Not the time to make definitive judgment on Patriots’ defense – ESPN Boston

Good read from Reiss, and I totally agree with his observations that the defense was essentially gassed. They’re a lot better than they showed, because once again, as was the case in the two losses, it was simple matters of not getting off blocks and not making tackles they were in position to make.

They have just two games between now and mid-November. They’ll be a lot fresher by then.