On Wednesday, NFL Network aired two documentaries about the Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots. One of the recurring themes in both America’s Game and Do Your Job was the team’s ability to use being doubted at various times over the course of the 2018 season as motivation to fuel another run towards a championship. Judged by that, it appears that the Patriots’ title defense is already off to a good start.
Look no further than The Ringer, which recently released its 2019 season predictions. While the six writers asked to look ahead all picked New England to win the AFC East for an eleventh straight year, they were reluctant to go with the Patriots to advance much further than that.