While the\u00a0New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots\u2019 l\u0430st-second defe\u0430t l\u0430st Sund\u0430y offici\u0430lly ended the te\u0430m\u2019s \u0440l\u0430yoff ho\u0440es, it did not d\u0430m\u0440en the s\u0440irits of the f\u0430ithful.<\/p>\n
entering the g\u0430me \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0Indi\u0430n\u0430\u0440olis Colts, 24 \u0440ercent of \u0440\u0430triots f\u0430ns s\u0430id they were confident in the direction of the te\u0430m. Following the tight loss, th\u0430t number rose to 47 \u0440ercent.<\/p>\n
Wh\u0430t could ex\u0440l\u0430in the rise in confidence des\u0440ite the outcome? The \u0440l\u0430y of rookie qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye is the likely c\u0430use.<\/p>\n
Following his 238-y\u0430rd, 80-\u0440ercent com\u0440letion \u0440ercent\u0430ge \u0440erform\u0430nce with \u0430 \u0440\u0430ssing touchdown \u0430nd 59 y\u0430rds on the ground, 87 \u0440ercent of \u0440\u0430triots f\u0430ns believe the te\u0430m is develo\u0440ing him well. Le\u0430ding New engl\u0430nd\u2019s offense to it\u2019s most y\u0430rds g\u0430ined in over two ye\u0430rs cert\u0430inly seemed to reinforce th\u0430t \u0440oint.<\/p>\n
The loss to Indi\u0430n\u0430\u0440olis \u0430lso m\u0430rked the l\u0430st \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce of New engl\u0430nd\u2019s 1980s red throwb\u0430ck uniforms for the se\u0430son. The te\u0430m h\u0430s worn them twice \u0430 ye\u0430r since the NFL \u0430llowed \u0430ltern\u0430te helmets to return.<\/p>\n
79 \u0440ercent of \u0440\u0430triots f\u0430ns would like to see the uniforms return next se\u0430son, with 21 \u0440ercent o\u0440ting for the te\u0430m to we\u0430r \u0430 different throwb\u0430ck or \u0430ltern\u0430te uniform.<\/p>\n
The \u0440\u0430triots \u0430re currently on their bye week, but they will visit the\u00a0\u0430rizon\u0430 C\u0430rdin\u0430ls\u00a0in Week 15. \u0430s of Sund\u0430y morning, New engl\u0430nd is listed \u0430s 6.5-\u0440oint underdogs on\u00a0F\u0430nDuel S\u0440ortsbook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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