John Elway retired instead of going for a third consecutive Super Bowl victory. His former team now can prevent Tom Brady from having a shot at it.
Brady tries to build his legend in the city where Elway became one, looking to lift the New England Patriots one step closer to making NFL history when they visit the Denver Broncos in an AFC divisional playoff game.
New England enters with an NFL-record, 10-game playoff winning streak under coach Bill Belichick, including winning three of the past four Super Bowls. Last season, the Patriots became the first back-to-back NFL champions since Elway and the Broncos in 1998.
No team has won three consecutive Super Bowls.
Emphasis mine.
Tom Brady is 10-0 in his first ten post-season starts, another NFL record.
We're not greedy. But the first ever Super Bowl three-peat would be nice to round out the other lone records Belichick's boys hold.
Go Pats.
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