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FEB. 2, 2015
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Those Steelers, like the Packers of the 1960s, also deserve credit for their dominance. They often won handily. On the other hand, the Patriots win some style points of their own. Every one of their six Super Bowls has been decided by four points or fewer, and five of the six — the two losses to the Giants, the wins over the Seahawks, Panthers and Rams — have involved nerve-jangling final minutes.
A loss to Seattle on Sunday would have left the Belichick-Brady Patriots with two distinct periods: the early one, when they won three Super Bowls, and the late one, when they kept losing heartbreakers. The win over Seattle changed the story.
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