NFL Power Rankings, Week 15: Packers take top seed, Eagles sparked by Jalen Hurts

This is the first time in 17 years that the New England Patriots won’t be winning at least 10 games as they fell to 6-7 with their Week 14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. It’s hard to even grasp the magnitude of such a streak as this team has simply been dominant for years.

Of course, this season, things have changed dramatically since they had to replace Tom Brady. They did well in adding a former NFL MVP in Cam Newton but the transition has been anything but easy. Newton’s addition means they have had to change their entire offensive philosophy and that led to a 2-5 start (which included four losses in a row). They had been on the upswing with a 4-1 stretch but then the Rams made a statement in their first meeting since the Pats’ Super Bowl LII win.

New England had no answers for Cam Akers who rushed for 171 yards and they couldn’t block anyone on the Rams front seven. Newton was sacked four times and Jarrett Stidham came in late, getting sacked twice more. In all, New England had just 113 total yards passing in a 24-3 loss.

They’re still not technically out of the race but this loss hurt. And they’re also now just one loss away from their first non-winning season since the year 2000. That’s also hard to fathom.