PATS16N0
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We just started the season with a string of away games and came out of it uncontested in the AFC East.
Now we're at home for three full weeks before our bye. Beautiful.
Without travel for the four and a half weeks, I expect this team to make major internal strides. This is what's going to lead into what is nationally referred to as `post-thanksgiving Patriot football.` The beginning was ugly, but on week #6 we've already played half our away games, and one of the remaining four is in Metlife, which is nothing. All the Patriots have left is a trip to Indy's dome, then later back to back weeks in Green Bay and San Diego. Other than that, we're in the Razor for the rest of the season.
4-2 with the two most impressive 2 game stretch in the AFC, a four week stretch camped up at Gillette, and most of our season travels behind us. That's a pretty nice place to be.
Denver's schedule is actually the opposite. Today in Metlife was only their second road game of the year, and spend six of their last eight games on the road. Brutal wear and tear and exhaustion. The Patriots stock is about to rise, and Denver's will drop. If we beat them, which I'm expecting, it'll probably at least ice the #2 seed for us, and for #1 it'll come down to how well the Chargers can stay ahead of us.
I really like our situation right now. It would of been nice to pull out that Miami win, but 4-2 with all those away games behind us, plus our two most important divisional away games behind us, which we came out of a respectable 1-1, I think we're poised and our offensive issues seem to be largely behind us. Now, thanks to injury, I guess we'll have new ones.
Very unfortunate about Mayo and Ridley! Because with this 3 game home stretch, I was and still am expecting a New England run of solid dominance going into the bye. We have no effective hammer now in the running game. Hopefully it's not as bad as the speculation.
The 49'ers and Chargers will beat Denver up nice for us before they fly out here, too.
Three home games and a bye!
Now we're at home for three full weeks before our bye. Beautiful.
Without travel for the four and a half weeks, I expect this team to make major internal strides. This is what's going to lead into what is nationally referred to as `post-thanksgiving Patriot football.` The beginning was ugly, but on week #6 we've already played half our away games, and one of the remaining four is in Metlife, which is nothing. All the Patriots have left is a trip to Indy's dome, then later back to back weeks in Green Bay and San Diego. Other than that, we're in the Razor for the rest of the season.
4-2 with the two most impressive 2 game stretch in the AFC, a four week stretch camped up at Gillette, and most of our season travels behind us. That's a pretty nice place to be.
Denver's schedule is actually the opposite. Today in Metlife was only their second road game of the year, and spend six of their last eight games on the road. Brutal wear and tear and exhaustion. The Patriots stock is about to rise, and Denver's will drop. If we beat them, which I'm expecting, it'll probably at least ice the #2 seed for us, and for #1 it'll come down to how well the Chargers can stay ahead of us.
I really like our situation right now. It would of been nice to pull out that Miami win, but 4-2 with all those away games behind us, plus our two most important divisional away games behind us, which we came out of a respectable 1-1, I think we're poised and our offensive issues seem to be largely behind us. Now, thanks to injury, I guess we'll have new ones.
Very unfortunate about Mayo and Ridley! Because with this 3 game home stretch, I was and still am expecting a New England run of solid dominance going into the bye. We have no effective hammer now in the running game. Hopefully it's not as bad as the speculation.
The 49'ers and Chargers will beat Denver up nice for us before they fly out here, too.
Three home games and a bye!