I predict 16-0 but that is boring to just say. Let me tell you my predictions game by game. Also thanks to
@RelocatedPatFan for posting that detailed info. I am just gonna copy/paste and use it. Hope that's cool.
Thu, Sep. 7 Kansas City Chiefs - 8:30pm - Pats never lost a post super bowl win opener and I don't think they do this time either. KC has a legit D but Smith/Reid just aren't closers. They wait for their D to win or you to beat yourself generally. You need to bring more than that. Pats 31 KC 20 (closer till the 4th)
Sun, Sep. 17 at New Orleans Saints - 1:00pm - NO in a dome is tough always. However Brady in a Dome is crazy good and the D advantage is too big for the Pats to lose this one. Cooks goes off this game btw. Pats 41 Saints 24
Sun, Sep. 24 Houston Texans - 1:00pm - A very tough D but lets be real. Savage isn't beating the Patriots. Just not happening. It might be a bit messy but i honestly see this as a game where our D might out score their O with a TD of its own and giving the Pats a chip shot FG. Pats 24 Texans 9
Sun, Oct. 1 Carolina Panthers - 1:00pm - Panthers are going to bounce back a bit. But not 15-1 or even playoffs probably. Just not as bad as they were last year. That lose last time they played still is on Brady/BB's mind. This secondary gets carved up and this time Cam extend drives with plays that should have been stopped. Pats 38 Panthers 20
Thu, Oct. 5 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 8:25pm - First game the Pats are in jeopardy of losing all year. Thursday night game away with a unfamiliar team. The Pats don't have a good answer for Evans who can just win jump balls if need be and Winston gives them fits (McCoy is the type of player who can annoy this offense a ton). The pass rush also gets to Brady and the CBs make the WRs day difficult. However, Tampa is still not good enough all around to take advantage and the Pats pull out a tough one Pats 27 Tamps 23
Sun, Oct. 15 at New York Jets - 1:00pm - Playing the Jets at home more often than not turns into a dog fight. Not this year. Jets are just too bad and have no good way to sustain any drives and get the Pats after a rest and a so-so game. Also no Fitzpatrick who seems to do really well vs the Pats. Pats 31 Jets 10
Sun, Oct. 22 Atlanta Falcons - 8:30pm - This will just be a legit tough game. Atlanta simply wants this one more than the Pats do. They want to show they should have won last year. They want to use this game to set a tone saying "we will not be denied again". However magic in the NFL is fleeting and they won't be in the groove they were. Ryan won't have the year he did last year. The OL won't be pushed around again or taken by surprise by Grady Jarrett and the Pats also won't to prove they don't need to come back miraculously to beat them. Pats 31 Falcons 24
Sun, Oct. 29 Los Angeles Chargers - 1:00pm - The Chargers are a weird team. They are always worse then they should be. I don't think that changes though i think Allen their star WR stays healthy this year. Chargers will do what they usually do. Look like a good team then make 1-2 dumb mistakes and lose. Pats 31 Chargers 20
Sun, Nov. 5 BYE
Sun, Nov. 12 at Denver Broncos - 8:30pm - The bye was nice timing here to prepare for a really tough stretch. The Broncos came closer to winner than last years score reflects. That key int by Ryan in the red zone when they were marching was huge. Brady is simply not good in Denver vs this D (who is though?). Do what you did last year. Don't try to challenge that D too much. Score some points and play smart field position. Dare their O to match your score with no short fields or points scored by their D. They won't. Pats 20 Denver 10
Sun, Nov. 19 at Oakland Raiders (Mexico City) - A big wildcard game due to potential distractions but imo the last true hurdle from being 16-0. The Raiders D is suspect or too young besides Mack. Cannon needs to contain him and get some help probably. Do that and the rest of their D falls apart. Carr is a stud and one of the few QBs who will successfully move the ball on our D. Still I think they are slowed more than the Pats. Tough game and AFCCG preview. Pats 30 Raiders 24
Sun, Nov. 26 Miami Dolphins - 1:00pm - Miami at home should be no issue. I would look for this to be a big running day too for the Pats. Pats 33 Dolphins 20
Sun, Dec. 3 at Buffalo Bills - 1:00pm - Bills are building for the future smartly but just don't have the guns for an upset chance this year even at home. Pats 41 Bills 20
Mo, Dec. 11 at Miami Dolphins - 8:30pm (boo ESPN game) - At Miami can be hard but generally usually more so if very early in the year. In December they lose their advantage. I will predict something very rare. The exact same score but this turns into more of a passing day. Pats 33 Dolphins 20
Sun, Dec. 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers - 4:25pm - Short week and on the road should put this in doubt. It doesn't. The Pats own the Steelers. Brady owns that D. He knows it. They know it. Pundits sometimes forget it when they talk this game up. Brady will yet again eat this zone blitz up. For all the talk about Bryant and Coates people might give out in the end if you shut down Bell and Brown they can't score enough to keep up with Brady. That is what BB will focus on. Pats 38 Steelers 24
Sun, Dec. 24 Buffalo Bills - 1:00pm - The Bills have nothing to play for at this point. They put up a decent showing last time but when the Pats jump up on them again the fight just leaves them this late in the year with no prospects for anything. Pats 38 Bills 6.
Sun, Dec. 31 New York Jets - 1:00pm - The Jets are just plain bad and this will not be a close contest particularly when at home but the Pats do go into cruise control in the 2nd half running almost exclusively with an eye to the playoffs and the 16-0 feeling firmly in their control. Pats 30 Jets 10.
In summation the Pats have a bad day for Tampa but pull it out and no other truly off games this year though so they don't always bring their A game. Tough games vs the Falcons, Raiders and Broncos who come close to derailing the 16-0. The AFCE pretty much lays down for the Pats with no truly hard contest this year which is a bit of a surprise but it is just so bad and no early Miami game loses good HFA for the dolphins. Pitt again fails to truly challenge (Oakland and Denver are the bigger problems for the Pats). Chargers, Saints and Panthers which could be trap games don't turn into them or have that feel for much of it (I think the Chargers will feel the closest though).
