I'm actually speechless. That was truly a statement, dominant win by the Pats today
I had predicted we would win but like almost everyone out there, I expected a close game something along the lines of 27-17, or 34-24, or 28-24, etc. But this… OMG. This was a thrashing by the Pats all around!
Don’t let the score fool you, the defense was DOMINANT today. Also, I felt like especially in the last 20 minutes of the game, the refs were calling extremely dumb penalties on the Pats defense to extend those Chargers drives, which led to those garbage time TDs. The first TD was a fluke blown coverage, but after that they truly tightened up and limited the Chargers.
The pass rush was great too. It may not show on the sacks, but there was a ton of pressure and QB hits which definitely rattled and even frustrated Rivers. Going to need a similar pass rush next Sunday for sure (hopefully with a few more sacks too).
All around, a fantastic game by the Pats, and no, TB12 is NOT DONE
Oh and props to Edelman, White and Michel for their amazing games, and Gronk’s blocking (along with the O-Line) was key as well.
But man, it sucks to be going to Arrowhead now. I give us about a 20-25% chance to win the game there (would be 60-65% IF at Foxboro), but I obviously hope I’m dead wrong.
But this game does tell me that the dynasty is NOT over yet, and we have the talent to potentially make the SB. However, it will take a complete team effort for 60 minutes and virtually perfect football to get it done next week. That was a fantastic win today today though against arguably the 2nd best team in the AFC. Now time to beat the best if we want to earn another trip to the SB!