There was a day, not too long ago, that the New England Patriots being embarrassed meant bad things for their next opponent.
Those days also included Tom Brady at quarterback and plenty of good players around him.
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The Patriots don't have the ability to take revenge on anyone anymore. If there was any question that the Patriots' dominance is a long gone memory, it came Sunday.
The Patriots lost 38-3 to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 4. While that was an extreme for the Patriots, as the worst loss of Bill Belichick's career, they've rebounded from bad losses before with statement wins.