Everyone is down on New England and picking them to finish 3rd in their division because of how they faded last year.
Brady was playing through 6 broken ribs, Moss had a seperated shoulder at the start of the season and developed a back injury so bad that he couldn't touch the top of his helmet without feeling pain. Welker got hurt in the final reg season game - and his replacement Edellman was a college qb the year prior and had to play with a broken forearm late in the season.
That's not a healthy team .. but they still won a tough AFC East despite fading down the stretch anyway.
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