I give in...

Okay, I'll admit it. I was one of those NFL fans who didn't think the New England Patriots would go undefeated in the regular season. Sooner or later, I felt, that somewhere down the line they would get knocked off. Someone like the Colts...Eagles...Ravens....Steelers....Giants?

It never happened.

Saturday night the Patriots made history in their 38-35 defeat over the New York Giants.

New England became the first-ever team to go 16-0 in the regular season.

Tom Brady threw for his 50th TD pass, the new single-season TD record.

Randy Moss broke Jerry Rice's single-season TD reception record when he caught a 65-yard bomb from Brady and scored his 23rd TD reception.

New England scored 589 points this season smashing the 1998 Minnesota Vikings single-season scoring record of 556.

With an offense that can score when "they-so-please" and a resilient defense the Patriots are almost a lock-in for Super Bowl XLII.

Yet, despite all of the accolades accomplished during the regular-season, it's just that. The "regular-season". All will be counted as lost if they don't complete the main objective for any club, a championship.

So with that perspective there is really only one number that matters now.

Three.

That's the number of wins before New England can raise the Lombardi trophy and truly be Perfect.