I think that Buffalo loss killed the team this season. If we had a couple winnable games coming up, I think it would be a lot different. But going into New England and trying to beat an angry team who almost never loses back to back games is just bad timing for us. We're a little demoralized already and if we drop to 3-4 it'll be even worse. Cincy will be tough as well, we could be looking at 3-5 in a few weeks.
The schedule softens up a bit after that, and we will win some games, but I doubt we'll go on the major run we would need to make the playoffs. If we had a couple softies coming up and got to 5-3, I think the team would be rolling with confidence and things turn out differently. Likewise, if we had beaten buffalo, we'd have a lot more confidence this week at 4-2.
I certainly think this team CAN beat the pats, but have doubts that they'll be able to this week. And four straight losses will really kill a team's morale...