Coming off a 16-0 seasons and losing in the Super Bowl is never easy. Luckily the Boston Celtics picked up where the New England Patriots and won a NBA Championship. This season with the glamour of a perfect regular season behind them, the Patriots will be looking to win their first Super Bowl since 2004.

This mini-slump has to end soon, especially with a team as talented as the Pats. Coach Bill Belichick has the arm of Tom Brady on his side, as well as the hands and freak athleticism of Randy Moss, the guts of Wes Walker, and the quietly deadly Laurence Maroney.

The offense will get plenty of chances to run up the score against the ultra-weak AFC East. The real tests will come in non-division play against the Chargers in Week 6, the Colts in Week 9, and the Steelers in Week 13. Otherwise the schedule offers little challenges (the NFC games are all discounted as being challenging because they include NFC teams).

Gillette Stadium will be rocking again with Patriots tickets giving fans to see the greatest show in the NFL again in 2008. The team that topped 500 points last year is back without much change. A solid line and a stellar cast will provide plenty of highlights in Boston of touchdown after touchdown every Sunday.

The defense should hold despite the loss of a couple of top corners and the continued aging of the defensive stars. The Patriots did not even suffer that much from losing the first round pick after Spy Gate. They managed to trade for the 10^th pick and give the linebacker crew some youth with Jerod Mayo. Vrabel, Bruschi, and Thomas will have to step up after the playoff teams exposed problems in the middle last season.

No matter what kind of defensive problems the team will have, they will not be too much for one of the best offenses ever to overcome during the regular season.