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Standing Pat: its dramatic upset of the mighty Rams in a classic Super Bowl was a triumph for the underdog, but New England's recipe for success (yawn) means the rest of the NFL will be. (NFL)(Cover Story).(Cover Story)

The Sporting News

| February 11, 2002 | Attner, Paul | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The Patriots dared to dream. They dared to think they could win a Super Bowl when few thought likewise. They dared to believe they could finish off a season improbable to conceive, much less execute. They dared to accept the challenge of manhandling the Rams' receivers, a concept so frightening that it has been foreign to everyone else in the league.

They dreamed what makes sports so entertaining, so invigorating, so mesmerizing: the thought that this dead-end bunch of players--waiver-wire alumni, discards, has-beens and wannabes and an aw-shucks quarterback who fell asleep in the locker room before the biggest game of his life--not only could take on the symbol ...

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