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The New England Patriots will not be in the playoffs for the first time in 11 years which was the longest streak in the NFL.
On Sunday, the Patriots lost 22-12 to the Miami Dolphins in a game that saw quarterback Tua Tagovailoa become the first rookie QB to beat the Pats since Geno Smith in 2013.
Bill Belichick officially misses the playoffs for 7 seasons out of 8 as head coach without Tom Brady.
Meanwhile Brady improves the Bucs to 9-5 and has 35 total TDs at age 43.#Bucs haven't made the playoffs since 2007. #Patriots haven't missed it since 2007 [until now] https://t.co/giyLBEGxOY
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 20, 2020
The last time the Patriots didn't have a winning season:
‣ Brian Urlacher won Defensive Rookie of the Year
‣ The NFL still Had an AFC & NFC Central
‣ The Colts played in the AFC East
‣ Tom Brady was a rookieThat was in 2000! pic.twitter.com/wRphNuGrs2
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) December 20, 2020
NFL fans immediately celebrated the fact that the Patriots will not have a chance to compete for the Super Bowl this year.
WHEN THE PATRIOTS LOSE, AMERICA WINS https://t.co/DzO4JJY0i7
— Steve Shrenkel (@TheRealShrenkel) December 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/winterrecess/status/1340856166990172160
Patriot bandwagon fans when they don’t make the playoffs pic.twitter.com/8qETyphjqT
— sjnsbbdhs (@bloodeybath) December 20, 2020
The #Bills will head to Foxboro on Monday Night and the New England Patriots will be ELIMINATED from playoff contention and have NOTHING to play for.
Happy 2020 #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/2XE1vI9tGm
— Dan Fetes (@danfetes) December 20, 2020
For the first time since 2008, the Patriots will not make the playoffs.
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) December 20, 2020
Merry Christmas to meeeeeeee! 👏🏼🎄 https://t.co/Y4JInZLs5O
— Sarah (@sarahlbee23) December 21, 2020
One good thing to come out of 2020 https://t.co/XYTZIsveeA
— Cambria (@cammiebuckeye29) December 21, 2020
Ya just love to see it. https://t.co/KZstzYoqIG
— Y – Viva Los Bills (@tcomstock716) December 20, 2020
Well 2020 wasn’t all bad I guess https://t.co/xCjw1li5tm
— Matt Osborne (@Matty_O) December 20, 2020
FINALLY!! https://t.co/2xT84AsnIS
— zak (@zakboz44) December 20, 2020