Thou Shalt Not Gloat

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As one more Division leader loses to the Pats

All our former critics rush to offer their "Congrats!"

"They just beat the Lions without fielding Jonas Gray."
 "Best team in the NFL," most analysts now say.

Sunday, with a final score of 34 to 9,

(Thanks to the improvement in the Pats' Offensive line

And a brilliant Defense that turned Golden into lead)

I'm afraid New England might let praise go to its head.

Let's not tempt the sports gods now by gloating at our win;

Gloating, just like taunting, is a major sports gods' sin.

We've still got tough games to play before we reach our goal;

One more chance for us to go and win the Super Bowl

The New England Patriots - Ouch!

Final score: Lions 40 - Patriots 9. (Photo/PatsPulpit.com)

New England got slaughtered by the Lions in Detroit.

Patriots' performance, as a team, was not adroit;

Fumble, interception, two more fumbles, and some drops.

We got beat so badly someone should have called the cops.

Danny Amendola didn't dress because he's hurt...

What a shock!  (says someone who's still wearing Welker's shirt.)

Thank gods it's pre-season so the drubbing doesn't count.

Only demonstrates we've got some problems to surmount. 

Airplane home is not a trip that I'd wish to be on.

Belichick will want them all at practice - crack of dawn.

Rookies may be promising but, if you want my guess,

Brady would be happier if we'd held on to Wes.