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Suffice it to say that Denver is completely in the rear view mirror. In the front windshield has to be getting the top playoff seed back.

The Patriots committed the cardinal sin in all of sports; don’t ever, ever let an inferior team hang around, because it come back to bite you.

Here’s what Tom Brady had to say following the Patriots loss to Philadelphia.

Here’s what Bill Belichick had to say following the Patriots loss to Philadelphia on Sunday.

Philadelphia rookie CB Eric Rowe gets his first NFL start Sunday, and it against a New England team that since 2003 is 38-4 coming off a loss and is 52-8 in the month of December since 2001.

Look no further than the Patriots third-down percentage the past two games to see that the running game is slowing down the offense. New England is 5 for 28 on third down percentage the last two weeks including just 2 of 13 against Denver.

Week 13’s best game is between Seattle, who just went over .500 for the first time all season, and Minnesota, who ranks 25th in the league in scoring. The only other game with two winning clubs involves a pair of 6-5 teams: the under achieving Colts with a 40-year old backup QB, and a Pittsburgh defense that has given up 39 and 35 points in recent games. NFL fans deserve better than this.

In the last five games, the Philly defense has allowed 828 yards on the ground an average of 165.6 yards per game. This is the time for Blount to get some yardage and take some pressure off the receivers.

In NFL Week 14 Early Advanced betting lines, the Westgate in Las Vegas has initially installed the New England Patriots as 3.5 point road favorites over the Houston Texans. Jacksonville is a 1-point favorite over Indy, the Broncos are favored by 6.5 over Oakland, and Carolina is an 8-point favorite over Atlanta.

After their first loss of the season, the New England Patriots return home to host the Philadelphia Eagles.

Since realignment in 2002, the Pats own a stellar 45-10 record against NFC teams including a 3-0 record against the other teams from the NFC East this season.

Think of it this way: considering all the lies the NFL has fed the public in 2015, is it more probable or not that there was some sort of back room business deal between 345 Park Avenue and the CEO of ESPN’s parent company?

Look for the Patriots to try to wear down this Eagles defense with much more Blount and Bolden carrying the ball this week in a similar offensive game plan as when they faced a fellow NFC East foe, the Redskins.

On Wednesday afternoon, Gronkowski posted this comical picture of himself as The Terminator on Facebook with the headline “I’ll Be back.”

In this episode, we discussed the Patriots first loss of the season to the Broncos on Sunday Night Football. Later on we previewed the upcoming game for the Patriots against the Eagles this Sunday at Gillette Stadium. We also discussed the latest injuries to the Patriots along with having another edition of Around The League.