While Connecticut does not have any professional sports teams of its own, residents have some of the best teams in the country to pick from to support thanks to their location. With Boston to the north and New York to the south, Connecticut sports fans a wealth of professional teams to support. While Connecticut don’t have any professional sports teams, they are represented in the NFL by the New England Patriots in many parts of the state.
Head coach Belichick is still a part of the Patriots, though, and the team looks set to once again be a contender come the postseason. After a tough post-Brady season with Cam Newton at quarterback, the Patriots drafted Mac Jones and found themselves instantly back in the playoffs. While the New York Giants may not have the huge amounts of success that their rival New England Patriots enjoy, the two teams have actually met twice in the Super Bowl in recent years.
The same thing happened again in 2011 for Super Bowl XLVI, when the underdog Giants once again beat the much more favored Patriots. However, since then, the Patriots have by far been the more successful team, while the Giants have tried successions of head coaches as they attempt to regain their success. The New York Jets are one of the long-term struggling NFL franchises, with the team only having one winning season since 2011.
However, Red Sox fans had to endure an immense 86 year championship drought thanks to the Curse of the Bambino.