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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
Let's see, the Patriots are 7-5...
Defeated:
Bills (4-8)
Falcons (6-6)
Ravens (6-6)
Titans (5-7)
Bucs (1-11)
Dolphins (6-6)
Jets (6-6)
Lost to:
Jets (6-6)
Broncos (8-4)
Colts (12-0)
Saints (12-0)
Dolphins (6-6)
So, through 12 games... they've played 3 teams with records better than .500 and lost all 3. They have split with the Dolpins and Jets, both 6-6. And, they smacked around the Bills (by 1 point), Titans and Bucs.
I never looked at it like that, but yeah... they've been very underwhelming and yet, they're still leading the AFCE by a game. They're fortunate in that regard.
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AFCE is currently a mediocre conference. Has been ever since the Dolphins and Jets lost their burst around 2004'ish.
When the Patriots were winning SBs earlier this decade, both those teams were perennial playoff contenders.
One year the Pats won the SB ('04?) the Pats went 10-0 against teams with 10 or more wins. That is an absurd statistic. Absolutely incredible.
This year, they just don't have the killer instinct, confidence, guts, whatever you want to call it.
They went something like 66-1 over a 6 year period when leading at either halftime or the third quarter -- can't remember which. This year we're lost about 3 games that way.
This aren't your teenager's Patriots at the moment....