Love all the butthurt Pats fans going off "They hate us cause they aint us".. no we hate you because you can't go a season without cheating.
They *should* be fine those first 4 games. But Division games are different. Pats lost in their final game of the year against Miami, and they were playing for home-field. Buffalo is no slouch, and they will be better this year. Cardinals are gonna wax them. You never know with Houston. They could go 3-1 or 1-3.
The rest of the schedule ain't easy. Two divisional games with the Jets, Seattle, Bengals, Steelers, Broncos.
Brady doesn't have much time left, and New England was stripped of some draft picks so no skill players for a while. This could be one New England's last chances to win a title in this era, and they just got hamstrung, big time.