美媒ClutchPoints报道。新英格兰爱国者队目前取得9胜2负的战绩，成为本赛季首支达到9胜的球队，并保持着八连胜的势头👀但他们是否真正具备精英实力，还是仅仅因为赛程轻松？观察他们击败的对手可谓良莠不齐：🔸图阿·塔格瓦伊洛阿领衔的海豚队🔸布莱斯·扬率领的黑豹队（当时胜率仍不足五成）🔸斯宾塞·拉特勒效力的圣徒队（他在几周后被降为替补）🔸卡姆·沃德所在的泰坦队——这位新秀四分卫在赛季中期主帅遭解雇后失去指挥🔸迪伦·加布里埃尔带领的布朗队🔸迈克尔·佩尼克斯效力的3胜猎鹰队🔸贾斯汀·菲尔兹率领的仅获2胜的喷气机队这些胜利含金量确实有限。但球队也取得了两场极具说服力的胜利：客场战胜坦帕湾海盗队，并在布法罗比尔主场击败对手。横扫国联南区全体对手同样并非易事。因此，9场胜利绝非偶然，八连胜唯有真正强大的球队方能实现。德雷克·梅耶表现惊艳，打出了球队期待已久的王牌四分卫水准🙌但爱国者是否属于精英球队？这仍是核心问题。最终他们需要证明自己能与强队抗衡并持续施压。目前其战绩领跑全联盟，但真正实力仍有待检验。

ThePatriotsare9-2,thefirstteamtohitninewinsthisseasonandridinganeight-gamewinningstreak👀Butaretheytrulyelite,orjustfeastingonthesoftpartoftheschedule?Becausewhenyoulookatwhothey’vebeaten,it’samixedbag:🔸TheTuaDolphins🔸TheBryceYoungPanthers(backwhentheywerestillunder.500)🔸TheSpencerRattlerSaints(hewasbenchedweekslater)🔸TheCamWardTitans,arookieQBwithnoheadcoachafterthemidseasonfiring🔸TheDillonGabrielBrowns🔸The3-winFalconswithMichaelPenixJr.🔸TheJustinFieldsJets,atwo-winteamThat’snotexactlyatopquality.Buttheyalsoowntwowinsthatabsolutelyspeakloud.TheywalkedintoTampaBayandbeattheBuccaneers.TheywenttoBuffaloandtookdowntheBillsintheirownbuilding.AndsweepingtheentireNFCSouthisnosmallfeateither.Soyeah,youdon’tgetto9winsbyaccident.Youdon’tstackeightinarowunlessyou’realegitimatelygoodfootballteam.AndDrakeMayehasbeenlightsout,playinglikethefranchiseQBthey’vebeenwaitingfor🙌ButarethePatriotselite?That’stherealquestion.Eventually,youneedtoproveyoucanpunchbackagainsttheheavyweightsandkeeplandingpunches.Fornow?TherecordisthebestintheNFLButthejuryisstillout.