After facing a murderer’s row group of opponents, a more winnable slate of games are coming up on the schedule for the New England Patriots, starting with the Washington Commanders on Sunday.
The Commanders were sellers at the trade deadline with the team shipping both of their premier pass-rushers, Montez Sweat and Chase Young, off in deals for future assets. So that’s two less worries for Patriots quarterback Mac Jones under center.
It also helps that the Commanders have the second-worst scoring defense in the league. That means the Patriots offense should be able to move the ball and put up points, even without Kendrick Bourne and DeVante Parker.