Congratulations are in order for the New England Patriots for pulling off the impossible.

No, not for making its 10th Super Bowl appearance, the most of any team in NFL history. And no, not for gunning for a sixth ring for a quarterback who is a senior citizen.

The Patriots have made a borderline moral case for rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles. You did it, Boston! You went and did that.

When Super Bowl LII kicks off in living rooms and sports bars around the country on Sunday evening, Americans …