The only way the Patriots can truly claim a moral victory is by building on the positive aspects of Sunday's loss to the Packers at Lambeau Field.
Eventually, New England needs to start stringing together some wins because this is not a league where nearly winning is good enough. With that said, the schedule is about to get easier and a few trends stand out from the first four weeks of the 2022 season that are legitimate building blocks for this team.
The Patriots pass defense is trending in the right direction. In the first month, the Pats are one of 11 teams holding opponents to a negative EPA per drop-back (-0.