After holding off the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, the defending champion New England Patriots improved to 10-0. Despite the battle over Tom Brady’s deflation suspension and injuries to Julian Edelman, Dion Lewis and now Danny Amendola, it cannot be too shocking that a team with New England’s pedigree is unbeaten.
Not so for the league’s other 10-0 team, the Panthers. Carolina was widely derided last season for making the playoffs despite a losing record, and its quarterback, Cam Newton, has for years been scorned for his unconventional style and middling statistics.