Any credence to the belief that the league hosed the Pats on the schedule this year? There is some evidence – Earliest possible bye during planned Brady suspension, Indy gets long rest, Pats get short rest for Denver, two Thursday games…

Nah I don’t really buy it. The schedule seems like a logistical nightmare all by itself. Thinking that the NFL was then trying to add in the chance to screw the Patriots wherever possible doesn’t seem plausible even for them. And really I think having two of their three divisional road games at the very end of the schedule is actually an advantage instead of having them earlier in the season when they might be more likely to have a hiccup. There aren’t many secrets about the Colts/Broncos either, we’ve played them pretty much every year so a short week or allowing them an extra couple days to prepare for us isn’t too much of issue.