Brady has lost 5 with the same players Matt had...

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Originally Posted by Amnorix

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....

Yeah, they've hit a bump in the road... it happens to most teams. I think many expected it to happen to Indy this year as well, but they great Peyton is showing they can win with the likes of Garcon and Collie playing big roles. It's incredible really.