Over the last five years, winning has almost become a thing of the past for the Patriots, which was an unfamiliar feeling after 20 years of dominance over the rest of the league. Other than the outlier year in 2021, when they surprisingly made the playoffs, they've progressively lost more games, hitting rock bottom over the last two years with just four wins.
The expectations for this year were simply to build on previous years and, hopefully, add more wins, and through the first 9 weeks of the season, they have certainly done that. They currently lead the league with a 7-2 record, although they were close to breaking their win streak against the Falcons on Sunday.