Defense is the hallmark of Bill Belichick led teams and this year’s team will likely win or lose based upon how well the Defense plays.
The Patriots have a brutal schedule, the number 1 toughest schedule. A far cry from the cream-puff schedule they had over the 1st half of last year. Defensively they dominated (as they should have). You can’t blame them, they played the schedule and opponents that were before them. However in the second half it was a different story and they were exposed.
This season they play five of the top six rushing QB’s.