The New England Patriots may have dodged a bullet on the injury front last week, but in the short term, Bill Belichick's squad is severely short-handed. Without Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman or Dont'a Hightower, there are schematic limitations to what New England can do on both sides of the ball.
In fact, the Patriots are probably at a disadvantage against the Philadelphia Eagles this week simply in terms of pure talent. Of course, Chip Kelly's squad has underachieved unlike almost any team this season, imploding en route to a 4-7 record and three consecutive losses.