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Brad Biggs: Father Time ticking is on Tom Brady, but Patriots dynasty is alive and well

ATLANTA - If Tom Brady keeps chugging along and winds up playing until age 45 - his stated goal - coach Bill Belichick will be 70 if the duo that has churned out titles like Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson remains together.

"We're still here!" Brady chanted at a pep rally last Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., before the Patriots departed for Atlanta.

It was borderline cheesy, especially with the uncomfortable mic drop at the end. It's as if he thinks folks have written off the greatest dynasty of at least the Super Bowl era

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