On the surface, the New England Patriots' 42-13 pasting of the Carolina Panthers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon is quite the rosy picture. Patriots' fans have been waiting a long time - four seasons in fact - for New England's offense to put up 40 points. It gave us flashbacks to the good old days of Tom Brady marching up and down the Foxborough gridiron.
However, the Patriots got some breaks, with the biggest one being the team that was lined up across from them. The Panthers are absolutely dreadful and will be "fighting" the Saints for the NFC South basement throughout this season.