New England Patriots Pull off Historic Turnaround, Now They Must Capitalize

January 7, 2015   ·   Ty Schalter   ·   Jump to comments

At the quarter mark of the season, I rang the death knell for the New England Patriots' dynasty.
Four games in, they were sitting at .500 and lucky to be there. They'd been handled by the Miami Dolphins, given fits by the Oakland Raiders and pantsed by the Kansas City Chiefs. Tom Brady looked awful, the offensive line soft and the defense adrift on Revis Island.
Since then, they've been nothing less than the best team in football.
They won their next seven straight and 10 of the final 12. Their only two losses were an all-time classic against the contending Green Bay Packers and a meaningless Week 17 game against the Buffalo Bills.
They finished as the No. 4 scoring offense and No. 8 scoring defense in the NFL. They won the AFC East, extending their division title streak to six seasons and raising their total to 12 of the last 14.
Over the last 12 games, the Patriots pulled off one of the most dramatic in-season turnarounds the NFL has ever seen. They...

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