If there's any nonsense, it's your reply. There have been all of 4 halves of football; the New England D played great in 2 of them, OK in one (with one TD off a very short field), and horrible in one. Humidity could have been a factor; defenses do tend to tire in the 4th quarter of games.This is rose-colored nonsense. They are 15th in points allowed, 25th in yards allowed, 21st in points per drive allowed. They were playing a Dolphins team that finished 27th in points (26th in yards) last year and scored 7 points in Week 1.
The pass rush is admittedly something that needs to be watched going forward.