Complex sentence: The Patriots would finish the regular season with a 13-3 record and advanced to Super Bowl XLVI, which was Ellis's first career trip to the Super Bowl but the Patriots lost to the Giants 21-17.
Split into simpler sentences: The Patriots would finish the regular season with a 13-3 record and advanced to Super Bowl XLVI. It was Ellis' first career trip to the Super Bowl but the Patriots lost to the Giants 21-17.