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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
Their schedule is tougher.
2009: Opponents have a .516 winning percentage
2008: Opponents had a .480 winning percentage
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You know that "stats" can be deceiving right? Here you go.
2008
NE played KC and Stl which both had 2 wins.
That drives the avg down. How many times do you get to play 2 teams with 2 wins from outside your division? That would make for a super easy season but their next lowest win % for an opponent was 7-9.
Worst record in their division was Buffalo at 7-9. Worst team they played besides Buffalo (and the above mentioned KC and Stl) was Denver who finished 8-8. They played 2 horrible teams a 7-9 team 2x (buffalo) and everybody else was .500 or better.
They played Indy, Pitt, and SD as well.
Go look at their schedule and who they actually played and then look at this years and how it's shaping up and tell me its much harder this year.
All 3 division rivals are behind on winning % from last year and may not finish at .500. No doubt Miami is not going 11-5 this year, The Jets likely aren't going 9-7 and Buffalo is not going to go 7-9.
They have played Tampa and Atlanta and they played Tenn in the first half of the year before the turn around.
Not a tougher schedule regardless of what the % says.