Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
What makes the 5 win mark so special? I'm just curious... I view it as under .500, at .500 or over .500.
NE was 11-5 in 2008...
At the end of 16 games...
- they had played 7 games against teams that finished over .500 (MIA x2, NYJ x2, IND, PIT, AZ)
- they had played 2 games against teams @ .500 (SD and DEN)
- they had played 7 games against teams < .500 (KC , SF, STL, BUF x2, SEA, OAK)
So, 9 of their 16 games were against teams at or below .500.
In 2008, the Patriots had 7 wins against the less than .500 teams, 1 win against the .500 teams and won 3 of 7 against the teams over .500 ... so, 8 of their 11 wins were against the poor teams.
So, through 12 games in 2009, the Patriots have only played three games against teams with a record better than .500. In all of 2008, they had played in 7 of those games.
The four remaining games for NE... CAR, BUF, JAX, HOU ... only 1 of those three teams is over .500.
So, at this pace... they'll end 2009 with a mere 4 games against teams that finished the season better than .500 compared to last year when they had 7 of those games.
Plus, just within the AFCE in 2008... it was incredibly more difficult than it has been so far.
Please, tell me where I'm wrong.
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