FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots' next opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles, has given up 10 touchdown passes over its last two games. That type of statistic would normally have opposing receivers salivating at the opportunity of having a big day, but Brandon LaFell looks at it differently.

That's because of Bill Belichick.

"The crazy thing about it is that we haven't seen any of those touchdown passes on film," LaFell said Thursday. "We've been seeing them causing turnovers, making plays, the defensive line led by [Fletcher] Cox getting to the quarterback. We haven't seen all the touchdown passes they've given up. We've been seeing all the takeaways."

This is the Belichick Way, which reflects how Belichick always prepares his teams for the opponents' best. That's why a last-place team can sometimes seem like a powerhouse to players.

"It feels like every team we're playing against, we're facing the best defensive line, the best secondary. Every time we watch film against a team, I feel like they're undefeated," he said. "We never see the bad plays. We always see the positive things they do. He has us going out there making sure we respect our opponent, and make sure we study."

When asked if Belichick sometimes has to go into full-fledged sales mode, LaFell said, "He does a great job every week, because I'm telling you, every week I'll be like 'this might be the best defense, the best DBs ... And he keeps us on our toes with all the questions he asks. Any given week in the NFL, a team can come in here and beat you. I always feel like no matter how bad a team is playing, they always come in and give us their best game."