It has been nearly a week since the New England Patriots fell to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 52.

This has provided quarterback Tom Brady to reflect and assess how his 18th season concluded just one win short of capturing his sixth Lombardi trophy. The 40-year-old took to social media on Friday to express his gratitude toward the entire situation and how it unfolded.

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The Patriots may have failed to reach the ultimate goal of winning another Super Bowl, it was still an impressive season that saw them continue to remain fixated atop of the league.

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They led the NFL with the best record while capturing the AFC East division title for the ninth consecutive season, which is the longest streak in NFL history. New England also notched their 17th consecutive year with a winning record, which the longest stretch since 1970 that effectively surpassed the previous record of 16 held by the Dallas Cowboys (1970-85) and San Francisco 49ers (1983-98).

It also saw Brady continue to defy the odds by putting together an NFL MVP season posting NFL-best 4,577 passing yards while being third with 32 passing touchdowns, a 102.8 passer rating, and fifth with a 66.3 completion percentage. This includes surpassing 300 passing yards six times while posting multiple touchdown passes 10 times along with holding a passer rating above 100 eight on eight occasions. He led the AFC’s highest-scoring offense at 28.6 points per game and led the NFL in total offense with 394.2 per contest.

This was another notch under the belt of Brady's surefire Pro Football Hall of Fame career that will extend at least another season. That said, there remains some sort of lingering questions around the team that concern both his and head coach Bill Belichick's long-term future with the franchise. The duo appears to be nearing the final stretch of their respective careers that will bring an end to arguably the most successful stretch in NFL history.

Ultimately, this turns the page on another year with the Patriots' motivation fixated toward getting to this point once again next season.