This is a perfect example of how much luck and circumstances are involved for a SB or even a SB run - for the Patriots (even after you take out the cheating and the refs) there are so many similar crazy things that happened all those years that if just some went the other way no one would be talking about dynasty and GOATs. It is so oversimplified to just always christen people GOATs on SB rings alone - and to say the ONLY measure of success is a SB when there are so many factors beyond good players and coaching. It's silly