It has only taken six weeks for the New England Patriots to match their 2024 win total. Sunday's 25-19 win over the New Orleans Saints got the Patriots to 4-2, the amount of games won by New England a season ago. The Patriots' three-game winning streak is giving the fans the sense that this team is for real.
The Patriots found a way to win ugly in the Big Easy, highlighting that the mark of a good team is avoiding trap games on the road. New England found a way to do that, and this was a game the Patriots would've lost over the last few seasons.