2007 will be remembered for a year where one team did something that was not supposed to be possible and may not happen again for another 35 years. Our New England Patriots become just the 2nd team ever to complete an undefeated regular season in the NFL [the only other is the perfect 17-0 Miami Dolphins]. Along the way, they set a number of team and individual records. Here are some numbers to consider going into 2008:

16 - Number of wins in the regular season. NFL expanded to 16 games in 1978
19 - Consecutive regular season wins [over two seasons], surpassing their own record of 18 from 2003 to 2004
75 - Total number of touchdowns, averaging more than 4 and half per game
50 - Number of Tom Brady touchdown passes, Mannings' 2004 49 TD's are now history
23 - Number of those 50 that went to Randy Moss. Rice's 22 in 12 games are now second in the books but will always stand as the measuring stick for production
589 - Most points in a season, way beyond the 98 Vikings 556

Perhaps a player from the other undefeated team said it best...

"In this salary-cap era, free-agency era, I didn't think it could be done, and the Patriots did it," said Jim Mandich, a tight end on that team. "They are a remarkable team. They're terrifically coached, and if somebody was going to tie the Miami Dolphins' record in the regular season of going unbeaten, it's appropriate that it would be the Patriots because they're a class act."

Ok, that is all history and we need 3 more victories in 2008 to make it truly a perfect season. Go Pats!

posted by TheWino @ 10:03 AM