The Patriots will be back

New England lost Super Bowl 52. But they will win again.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
(Image credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

The New England Patriots just played another Super Bowl for the ages. But this time, as they did twice against the New York Giants, the Pats came up just short.

All eight Patriots Super Bowls in this century — five victories, three losses — have been tense, hard-fought affairs. The games have all been close. Until Sunday's 41-33 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the 21st century Patriots had never won a Super Bowl by more than six points, and never lost by more than four.

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W. James Antle III

W. James Antle III is the politics editor of the Washington Examiner, the former editor of The American Conservative, and author of Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Ever Be Stopped?.