AFC is a total crapshoot right now. Each contender or semi-contender has a major flaw. It's almost setting up as to see which team will get pounded by Seattle in the Super Bowl. Although, still a lot of football to be played between now & the first week of Feb.
Pats got beat by a team playing their Super Bowl yesterday. They just didn't excute in situations that they needed to. I hated the settling for FGs in the red zone. They have to punch one of those in. That one 3rd & 2 near the start of the 4th drove me nuts. Pass attempt to Vereen just after Blount had gashed them. 7 would've been huge in that situation. The missed FG was just pushed by Gostkowski. Had plenty of leg. You convert that, you don't even have to go for a TD at the end of the game.
Will say that was a ballsy move by Philbin on 4th & 5. They had all 3 timeouts remaining plus the two minute warning. Figured they were gonna punt there.
Pats D is really missing Mayo & Wilfork. It showed big time yesterday. Then you got Gronk out on the offensive side. You saw the gaping holes in the Pats yesterday. Injuries have just ravaged that team.
