of a win it was, absolutely. The Patriots lack of pass rush really benefitted the offensive line, and obviously offensive productivity. We will see several defenses ahead that are much better in that regard and who will cause problems for our O-line. The Pats defense basically wants you to either make a mistake, or settle for three. Russell missed a few opportunities but I cannot complain because he played excellently.
But man, how great was it having Kam back? He was all over the place. If you're not a fan of his game, you're just not a fan of football. Russell is looking better by the week, but I'm just not quite sure we'll see him making many plays with his legs outside of the pocket for the rest of the year. It was nice to see him moving around in the pocket though, especially on that drive to end the first half which resulted in a TD to Doug Baldwin. If all we get is that Russell with all the injuries this year, I can't complain.
As far as the rest of the schedule goes, there are numerous very dangerous teams left. We already lost to the Rams, by the time we get Arizona they will likely have put several good games together, and Mathieu will likely have returned. Playing at Lambeau is never a walk-in-the-park, and of course we all know what Carolina is capable of doing when they get a rhythm going. But I agree that 11 wins is a real possibility. I think we'll be on the road at some point this postseason. The one place I do not want to travel to is Atlanta. We must finish better than Atlanta, and win our division.
The rest of the schedule for Dallas isn't quite what our schedule is, plus they are quite a ways ahead so I'm not really thinking about catching them. I still have my eye on the Cardinals, with that defense they are always dangerous. But there are plenty of tough front sevens left on our schedule to cause concern.
C.J with the goods yesterday, with our offensive line strengths he may be our best bet the rest of the way in the backfield.