Even though the Patriots have a brutal first four games on their schedule (road games at Miami, Pittsburgh and Green Bay, and a home date with Baltimore), the Patriots could go 2-2 here and be in good shape moving forward.

The Patriot defense did a good job in keeping Matt Corral, the third string quarterback at the moment for Carolina, holding him to 58 yards passing and 9 of 15 passing.

The Patriots opened their preseason game with the team they usually finish with, the New York Giants.

Message to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers organization: Your fifteen minutes are officially up.

The Bills completely obliterated the Patriots, as they scored touchdowns on all seven of their drives in a frustrating loss Saturday night.

The Patriots once again played bad (at times) football and once again showed how much trouble they have winning in Miami.

The Jaguars put up little resistance, the Patriots scored on most every drive, and the only thing Bill Belichick needs to complain about is his extra point unit which failed twice during the game.

As this season has played out, it has been the defense that has carried this team, and it has been the defense that has been disappointing and taking the Patriots out of possible Super Bowl contention.

Buffalo will be hell bent on revenge, so if the Patriots can beat the presumptive division champs twice, that will put some salve on Saturday’s loss.

The Patriots are now by themselves as the top team in the AFC, as well as the AFC East, with a 9-4 record and a seven-game win streak.

Bear in mind that not one, but two Tennessee Titans running backs eclipsed 100 yards rushing, and neither of them were named Derrick Henry.

The final score was 25-0, but the game felt like it was 45-0 during Thursday night’s Patriots vs Falcons match-up.

Bill Belichick loves to beat the Jets more than any other NFL team. The Cleveland Browns might be number two on that list.

Former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold was picked off three times, one for a long touchdown, and was harassed and hurried all game long by the now-fantastic Patriot defense.

Nick Folk was perfect on field goals all afternoon, and his 30-yarder with 3:16 left gave the Patriots a winning cushion. The Patriots wound up holding on for a 27-24 win over the Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.