Consecutive losses by the Patriots have caused many NFL analysts to think New England may not be as ready to contend for the AFC title, or Super Bowl, as the group once appeared to be during its seven-game win streak.
ESPN analyst Jeff Saturday, however, isn’t of the same belief as colleague Marcus Spears or Mina Kimes, who he joined on “First Take” on Tuesday. Instead, Saturday believes New England will be able to bounce back from its two straight losses to the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills.
“I think they’re contenders and I would tell, I would use kind of Mina’s argument — they’ve already beat the Bills one time and they played them and listen, everybody on this set knows Josh Allen played dang near a perfect game against the Patriots,” Saturday said, citing Allen’s impressive Week 16 performance at Gillette Stadium.