Thanks to dumbbell Bill Belichick-Tom Brady, los Patriots they established themselves as one of the powers of the NFL. That dominance over the league is also tangible in the playoffs They are the team with the best playoff winning percentage (.638) and the winner in direct elimination games (37 wins).
Despite that yoke that he has New England in the NFL, their playoff history isn’t that perfect and that’s because the constant failures of the organization in joker round.
Wild card, a nightmare in Foxborough
Since 2001, when the Patriots won their first Super Bowl, Bill Belichick’s team has been 30-11 and a couple of those losses came in the first round of the postseason.
It should be noted that in the last 21 seasons, New England He has only played the wild card round four times and his record in that tie is 2-2. In addition, the two victories that he boasts were against Jaguars and Jets (2005 and 2007); the mishaps came in his most recent pair of engagements (Ravens in 2009 and Titans 2019).
Things get worse
If Belichick’s unimpressive wild card record doesn’t seem like a big deal, consider that Prior to the past decade, the Patriots had a worse wild-card record.
Before 2001, New England played five wild card games and their record is two wins and three losses (in total, 4-5). These setbacks came at the hands of Jaguars (1998), Browns (1994) and Dolphins (1982); victories were against Miami (1997) and Jets (1985).
