He played in the final eight games of the season for the Patriots.

Not great, but good enough for the Patriots to win.

Support for the Patriots came mostly from the middle class.

But if he leaves, the world doesn't end for the Patriots.

Because of his support for the Patriots he was laid off in 1787.

Maybe it would all be too much for the Patriots to handle.

For the Patriots, this is a chance to show people that they aren't as soft some think.

And that counts as a bit of good news for the Patriots.

If there was a nervous time for the Patriots, it should have come in the first two weeks of the season.

Plenty of time for the Patriots to finish in the second half what they had started.