We see it so often, teams blowing their load on beating us. Hell the Jaguars are still in a tailspin after their franchise defining week 2 win against us last year.
Maybe this will be the time where a team invests this much into beating us and are able to do it again when it really counts but I'm making good money betting on the patriots year in and year out and I think I'll just keep on doing that.
What's weird though is BB led teams have lost two games in a season to teams fairly frequently:
94: Steelers (Steelers were far better than Cleveland. Who ironically enough beat the Parcells/Bledsoe combo before said game).
2005: Broncos (BS non touchback call. But 5 turnovers hurts. Denver was just better. Defense was beginning to wear down).
2006: Colts (Zero receivers. Flu. Defense crapping the bed big time. Still came down to a late pick).
2010: Jets (One of the worst losses in franchise history. No excuses for this loss).
2011: Giants (Hobbled Gronk. Unfortunate luck not recovering fumbles. Welker non catch).
2012: Ravens (I believe Gronk was out. Boldin just went crazy)
2015: Broncos (No offensive line. Still came down to a 2 pt conversion).
But to be fair, BB teams has also beaten teams twice in a season often too:
03: Titans & Colts
04: Colts
06: Jets
07: Chargers
11: Denver
12: Texans
13: Colts
14: Colts
16: Texans & Steelers
18: Chiefs
Bottom line is most of the two losses in a season were to non wildcat type bs offenses, and/or elite defenses. Not only do I think the Pats would beat Baltimore in a rematch. I don't think it would be particularly close.