upstater1

I'm tired of reading about the Chargers and am really looking forward to next week's game, moreso than this one. I don't have any grand point, but I didn't see another Vikings thread, so I'll offer this up:

A win in this game enables the Patriots to get through the meat of their schedule with a great record. They have lots of tough games afterward especially against the division, but those division games will be tough regardless. The point is, the Patriots will only face a very injured Colts team and a tough Steelers team at Pitt in the ensuing weeks, and they should beat many of the rest of the teams on the schedule.

If they go 6-1, they can play their hearts out (and afford losses to Pitt or Green Bay or a WTF loss). If they lose to Minny however, they will be still battling for their playoff lives.

A win against Minny sets up the entire rest of the season. You couldn't really say that about wins against the Ravens or chargers. But now that they're 5-1, they have set the shelf.

PatsChamp88

Sunday hasn't even ended but I thought todays game was really pivotal...

shmessy

A home win against a crappy 2-3 NFC team?

Oh yeah, they beat the Cowboys in Minny, wow? Then there was that awesome home win against the Lions......

Every game is important, but I don't see the Favre/Moss circus game as all that pivotal to the Patriots season.

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Nikolai

The Lions are a tough out. The Pats are going to have their hands full on Turkey Day.

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convertedpatsfan

Every game is pivotal. You're saying the Vikings game is pivotal because it sets up the rest of the season, but it wouldn't have that much importance without previous big wins at San Diego, vs. Baltimore, at Miami...

For this week, I agree, the Vikings game is the most important game of the season. But after that game, the next game will be the most important game of the season. And after that one, the next game will be the most important game of the season.

Dufflebagz

Whenever you lose you are that much farther from the playoffs....whenever you win you are that much closer. Every game is pivotal until you have the #1 seed locked up.

Patspsycho

Why would the 1-5 Lions be a tough out for us?

PlainOldEd

10 char

upstater1

They're the second or third best team left on our schedule. That's why.

Petersen, Harvin, Moss, great defense. Not a couple weeks ago, but by the end of the year, I expect them to be the class of the NFC.

TheGodInAGreyHoodie

How is an out of conference game Pivotal? While all games are important, the ONLY thing that makes this game special is the outcome will hugely shape the lingering Moss debate threads.

The Dec 6th game against the Jets is Pivotal for the season.

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