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From Winner To Champion, From Champion To Dynasty

Connecticut Public Radio | By Jonathan McNicol
Published December 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM EST
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Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Home of the New England Patriots since 2002.

Seventeen AFC East championships. Nine Super Bowl appearances. Six Lombardi trophies. Twenty seasons pairing maybe the greatest head coach in the history of the NFL with maybe the greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL.

At the same time, there are words like "spygate." "Deflategate." And even "solicitation in Florida."

This hour, a look at one of the all-time great (and all-time most divisive) sports dynasties: the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick/Robert Kraft New England Patriots.

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  • Jeff Benedict - Special features writer for Sports Illustrated and the author of 16 books; his latest is The Dynasty

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.
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Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on Connecticut Public’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.
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