How Many Games Did The Patriots Win Without Cheating

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Cam Newton proved the Bill Belichick-led New England Patriots will do just fine without Tom Brady. Patriots won their first game in the post-Brady era, defeating the Miami Dolphins 21-11. That Patriots team wanted to prove to the league it won without cheating. This team wants to prove to the league it can win without Brady deflating footballs. And there's no way the team is. The NFL has rendered its verdict on the Patriots’ filming of a Bengals-Browns game late last year. The results aren’t pretty for the Pats – they’ll be fined $1.1MM and stripped of a 2021 third-round pick, according to Mike Reiss and Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter).

How many games will the New England Patriots win in the 2020 NFL season? We look at BetMGM‘s projected win total and the Over/Under odds, while looking back at the 2019 season and key offseason roster changes.

New England Patriots’ 2019 season

The Patriots got off to a red-hot start last season, winning their first eight games behind a historically dominant defense. They understandably stumbled against the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs, but their loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 17 was alarming.

After going 12-4 in the regular season, New England was upset by the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the playoffs, 20-13. The Patriots were only 8-8-1 ATS last season, and if not for an outstanding defense, they likely wouldn’t have won more than 10 games.

New England Patriots’ 2020 offseason changes

The Patriots roster was ravaged by departures this offseason, beginning with QB Tom Brady in free agency. TE Rob Gronkowski was traded to Tampa Bay after sitting out last season, and LBs Jamie Collins and Kyle Van Noy left as free agents, too.

LB Dont’a Hightower and S Patrick Chung opted out of the 2020 season, as did FB James Develin and five others. They added S Kyle Dugger and LB Josh Uche early in the draft, but this offseason was more about departures than arrivals in New England.

Late in the process, the Patriots did add QB Cam Newton, which was by far their biggest signing.

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New England Patriots’ 2020 schedule

Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 6: BYE

Week 7: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 8: at Buffalo Bills

Week 9: at New York Jets

Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 11: at Houston Texans

Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 13: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 14: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

Week 16: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 17: vs. New York Jets

New England Patriots’ 2020 win total: Best bet

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Odds last updated Monday, Aug. 10 at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Projected wins: 9.5 / OVER: +105 / UNDER: -125

The Patriots are going to look very different this season without Brady and key defenders, but they still have WR Julian Edelman, a decent offensive line and a secondary that features CB Stephon Gilmore. The division isn’t terribly difficult, either, even with the Dolphins and Bills on the uptrend.

Two games against the Jets are very favorable, but there are no other easy games on the schedule. They’ll face the daunting NFC West, the likes of the Ravens and Chiefs, all without their future Hall of Fame quarterback.

Still, I think Bill Belichick will find a way to make it work and win at least 10 games as he has in each of the last 17 years. Bet the OVER (+105).

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Overview

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The New England Patriots have played a total of 54 seasons. Their first season was in 1966, and their most recent season was in 2019.

Have the New England Patriots gone by any other names?

Yes. Between 1966 and 1970, the team was known as the Boston Patriots.
In 1971, the team changed their name to the New England Patriots.

When was the last time the Patriots were in the playoffs?

The New England Patriots last made the playoffs in 2019, when they lost the Wild Card Round. They've been in the playoffs a total of 26 times in their 54 seasons.

When was the last time the Patriots missed the playoffs?

The New England Patriots last missed the playoffs in 2008.

When was the last time the Patriots won a playoff game?

In 2018, the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl.

When was the last time the Patriots lost a playoff game?

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In 2019, the New England Patriots lost to the Tennessee Titans in the Wild Card Round.

How many Super Bowls have the Patriots won?

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The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl 6 times, in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016 and 2018.