Patriots rally, finish season 16-0

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) With one mighty heave, Tom Brady and Randy Moss took care of the record books. Now it’s down to business for the unbeaten New England Patriots: stamping themselves as the greatest team in NFL history.

<![CDATA[ The Patriots completed a perfect if somewhat joyless journey through the regular season Saturday night, finishing with a remarkable 16-0 record following a thrilling 38-35 comeback victory over the New York Giants.<p><![CDATA[ New England became the first NFL team since the 1972 Dolphins to win every game on the schedule, and that one was only 14-0. This victory required a comeback from a 12-point deficit engineered by the brilliant Brady, and smashed the Patriots’ league mark for consecutive victories.<p><![CDATA[ Validation of their inexorable march through the season can only come by adding a Super Bowl championship, their fourth of the decade. Do that and there will be no challenge to their spot at the top. </p>