Sam Wickersham Patriots book: Malcolm Butler benching in Super Bowl explained

[C from SD]

For all the criticism here about the Eagles having a "smarter than you" mentality, in this case, the Patriots ego impacted their performance in the big game.
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/09/...th-wickersham/

[McCarthy12]

Imagine benching one of your starters in the SB because of Matt Patricia's ego. Wow. No wonder he wasn't well liked in Detroit.