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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I'm sure exceptional teams can overcome the trend when matched up against really bad trends. I'm not sure that this years team is exceptional or that the Steelers are all that bad.I went through all of it last year when the argument was that 3 in a row road games was a disaster. It worked out to the patriots record in the second game of back to back road games was slightly better than their overall road record. Don’t remember how far back I went but I think it was 01 making it the Brady era.
Some of that might be projection.They didn’t have message boards then
I’ve honestly never seen a fan base before that takes a loss and tries to convince the rest of the fan base why it will result in more losses.
It’s like people here revel in being depressed and expecting failure.
Both teams coming of gut wrenching losses.
Let's hope our team can finally put together a full 60 min game of Patriots football. They're more than capable we seen the flashes of how good they can be unfortunately we also see how bad they can be on the road as well.
Yesterday must have been christmas come early for you. Lots to trash the team about.I think we all can see today was a tell all about this team...
It’s a road game. Everything about a road game applies.I'm sure exceptional teams can overcome the trend when matched up against really bad trends. I'm not sure that this years team is exceptional or that the Steelers are all that bad.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but when you're 13 games into the season and have yet to put together a single game of certain standard, you aren't going to get to that standard, barring a huge anomaly. It's been well noted for a long time that the Patriots roster is much weaker than in past years. The reason why it seems they have excellent potential but can't reach it, is because that potential is much further away than we perceive it. Almost every .500 team in the NFL feels like on their very best day, if everyone is playing their best football, they can beat anyone, and that's probably right. But the fact is each game there are some guys who will win their matchups and some that won't.
Unless you have a really elite squad with a lot of great players and depth (like the Patriots when healthy the last few years), this feeling like we haven't seen what they're capable of is just normal fan optimism. Right now, though, we have a virtually 100% healthy team, so I don't see much reason to believe a new, transformed team will just appear.
Considering your apparent omniscience, what's next?It's easy to say in hindsight I saw this coming, but I really did.
With Tom Brady at QB the patriots have played 37 road games that followed road games. They are 28-9.
Considering your apparent omniscience, what's next?
With Tom Brady at QB the patriots have played 37 road games that followed road games. They are 28-9.
Yeh not thrilled about this one ......i would be happy if Conner was out, but the Steelers defens eis better than it has been in a quite a while and thats the bigger concern for me.
Sorry, but your point is supported by stats but not the eye test. Tom Brady today is not the Tom Brady of yesterday. The same statement could be made about BB and his Staff and any player that has been with the Pats for some time. Ex. Gronk, not to pick on him because of yesterday.
Whats the margin of victory?Brady 10-2 vs the steelers in his career. 5-2 at heinz field