One year ago, the Patriots hit rock bottom.
On Sunday, they will play in the Super Bowl.
What happened? Let's retrace their steps.
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One year ago, the Patriots hit rock bottom.
On Sunday, they will play in the Super Bowl.
What happened? Let's retrace their steps.
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03.02.2026 22:37 β π 12 π 3 π¬ 2 π 0And suddenly my inbox is flooded with PR pitches on skiing on a torn ACL...
03.02.2026 15:59 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0(I know, I need to do a better job sharing the written work. I'm just ... impostor syndrome is a hell of a thing)
03.02.2026 14:45 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And now some written content
www.sbnation.com/nfl/1102041/...
Ok ok that's fair
03.02.2026 14:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Iβm going back to bed
03.02.2026 14:08 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0Super Bowl radio row is buzzing with the news: Bluesky is the official app of sports. Wild.
02.02.2026 19:09 β π 684 π 75 π¬ 21 π 9Curtains for Zoosha?
02.02.2026 20:43 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0More Seattle defense content ahead of the Super Bowl
02.02.2026 20:06 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This is where I mention that we saw Winwood here in the DC area back in September and he did not play βValerieβ and it was such a letdown.
02.02.2026 18:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We're collecting reader's thoughts on the Super Bowl in two words, here, at @sbnation.bsky.social
www.sbnation.com/post/9IwYpAu...
We're collecting reader's thoughts on the Super Bowl in two words, here, at @sbnation.bsky.social
www.sbnation.com/post/9IwYpAu...
Ours slipped out of them within minutes. Iβm impressed
01.02.2026 00:02 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Our orange cat Sunny trapped in a holiday sweater
Our orange-and-white cat Rosie scampering away from me while wearing a holiday sweater
How did you get that to stay on? Fought that losing battle recently with Sunny and Rosie
31.01.2026 23:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Sam Darnold feels the pressure and creates an answer.
He buys time inside the pocket, keeps his base, and stays on schedule.
Thatβs how NFL offenses survive pressure.
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"Fuck, I guess we need a movie award now" /FIFA, probably
29.01.2026 20:59 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Aston Martin at Barcelona testing
29.01.2026 17:50 β π 13 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Front wing comparisons for Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes and McLaren π
29.01.2026 13:53 β π 20 π 2 π¬ 1 π 2Assumption of the Virgin, by Guido Reno, 1598-99, πΈ by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey
29.01.2026 02:00 β π 1015 π 172 π¬ 6 π 8Hey sincere post for a sec, I'm involved in union organizing around AI and my media employer is planning layoffs. If you know people especially in nonprofit newsrooms who have dealt with this kind of thing @ me or DM me
29.01.2026 00:48 β π 108 π 70 π¬ 0 π 0Couple of football guys
29.01.2026 00:27 β π 26 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0That is a very good reason
28.01.2026 22:26 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Many are saying Benfica
28.01.2026 22:06 β π 708 π 175 π¬ 27 π 145Yeah I can't wait for that either.
28.01.2026 21:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0