The way I see it, the Patriots are a mirage – The Boston Globe

Only thing I’ll add to this “no faith in the Patriots” article is that the same thing could be said for just about every team in the playoffs. The Ravens have looked like a mirage when they’re on the road, the Steelers have a banged up Big Ben who’s going to have to deal with Denver’s defense before ever getting to Foxboro.

It’s entirely possible the Patriots can keep this mirage up until the Super Bowl. But there, against the Saints or Packers, they could be completely exposed. But even then, we’ve gone against unstoppable offenses in the Super Bowl and won before.