It's odd how many of the Patriots' opponents' season have broken the opposite way you might expect after their game with the Patriots. Teams who have beaten the Pats have gone on to struggle so far. Teams the Patriots beat get hot afterward. It's either a weird jinx or the Pats catching a lot of teams at transitional moments. Either way it makes it hard to evaluate how good the Pats actually are this season.
Win over Patriots ->->-> Team goes Cold:
Loss to Patriots ->->-> Team gets Hot:
The exceptions are the two division games and Green Bay.
Win over Patriots ->->-> Team goes Cold:
- Jags beat Pats in Week 2. Jags go on and lose 7 of their next 8 games.
- Lions beat Pats in Week 3. Lions are now 3-5 after that game.
- Titans beat Pats in Week 10. Lose big to Colts next week.
Loss to Patriots ->->-> Team gets Hot:
- Pats beat Texans in Week 1. Texans now 7-3.
- Pats beat Colts in Week 5. Colts win 4 out of next 5.
- Patriots beat KC in Week 6. Chiefs win next 4.
- Pats beat Bears in Week 7. Bears now have won next 5.
The exceptions are the two division games and Green Bay.
- Dolphins lost after coming in at 3-0 and their season has unraveled a bit, now 5-5.
- Bills just suck, before and after.
- GB 1-1 after losing to the Pats.