The clock struck 12 on our New England Patriots’ Cinderella season Sunday night at about 7:30 Pacific Coast time, a surprisingly successful journey upended by a superior Seattle Seahawks team in Super Bowl LX. The score indicated a 29-13 defeat, but it wasn’t indicative of the NFC champion’s dominance. For most of the game, our upstart Patriots couldn’t muster any semblance of an offense, especially in the first half, when they failed to score. At one point, the Patriots had more punts — 6 — than first downs — 4. The Seahawks’ suffocating defense thoroughly exposed New England’s suspect offensive [...]
Editorial: Don’t let loss take shine off Patriots’ remarkable ride
