Taking the plunge.
The loss to the Panthers saw the supposed-to-be-undefeated Patriots taking the plunge down the experts’ Week 4 Power Rankings and landing with a just average 2-2 record. It wasn’t quite so big a drop as after the Kansas City debacle in 2014, but the tone was almost as dour. A rebound win in Tampa Bay last Thursday hasn’t done much to rally the rankers to the cause, but two wins in a row might. Even against the Jets.
This Saturday my oldest son is also taking the plunge, marrying his sweetheart of 10 years.