1. Patriots Come Away With Narrow Victory Over Broncos
There are multiple factors at play in this game, most notably the fact that both teams could have their backup quarterback(s), or their starting quarterback.
New England should have the advantage at home. Even if Lock is able to play, he’d have to go into New England and beat a Patriots team that stuck with the Chiefs until the fourth quarter last week.
Of course, if Hoyer or Stidham plays, Denver could have opportunities to take advantage defensively. These two quarterbacks threw three combined interceptions last week.
But the struggles with ball security is why the Patriots should lean heavily on their run game again this week.