They lost on a hell of a play but I do think there was too much hype about them and I am a long time fan.
Too much hype about the Patriots? If I were a Patriot fan, I’d been darn proud that my team was the first ever to go unbeaten and untied in a 16 game schedule. That’s a great accomplishment in itself.
As for the “hell of a play,” I presume you meant the catch against the helmet by Tyree, which in part made possible by the defensive back’s unawareness of where the ball was. But what really cost the Patriots was the inability of their offensive line to protect Brady adequately. That’s why they were held to 14 points.