Through the first 179 games of this year’s NFL season, 52 teams have been able to hold their opponent to 10 points or fewer in a game. A vast majority of those teams — 50 to be exact — eventually came away victoriously.
The only two exceptions belong to the New England Patriots, who managed to accomplish the feat of losing such a game in back-to-back weeks.
The Patriots defense surrendered a mere 10 points each to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 10 and, coming out of its bye, to the New York Giants in Week 12.