How to Root Against the New England Patriots

Any knowledgeable NFL fan can tell you that the New England Patriots are so superior to the rest of the league that it is borderline scary. From their front office to their coaching staff to their disciplined and unselfish players, they are a great team and class act. Which is why it is fairly easy to root against them. They make it look too easy. As if they know something the rest of the league does not. Patriot fans have grown so accustomed to winning it has become somewhat nauseating having to deal with them and watch Patriots games.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• A Passion for NFL Football
• A Knowledge of a Superior Team versus a Mediocre team
• Realization that you will often be Disappointed
• An Alternative Favorite Team
• Respect for their Accomplishments
• Time
• Patience
• Hope

1. Put your NFL passion on the line and be willing to cheer for a severe underdog. The Patriots rarely, if ever these days, lose. They are arrogant but they can beat you in countless ways. Be prepared to accept defeat as you root for the other team.
2. Know the reasons why the Patriots are so much better in every aspect of the game than their opponents. They are smart. They do not make stupid mistakes (like all the other 31 teams). This will help you stomach the game over the 4 hours since you will know it is not simply luck, they are outstanding and it is nauseating.
3. Accept the fact going into the contest that you will most likely not be happy at its conclusion. The Patriots will not blow you away every week, but they will always find a way to have the ball in the fourth quarter to beat you. A turnover, a penalty, a reversed challenge call, something will turn things in their favor. It is simply out of your control.
4. Have a favorite team of your own. This will help lighten the impact of weekly Patriots wins and Super Bowl appearances. It serves as an ideal diversion to what the Patriots, often the national game of the week, will undoubtedly do earlier or later that Sunday or Monday.
5. Respect them. Root like crazy for the other team but respect how great they are. They're human beings just like the other players on opposing teams and they work hard to be as good as they are from the coaches down to the players.
6. Hope against hope. Keep your fingers crossed for a miracle. Bad weather, a slippery football, turnovers. Those are pretty much your only chances of a Patriots loss.

Tips & Warnings

• Watch the game with a fellow anti-Pats fan. This will ease the impact when your underdog team walks away with the loss and you can laugh about it with your buddy.
• Make a lot of football appetizers. Finger food will help cushion your stomach for the inevitable manner in which the Patriots will humiliate the opponent.
• Never cheer for a Patriot to get injured. They are people just like us. Be a good sportsman and always wish them safety on the football field along with the team you are cheering for.
• Don't listen to their press conferences as they praise that week's opponent. It is all an act. They know they are superior and will beat you. Period.