Originally posted on 01/25/2016:

Huge Pat's fan here, over 50 years. The reasons they lost:
Belichick and the team blew the Philly game, the Jets game and the Miami game, giving away home field. Up 14 tries onside kick vs. Philly.
NO running game all year.
Offensive line was horrid, all year, everybody had injuries but come on, adjust, adapt overcome.
Why nor use two tight ends to help block.
Why not keep a big man like Jackson in the backfield to block. They simply made no adjustments to the pass rush.
Brady was stepping up in the pocket to buy time in some games, not yesterday.
Why the hell they never went no huddle, hurry up is beyond me, their bread & butter, just nothing.
No sense of urgency.
Poor judgment, should have taken the FG with 6 + minutes to go.
The defense did it's job, can't blame them.
Can't blame the ref's. I did see 2 holding calls they let slide on Denver, but come on, did that change the out come, NO.
Just all in all, DENVER out played them and Peyton managed a better game and Kubiak had a better game plan.
If we can't go, I AM glad it is Peyton, hope he retire after this year.
But, I thin Carolina smokes them, it's just their year. Wish Can would grow up and knock off the kid bullshit.