Originally Posted by MikeSmoke

It's also pretty clear that unlike most teams, the Patriots don't use injuries as an excuse for their losses, in the same way they never mentioned that in their AFC loss to the Colts last year, almost half the team was behind the bench between series throwing up because of a stomach flu they had - the only way people know that is because it was reported by outside sources, the team never said a word. They lost, they didn't make excuses, they just moved on..something that some "fans" of some teams are unable to do, win or lose.