If you are a fan of the New England Patriots, this column is not for you.
You are welcome to hang around, of course, but your time might be better spent watching clips of New England Super Bowls. There are, after all, so many to choose from.
For the rest of us, the non-Pats fans who had to suffer through two decades of their AFC dominance, this is more of a lament. A wail. Maybe even a bit of a therapy session.
Because, bloody hell, the Patriots are quite good again. Already. We had barely even been able to enjoy the down years!
And, even more frustrating, the one holdover from all those Super Bowl wins, owner Robert Kraft, deserves considerable credit for getting them to this point, a home playoff win away from a return to the AFC…