I guess Deion Branch also gets part marks for being a constant because in his first game back with the Patriots after re acquiring him from the Seattle Seahawks it looked like he had never left.The Pats offense ranks 1 in points per game and unlike their defence they are in the top half of the league in virtually every offensive category.Devin McCourty leads the Patriots with 6 interceptions Nevertheless, after seeing Matt Flynn’s replica DKNYNY 1328 performance manning the Green Bay offence on Sunday night football, I think I was convinced that the Patriots are not quite good enough to win a super bowl simply because of their defence.Not to take anything away from Flynn’s surprisingly impressive showing being thrust into such a difficult position with the injury to Aaron Rodgers, but the Patriots defence made the Packers offence look unstoppable at times.
It wasn’t just the passing game either though because the Patriots allowed the Packers to fool us into believing that they actually have a running game.Brandon Jackson ran 22 times for 99 yards, good for a 4.5 yard per carry average, which is 0.6 yards per carry better than his season average.Unfortunately for the Patriots last night was not an anomaly for the much maligned defense either.In week 3 they allowed the Bills to score DKNYNY 1328 Watches 30 points led by Marshawn Lynch and the Bills well known wicked rushing attack that averaged 5.6 yards per carry that game.Peyton Hillis also torched their defense with 184 yards on ground in week 9.The Bills and Browns rank 17th and 18th in total rush yards in the NFL this season.
The Patriots have allowed certain teams and players to take advantage of their defense that a championship team should not allow.Chad Henne and Carson Palmer have both thrown for over 300 yards in losing causes while more respected players around the league Ben Roethlisberger and Philip Rivers have also had field days all in losses to New England.These shootout, run n’ gun style wins may be alright for the regular season but come play Tissot T41.5.413.73 Men's Watches off time and things aren’t going to be as easy.The Patriots offence, no matter how good it is, will have a much tougher time scoring in the playoffs with the intensity of opposing teams defences cranked up to the max.It is inevitable that the Pats come up against a team or teams with an offence that can somewhat keep up with them and a defence that trumps theirs.
