To paraphrase a famous holiday story: “Patriot Nation was all asleep in their beds…while visions of Super Bowls danced in their heads.”
Then Patriot Nation woke up to a very sobering and disappointing reality.
Coming off a bye week last week, the Patriots were 9-4 and sitting in the top playoff position in the AFC. A Kansas City win at the Chargers a week ago Thursday put the Chiefs ahead of the Patriots by a half game. Not to worry, all the Patriots have to do is win out and all will be fine.
The last four games are all winnable: at Indianapolis, Buffalo, Jacksonville, at Miami.