Winning football games in the NFL is hard work, especially on short weeks. So why are the Patriots making it look so easy of late, pushing their win streak to five games and earning a sterling 5-0 road record to start the season?
Well, having the best defense in football probably helps.
New England pitched a shutout in a suffocating performance against Matt Ryan and the Falcons, while Nick Folk did most of the heavy lifting scoring-wise in the team’s 25-0 shutout win over Atlanta.
Meanwhile, Mac Jones (22-of-26, 207 yards, TD, INT) has now completed nearly 84 percent of his passes over the last two weeks, only adding to his legend as the top dog in this year’s rookie quarterback class.