Patriots vs. Bears: Blowout Shows New England Is the Team To Beat

December 13, 2010   ·   John Lorge   ·   Jump to comments

On paper, the New England Patriots don't look like the most dominant team in football, they look like shootout specialists.  Their defense gives up almost 400 yards per game, 4.3 yards per carry and they have serious trouble getting to the quarterback.
The stats lie.
The reality is that the Patriots offense is so good they force the opposing team to increase the pace of the game.  This results in plenty of yardage gains, and while the front seven has failed to get to the QB the Pats have the second most interceptions in the NFL with 20—muting drives with turnovers, not just punts.
Coming off a short week and facing Chicago's passing attack, NE's defense faced questions about how it would hold up. They didn't hold the Bears to three points like last week against, but seven points ain't so bad. Riding the "MNF" high and taking advantage of the snowy conditions, the Patriots had two sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries.
Gary Guyton was the...

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