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Originally Posted by BelichickFan
Arizona could be tougher due to our pass defense but the cold of Foxboro could help even that out some and I'm not convinced Arizona is a particularly good team overall.
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West coast teams travelling east and playing 1pm games are 1-16 by my quick (and potentially flawed) calculations:
- Arizona has losses against WAS, NYJ, CAR and PHI by about 16 ppg.
- SD has losses against MIA and BUF by about 8 ppg.
- SEA has losses against BUF, NYG, TB and MIA by about 18 ppg.
- SF has losses against NO and NYG by about 13 ppg.
- OAK has losses against BUF, NO, BAL and MIA by about 13 ppg.
The SF 10-3 win over BUF last week is the only win. Some of the games have been close, but a lot were blowouts. That is enough evidence to suggest it is a negative factor for west coast teams. The Pats obviously need to show up and take care of business, but all the factors not between the lines favor the Pats.