Last week: 19 (-3)

Record: 3-4

The Patriots, by no means, played a good football game this week, but they still were able to beat the Dolphins, who lost by 10 and look nothing like the team that was supposed to compete for the division after a 3-0 start. They still might not even be as good as their 3-4 record would suggest, as they allow opponents to move the chains at a 71% rate, as opposed to 76% for their defense, a differential that is 27^th in the NFL. I don’t know if they’ll finish quite as bad as the 2011 Bills or the 2012 Cardinals, who both collapsed after strong starts, but they could be close.

Week 8 Studs

C Mike Pouncey

Week 8 Duds

RT Jonathan Martin

DT Paul Soliai

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