The Patriots are toast.
That was the diagnosis from some NFL observers after the Patriots were thumped by the Lions in Detroit on a Sunday night game last month.
If this sounds familiar, it should. People said the same thing early last season after a 2-2 start, and New England ended up playing in the Super Bowl. Chiefs fans certainly recall when Kansas City crushed the Patriots 41-14 on a “Monday Night Football” game at Arrowhead Stadium in 2014 and some said quarterback Tom Brady’s career was on the decline.
That season ended with the Patriots winning the Super Bowl.