PatsFaninAZ
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For a non-division, non-conference game in mid-November, ESPN is hyping the crap out of this thing. I mean, this feels to me like one of the least significant games we've played all year, given the Jets dropping a division game yesterday.
It's always nice to do well on national tv in prime time, but this game seems like a problem for the Patriots. For a team that has won 5 in a row, the Panthers (if ESPN is to be believed) seem to be treating this as a Super Bowl of sorts. Those games always suck -- one team redlines it in terms of intensity, plays a good game, and then flames out for the rest of the year.
I suppose with the Broncos lurking, this is a bit of an important game for the Patriots, but of the losable games this year, this one would bother me the least.
It's always nice to do well on national tv in prime time, but this game seems like a problem for the Patriots. For a team that has won 5 in a row, the Panthers (if ESPN is to be believed) seem to be treating this as a Super Bowl of sorts. Those games always suck -- one team redlines it in terms of intensity, plays a good game, and then flames out for the rest of the year.
I suppose with the Broncos lurking, this is a bit of an important game for the Patriots, but of the losable games this year, this one would bother me the least.