The talk of 19-0 isn’t stupid.
To assume the Patriots will go 19-0? Sure, that’s stupid. But Julian Edelman’s recent quip that talk of a perfect season is nonsense should come as nothing more than an intelligent athlete declining to publicly set historic goals.
The Patriots have three games on their schedule that should strike fans as potential losses right off the bat, one of which is before their bye and two of which are after it. The first is Week 7 against the Falcons at home, then there’s the Week 11 game against the Raiders in Mexico City and their Week 15 meeting with the Steelers in Pittsburgh.