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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
I am not sure where you would have read that I suggested any teams from either year don't count.
The bold part in your post is what I am contesting with you.
In 2008, the Patriots had 7 games against teams that finished BETTER than .500 overall.
So far in 2009, the Patriots have played 3 games against teams that have a record BETTER than .500 overall and only 1 of their remaining 4 games has a team with a record better than .500.
Last year, within he AFCE... NY and MIA were playing much better than they are in 2009, so the AFCE is down in 2009 compared to 2008.
I think you're going to have a hard time disputing what I provided in post #118.
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Why is .500 the benchmark?
Oh, that's right. Because it fits your argument.
But only for the time being, because there are 4 more weeks of the season left.
In 4 weeks, there could be as many as 11 teams NE has faced this year at .500 or better.
The mere fact that NE has faced 11 teams that very likely will end up .500 or better speaks volumes about the schedule difficulty this year.
Hell, even if you throw the 7-9 teams in from last year, that's only 9 teams .500 or better.
But this comes down to one simple thing:
To you, winning percentage apparently means nothing.
To me, and the NFL, it's pretty important.