For Pete's Sake

Not many people are happy to see Patriots go back to the Super Bowl

New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola (left) celebrated his touchdown catch with Chris Hogan on Sunday.
New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola (left) celebrated his touchdown catch with Chris Hogan on Sunday. The Associated Press

This will be the eighth Super Bowl appearance for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick.

For some fans, that’s more than enough.

Sunday’s AFC title game was billed as David vs. Goliath, and most fans were certainly rooting for the underdog Jags.

However, New England rallied for a 24-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots are the defending Super Bowl champions, and they will be returning to try and get a sixth championship under Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.

Fans around the league were not happy to see the Patriots win.

Pete Grathoff: 816-234-4330, @pgrathoff

This story was originally published January 21, 2018 at 5:19 PM.

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