TAMPA — Five weeks ago, the Bucs were 10-3, the Patriots were 9-4 and the world was agog at the thought of Tom Brady facing Bill Belichick in the Super Bowl.
Yeah, so much for that fantasy.
If the wild-card weekend taught us anything, it is that Brady will never have to look back in regret. Last season’s Super Bowl was already ample vindication, but now Brady can be certain that he picked the proper moment to put New England in his rearview mirror.
