Juggernaut Index No. 4: The New England Patriots

The Juggernaut Index is our annual ranking of NFL teams for fantasy purposes. Repeat: FOR FANTASY PURPOSES. We're interested in yards and points here. These ranks are astonishingly accurate and highly collectible. Please enjoy them responsibly. 4. New England Patriots It's back to normal for the Patriots now that Tom Brady(notes) is back in the saddle. We'll get lots of passing numbers here, lots of backfield headaches and lots of vague comments when it comes to injuries and personnel decisions. We're all used to the ways of Camp Belichick by now. Brady did everything fantasy owners wanted to see over the summer and with that he‘s settled in as the clear No. 2 or No. 3 quarterback on just about everyone's board. Brady usually takes most of the preseason off but not this year; the Pats let him play in three games, take hits, get his pocket awareness back. The results were what you'd expect from midseason Brady (26-for-42, 307 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT), and alt...