This is supposed to be the easy stretch?
That determination of the schedule has to be considered relative to where the New England Patriots are concerned. When you consider that the team, already on its third-string quarterback, hasn’t beaten anybody except Mitch Trubisky, the upcoming ease of the schedule comes with some trepidation.
Still, here come the Lions, Browns, Bears, Jets, and Colts before heading into the Week 10 bye week. Those teams so far are a combined 9-11-1. The combined win-loss record of the teams the Patriots have already faced in 2022 is 9-7; not exactly like taking remedial math after an intense month of trying to solve the Riemann Hypothesis.