I don’t know what to make of this TN team which is essentially unchanged from last yr’s 13 win club—save the departure of Haynesworth. Other than it shows you how much of the game is emotional or mental, not necessarily primarily talent-dependent.
You hit it right on the nose. While talent is essential in any sport, that hard to define hunger to win is the difference between winning and losing. In the NFL it does not take too many weeks to sort out who has it and who doesn’t, while in other sports it takes almost an entire season to sort out.
I know what you mean. A 59-0 loss is close to the worst loss in NFL history. That was 73-0 Bears over the Redskins in 1940. The Pats could have hung that on them, but they took it easy after getting the big lead.
Unbelievable that they went from 13-3 to this in one season.