New England Patriots

Let me be clear. I'm happy with the win, because a win is a win. However, I'm certainly not pleased with it.

It wasn't the prettiest, but the Patriots picked up their 1st Victory and are now 1-2 and ready to play the Cowboys next week

Per CBS Sports, since the field expanded to a 12-team postseason format in 1990, teams that begin the season 0-3 have just a 2.5% chance to make the playoffs.

It's easy to make a case for either team Sunday because both teams are kind of in the same boat. Solid defenses that keep them in it most weeks, but offensively challenged.

Isn't a W or an L the only stat that really matters? Mac is now 2-7 in his last nine starts dating back to last Thanksgiving, with the two wins coming against backup QB's.

It's the first time since 2001 the Patriots are 0-2 to begin a season and its the first time in the Belichick era the team has trailed by at least 10 points in each of the first two games of a season.

New England dropped to 0-2 for the first time since 2001, which was Belichick’s second season as coach.

It was a shocking blow just seconds into last night's Monday Night Football season opener when Rodgers had to be helped off the field and eventually carted to the locker room. By the time the game ended, the prognosis was all but known.

What's working and what still needs to be worked on as the Patriots look back on Sunday's game

If the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles were playing a game of horseshoes yesterday, or lobbing hand grenades at targets, the Pats would be able to claim that by keeping it close, it was good enough.