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I'll believe the Pats are actually done when I see them lose a game that matters.
This game does matter a lot to them.
I'll believe the Pats are actually done when I see them lose a game that matters.
This game does matter a lot to them.
He does, but his skill players are awful. Edelman is the only good one, and the Texans realize just double him and dare the others to do something. They can't. They're locking down everyone. Pats line is bad too. Patriots offense is dead. You can't win like this.
Pats are done folks. The only team that could possibly stop the Ravens are the Chiefs in a shoot out maybe.
Why? They're still in the driver's seat for a first round bye and they've avoided tipping their hand against a conference rival, same as they did against Baltimore.
I was watching an interview of Kirk Cousins on ESPN last night and thought, wait a minute, he looks like ...
How has the world never noticed this before? Especially Minnesota sports fans.
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Ravens have an easy walk to the SB. The AFC sucks.
I was watching an interview of Kirk Cousins on ESPN last night and thought, wait a minute, he looks like ...
How has the world never noticed this before? Especially Minnesota sports fans.
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Why? They're still in the driver's seat for a first round bye and they've avoided tipping their hand against a conference rival, same as they did against Baltimore.
I just fail to see what advantage they really have, outside them just being the Patriots - especially on offense. Gronk retired. Their line is not as good as last season, they struggle to run the football - something they were good at last season. Bad at it this season. And Brady looks older. These are all big problems.
Sure, defensively Belichick will mix things up, and they can throw you a curve ball. But the offense really is bad. They're not saving something on that side of the ball. There's just very little there. It's just too hard to win like this. Even last year, they would score points.
They've regressed. I'm not going say they have zero chance to get the SB. The AFC does suck, but at the moment, no way are they the favorites.
They're probably going to see the Chiefs right away. And I really don't love the match up against the Ravens.
The Patriots defense really doesn't match up great against them. I do think they'll do a better job against Lamar than last time, but no one has yet to figure out how to stop him running. Could Belichick have something up his sleeve? Sure.
But Pats don't have that dominant pass rusher to really get after him. Their strength is the secondary. And Lamar isn't going to beat you throwing the ball for 350 yards anyways.
Weather conditions could be a big factor though. If its snow, icey, wet, and hard to run on the field. That can make a tremendous difference. But right now, not a matter of their defense.
This offense is shit.
Remember that the Rats will almost certainly have homefield against the Chiefs, unlike when they lost earlier this year, and as things stand right now will against the Pats.
Footballoutsiders currently puts their SB win odds at 32.6%, more than the next two teams, NE/NO, combined.
I was watching an interview of Kirk Cousins on ESPN last night and thought, wait a minute, he looks like ...
How has the world never noticed this before? Especially Minnesota sports fans.
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