And while I don’t know when that will be or what it will look like, I do know that it’s not likely Pats fans will see another 20-year run like we had before. Probably, and not coincidentally, it will coincide with finding the right franchise quarterback to build the team around. Yes, the Pats are in a down period right now and who knows how long it will take to climb back into contender status. It was a world where Danny Amendola scored his first touchdown as a Patriot, WR Aaron Dobson and RB Steven Ridley scored two touchdowns each and LeGarrette Blount and Rob Gronkowski both put points on the board as well. The score was tied at 24 until Tom Brady just went off in the fourth quarter. New England had beaten Pittsburgh 55-31 in Week 9. Their average rank was 4.7.įor reference, the AFC East boasted the top-ranked Patriots in first place, followed by the New York Jets (5-4), Miami Dolphins (4-5) and Buffalo Bills (3-7). The Patriots were 7-2 coming off a bye week, readying to play the 6-3 red hot Carolina Panthers. Partly for fun, and partly because the 2023 New England Patriots are not fun, I looked back at the power rankings for the 2013 Patriots heading into Week 11.
2013 was just 10 years ago but feels like a hundred in football years.
