The New England Patriots have had sky-high expectations every year thanks to the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady partnership that has produced six Super Bowls and counting. Year in and year out, it’s Super Bowl or bust with this team. And why shouldn’t it be? The Patriots have been in the Super Bowl the last three seasons, winning it in 2017 and 2019. But after Sunday’s wire-to-wire smackdown of the Pittsburgh Steelers, considered one of the top challengers to the Patriots in the AFC again this season, the ceiling of expectations for this team is being pushed by some to a level not talked about since the fateful 18-1 Patriots team in 2007.
After Patriots’ dominant season opener, talk of an undefeated season emerges
