Can the Patriots make it to Super Bowl XLI?
Ugly. That's how one can describe the New England Patriots the last couple of weeks.
It seems after losing to former Patriots coach Eric Mangini and his New York Jets, the Patriots lost their mystique and are now playing like mere mortals on the NFL Football field.
However, as bad as it may seem for the Pats right now, they are still holding on to that AFC East lead. Brady doesn't have a big name receiver for him to throw the football to these days. The New England Patriots offense seemed lost coming to the NFL Football season after they let wideout Deion Branch go to the Seattle Seahawks.
However, after a few weeks of NFL Football, it seems Brady just keeps on finding ways to win, patrolling the Patriots offense to a 9-3 mark to lead the AFC East. It has not been pretty since losing to the Jets but STILL a huge accomplishment.
Consider these rather ''UN-PATRIOTS-LIKE'' instances the last couple of weeks.
Tight end Ben Watson let a Tom Brady pass hit his stomach instead of catching it with his hands against the Bears. When he was drilled from behind, the ball shot out and was intercepted.
The Chicago Bears forced two fumbles on one play, Watson losing the ball while barely being hit from behind, he fumble initially was scored unforced, and then Reche Caldwell failing to protect it off the bounce.
New England Patriots Running back Patrick Pass, who had been rigorously drilled on ball protection last week, fumbled against the Lions while running with the ball dangling carelessly by his side in one hand.
The Patriots committed a season-high 10 penalties for 72 yards, giving the Lions an extra four first downs.
In spite all these, the New England Patriots are STILL considered one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl this year. It just depends on them if they want to get to the big dance come February.
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