Ho-hum.

The Patriots went on the road and hammered the Tennessee Titans in a game that was over halfway through the third quarter. The 31-13 stomping guaranteed that the Patriots will still be in first place when Week 8 kicks off on Thursday.

A year ago, this would have been cause for a parade. Even eight weeks ago, it would have been stunningly decisive.

But on Sunday, this was exactly what was supposed to happen. A good team beating a bad team by a bunch of points isn’t news in the NFL. It happens multiple times a week.

The Patriots have reached the point that they’re simply one of those good teams. They played the game like they expected to win the game and they did. New England might not be better than Buffalo yet, but their Week 4 win wasn’t a fluke.

The Patriots won four game

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