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Pats are 4-2 against winning teams so far. They were one yard away from 5-1 and maybe with a healthy Newton against the Chiefs 6-0? Who knows. That's really good though - I believe that's better than most years lately even with Brady.One of the big differences between this year and 2008 is that this year, the Pats are showing up against playoff caliber teams. One could argue that the 2008 Pats inability to win enough against playoff teams was their undoing, where in 2020, the underdog Pats ability to beat playoff contenders is what is keeping them in the fight.
The 2008 team was done in by some atrocious defense. As you said they couldn't beat good teams.