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Seven weeks left, and what’s coalescing at the bottom of the standings may be as interesting as what’s going on at the top of the standings …
That starts with the collapse of the Patriots in Frankfurt—and what it’ll mean between now and Jan. 7. New England didn’t just lose to the Colts. They lost a game owner Robert Kraft called “critical” at a fan rally Saturday, and “big” to others at events through the weekend, mostly because of his own efforts to cultivate a fan base in Germany. They lost with their first-round quarterback benched, after throwing as bad a pick as you’ll ever see to precipitate the move. They lost while looking like the kind of team they used to make fun of.
