Looking at the current stats the Pats this year have 9 games against top 10 defenses in points allowed. Including playing each of the top 4 defenses in points allowed. Truly makes you appreciate the Pats offense all the more and why Brady will win the MVP this year. Really think this gauntlet of tough games will only make this team a real tough out in the playoffs and these young rookies and 2nd year players will be battle tested.

Here's the teams the Pats played with their scoring defensive rank

1. Green Bay
2. Pittsburgh
3. Chicago
4. Baltimore
6. New York Jets (2 games)
8. Miami (2 games)
10. Cleveland
11. San Diego
16. Minnesota
21. Detroit
23. Indianapolis
27. Buffalo (2 games)
28. Cincinnati

Pats could very well be the first back to back "team of the decade" team in NFL history.

Football outsiders rank of defenses we've played by DVOA:

Beating 6 of the top 10 is nice.

Hopefully we can make it 7 on Sunday.

Didn't realize that the Browns were ranked so high (11th) for a team that's 20th-25th in the league record-wise.  Really speaks to their lack of offensive weapons - they need a vertical receiver to open things up for Hillis on the ground and Cribbs underneath.  A pass-catching tight end would also help them.  Colt McCoy is the real deal and Mangini needs to stop playing games like he's fooling anyone into thinking that Delhomme will give him a better chance to win than McCoy.

Seems like just yesterday, all u heard on sports radio was "The team is rebuilding, they are too young, they dont have enough" ..bla bla bla....9-7 at best...well Not too Bad for a "rebuilding year" hahaha

Beating 6 of the top 10 is nice


by the new math I get 7.  

In Response to Re: Pats 2010 Opponent defenses:


yeah, it shows the patriots have had no lag at all offensively