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LOL I still see Pats fans complain about "all of the holding" on the helmet catch play. In 2025. When there was no holding on that play.

He played last season too...right? Had quite a few then. Doesn't seem like he's so hot under pressure. And you didn't answer my question. How do you know he "actually wants to win championships?"

You're really trolling now. How do you know "Drake wants to actually win championships?" Drake Maye hasn't played a single postseason game yet. In fact, when Maye has had even minor pressure, he has turned the ball over. How many game-ending INT's an fumbles has he had in the 4th quarter at this point of his career, anyway?

Vrabes had great OC's in TN. LeFleur & Smith. You're mythologizing.

Bills - 38 Patriots - 17 We're in December.

The Maye hype is absolutely ridiculous. Pats fans should be excited about him. He has shown a lot so far. Also so far, I don't believe he has led a singe 4th quarter comeback. We have no idea what kind of playoff performer he'll be. His success so far has been mainly against bad teams, and mainly w/ the long ball - one of the least sustainable models for great QB play. I've seen MANY Pats fans say at this point that he has already surpassed Josh Allen. That's a level of delusion that I can't really comprehend.

It really isn't THAT bad. Still pretty below league average in terms of targets, but Cooks is obviously an elite talent, and Kincaid is getting there. We probably have one of the best trio of TE's in the league. It's still pretty glaring as far as WR1 & the lack thereof goes, but Josh is good enough to make it work w/ this crew. Bottom line is that we haven't had too many issues scoring points this season, with a few notable exceptions. EDIT: I was referring to James as far as "elite" w/ the comment above, and since he's been catching more passes. Not Brandin, though I like what he brings to the table.

"Gonna be?" I mean, they've been cartoon characters for many years now. Cautionary tale for winning TOO much.

Gotta admit - I love watching that guy play when it's not against the Bills. He can be so surgical w/ his passing. Scary - it's a good thing their line & defense are sub-par.

Oliver & Bosa playing together really changes our D for the playoffs, provided Ed can be back at last 85-90%. If we can stay relatively healthy the rest of the way, I'd feel really optimistic heading into the postseason. There just isn't any team we can't beat this year as long as we don't commit too many mistakes/turnovers.

I was happy to see us blitzing more last week (or at least it seemed like it). It had somewhat mixed results, but that was largely due to how good Burrow is, and how good his receivers are. Maye has a slower release. I'd love to see us blitz as much if not more this Sunday. It will be more effective.

The Pats could definitely lose to Miami. If a player didn't step out of bounds by an inch in the 1st match-up, they would have in that one - and Miami is playing really well right now.

Love seeing Bishop on this list. We all need to appreciate the leap he made this season.

With the Patriots, everyone wants to know - is this real, or have they just been propped up by that schedule? Haters think it's all schedule. Pats fans (the only non-haters) think it's 100% real, and that they're really the best in the AFC. The reality, as always, is probably somewhere in the middle. They're good, but nowhere near as good as their record. And, most importantly, they're still the 2nd best team in the division. That should be apparent on Sunday.

What are you looking for here? I said that they're a very good team and greatly improved. Not enough?

I've seen Pats fans online saying we'll be "easy work" and expecting a comfy win at home. I'm looking forward to this one. It's been circled on my calendar since we lost to them. They turn back into a pumpkin on Sunday. Can't wait.

The Patriots are fraudulent. That doesn't mean they're not a good team, or a greatly improved team. But in NO WAY are they the best team in the AFC. I'd put 4-5 teams ahead of them, including us. That schedule of theirs. It's somethin'.

Slayton is really good.

They should have challenged the spot, imo - I thought he might have had the 1st before the penalty.

I wouldn't say game over just yet. Pats have been more of a 1st half team all season. Let's see if NY can respond here.

Do we have Hochuli's crew? If not, we win. Don't care about their bye.

2 things are true about the Patriots: They're very good. They're also frauds. If they had even a regular ol' easy schedule, they'd have 4-5 losses and the story would just be about how they turned it around & are on an upward trajectory. But they have the easiest of easy schedules, have taken advantage of that, and are now WAY overhyped. Go G-men. Tired of the hype.

That IS tough - especially when I look at our losses. The Pats & Falcons games were so winnable. But that's the NFL. Nothing is given to anyone. We're bummed because it's finally a year when the other teams that have given us a hard time in the AFC look to be struggling and possibly might all miss the playoffs - but imagine being a Ravens or Bengals fan. Chiefs fans are probably not happy, but they have some titles under their belt at least. Maybe this is the way it has to go for us. We might look back & conclude that the adversity we had to face either as a WC on the road through the playoffs, or as a higher seed that had to really fight to re-take the division, gave us the mettle to finally win the elusive title that seemed more attainable in other years.

Not scared on this one, even w/ Burrow back. This is the softest defense we've faced in weeks. Burrow will have to keep up. We should have some guys starting to come back on O. We'll score points this week. And let's see if the D can follow up today w/ another good/great game. It would be encouraging to see that unit round into form at the right time.

No big injuries. Finally. Thank you universe. The more healthy we get - the more we become inevitable. I am absolutely convinced that this is our year.