The New England Patriots won three Super Bowls in four years in the 2000s (including back-to-back in 2003 and 2004) and followed that up with three Super Bowl victories in five years in the 2010s.
For that, New England has been widely considered one of the (if not the) best dynasties in NFL history.
However, the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in Super Bowl 59, and if Andy Reid’s team wins, they’ll have won three Super Bowls in a row, which has never been done. It would also be their fourth in six years.
If that happens, the Chiefs could be considered the greatest dynasty that the league has ever seen, and the Patriots could be bumped down the list.
How do former Patriots players who were part of those Super Bowl wins feel about this? Here’s what a few of them had to say:
Tom Brady
“I will say if the Chiefs win, I will be very happy for them,” Brady said on his “Let’s Go!” podcast. “I mean, what they’ve achieved is unmatched.
“And I think that’s cool because people always hated on us for so many years,” he went on. “And I didn’t understand it because all I did was like — we try to do things the right way, we try to go out there and compete for our job and win.”
Vince Wilfork
“I definitely understand, ‘I’m a Patriot. I don’t want you to do something we didn’t do. Even though we got six of them. I don’t want you to do a three-peat.’ I get that,” Wilfork said about Patriots fans rooting against Kansas City (via. MassLive). “But at the same time, I like seeing history with organizations I respect. And I respect Kansas City. I love Andy Reid. I love what he’s doing over there. I love the defensive coordinator, (Steve) Spagnoulo. He beat me twice with the Giants.
“And, they’re great people. So if they were to do it, I wouldn’t be as mad. Now, if it was the Giants, we’d have a problem.”
“Look, I don’t care if you win three in a row. When you get to six, we can talk then,” Wilfork said. “They got a ways to go. If they win it, they still have to catch up. The same applies with Brady and Mahomes. Call me when he hits seven.”
Jonathan Jones
“It doesn’t bother me. I’ve been interested to see their run, just to see how they’ve been able to win, and consistently win,” Jones said. “It’s hard to win in this league. So, that’s admiration, from my standpoint.
“How they’ve been able to do it year in and year out. But at the same time, I’m a little jealous. Wish it was me instead of them. I’m hoping we can get back to being in the championship game.”
Dan Koppen
“Our time is done,” Koppen said. “I think it’s great for our fans (to be engaged against the Chiefs). I think it shows their passion and loyalty to us. It’s always been that way. We appreciated everything they did for us, and still do … but as players, I find it hard to root against somebody just because they’re winning or going for a record, or trying to attain something that’s never been done. That’s why you play the game.
“As an athlete, I can appreciate what they put into it and how hard it is to get back to that game, even for a third time. And to go into there and maybe win it, good for them. They deserve it if they do that. But it won’t take away from what New England was able to do for two decades.”
James White
“For me, I don’t necessarily care if they win … history and records are made to be broken,” White said. “But look, even if they win, the Patriot Way of doing things, the 20 years of success which is extremely hard (to accomplish), I don’t think that’ll ever be overshadowed.
“The Chiefs would be put in a category of their own with a three-peat, but to sustain success for 20 years … you see how hard it is across the league for teams to sustain success. I don’t think it’ll completely eliminate what the Patriots organization accomplished. They still got some more to win.”
Ted Johnson
“I’m mad at myself, because I see it as a fan. I’m ticked off that the Chiefs are there. It bugs me. It doesn’t sit well with me,” Johnson said. “I think it’s human nature. And if you’re being honest, it doesn’t feel good to see another team accomplish what you’ve accomplished.
“I can appreciate greatness,” he went on. “I can look back and reflect on it. But right now, in the moment, it’s like errrrrrrrrr.”
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