Part of my own past Pats hate was just that I was a really big Manning fan. Now that he is done, there really isn't a reason to hate. And I can truly appreciate just how much of an accomplishment it is to have had such prolonged success, so I have been converted to a reluctant fan. I rooted for them against Seattle, although it was admittedly more a function of rooting against Seattle. This last one, despite having a soft spot for Atlanta, I was rooting for the Pats.