{"id":569804,"date":"2026-02-13T08:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/569804\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T08:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:29:15","slug":"can-red-sox-continue-bizarre-trend-after-patriots-super-bowl-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/569804\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Red Sox Continue Bizarre Trend After Patriots&#8217; Super Bowl Losses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Patriots losing in the Super Bowl is tough for Boston sports fans. But on the bright side, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iJordanMoore\/status\/2022080554854994329\" rel=\"nofollow\">it might be a good sign<\/a> for the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>After getting <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2026\/02\/patriots-improbable-season-ends-with-brutal-super-bowl-defeat-seahawks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">blown out by the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> on Sunday, the Patriots have now lost six Super Bowls in franchise history. <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2026\/02\/patriots-make-unfortunate-history-in-super-bowl-lx-loss-vs-seahawks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">That\u2019s an NFL record<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for Boston sports fans, the Red Sox tend to do well after New England loses the big game.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots lost their first Super Bowl appearance in early 1986, getting crushed by the Chicago Bears. Boston won the pennant later that year, only to lose the World Series to the New York Mets in agonizing fashion.<\/p>\n<p>New England\u2019s second Super Bowl loss came in early 1997, in the middle of a pretty good run for the Red Sox. Boston struggled that season but bounced back to make the playoffs in 1998 and 1999 after trading for Pedro Martinez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A Boston sports trend since 2000\u2026 Every time the Patriots lose a Super Bowl, a Red Sox World Series title is nearby \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>2007 \u2014 Red Sox won World Series<br \/>2008 \u2014 Patriots lose Super Bowl<\/p>\n<p>2012 \u2014 Patriots lose Super Bowl<br \/>2013 \u2014 Red Sox won World Series<\/p>\n<p>2017 \u2014 Patriots lose Super\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FNkYLbeI7H\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/FNkYLbeI7H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iJordanMoore\/status\/2022080554854994329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After winning three Super Bowls in four years in the early 2000s, the Patriots didn\u2019t lose the Super Bowl again until early 2008, just a few months after the Red Sox swept the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>New England lost the Super Bowl again four years later, <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/video\/eli-manning-says-tom-brady-still-brings-up-super-bowl-losses-to-giants\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">again to Eli Manning<\/a> and the New York Giants. Fortunately, the pain was relatively short-lived, as Boston won it all in 2013.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Following a pair of Super Bowl wins, the Patriots <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2026\/01\/former-super-bowl-mvp-trolls-patriots-with-bo-nix-sidelined-for-afc-championship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shockingly lost to Nick Foles<\/a> and the Philadelphia Eagles in early 2018. The Red Sox soothed the region with their greatest season in franchise history, capped off by their fourth championship of the century.<\/p>\n<p>So if recent history is any indication, New England\u2019s loss to the Seahawks in Super Bowl LX on Sunday might mean <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2026\/02\/red-sox-shockingly-projected-to-finish-ahead-of-top-al-rival\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">good things are in store<\/a> for Boston\u2019s baseball team this year. <\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New England Patriots losing in the Super Bowl is tough for Boston sports fans. 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