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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are 9-1, which is tied for the best record in football and good for the top spot in the AFC.

They’re coming off a big road win over a tough NFC team that beat them in the Super Bowl a few years ago.

And they’re hearing lots people on the outside voice concerns/doubts about an offense that has been struggling a bit as of late.

Brady himself has seemed extra surly since Sunday’s win over the Eagles.

All of which means one thing – Brady and the Patriots are going to explode at home on Sunday and blow out a Dallas Cowboys team that is good, but far from great.

It’s just what they do, haven’t we all learned that by now?

The Patriots enter Sunday’s game 6.5 favorites, which makes sense when you see that Bill Belichick coaches the Patriots and Jason Garrett coaches the Cowboys. But the Cowboys are becoming the sexy pick by many to at least cover that spread.

Which has to be music to Brady’s ears.

Last year the GOAT used a somewhat fictional narrative that nobody believed in the Patriots to lead his team to a sixth Super Bowl title. Right now you have to believe he’s sitting at home with in his UGGs, carefully working on implanting a new chip on his shoulder.

It’s what he does and it’s worked every day since the Patriots used a sixth round pick on him way back in the 2000 NFL Draft.

Has the 42-year-old QB slowed down a little bit this year? Maybe, but he’s also working with a lot of moving pieces and new faces. He and Josh McDaniels have likely been spending many extra hours this week looking for ways to put up huge numbers on Sunday and shut everybody up yet again.

Making things easier for them, as has been the case all year, is that this team’s defense is absolutely stacked. And they also get to play their first game at Gillette Stadium since late October.

All I will say is this – if you’re gambling on Sunday, you might want to think twice about going against Brady and Belichick. This feels like another time that they remind everybody that this dynasty is far from dead.

And when they do, you shouldn’t be surprised.

We’ve seen this story a million times over the years.

This very time right here is what Brady lives for.

Thursday’s biggest winner: Russell Wilson.

Our Steven Ruiz broke out his updated NFL QB rankings and they’re a lot different from the preseason, as there are many new faces starting under center this late in the season. But there is a familiar face at the top of these very rankings – Russell. Wilson. See where your team’s QB ranks.

Quick hits: NHL stars try to name princesses… Let Giannis shoot the 3… Lizzo’s weird Vikings reference… And more!

– Spend some of your Friday watching this fun video of NHL stars trying to name Disney princesses. Sidney Crosby steals the show.

– Our Mike Sykes explains why NBA teams should happily allow Giannis Antetokounmpo to shoot 3-pointers.

– Stefon Diggs is investigating Lizzo’s mysterious Vikings reference on ‘Truth Hurts.’

– The Texans linebackers showed up to Thursday night’s game in costumes and got roasted by NFL fans.

– This rugby player’s hilarious rant about a horse is some must-see stuff.

(Follow me on Twitter at @anezbitt. It might change your life. Just don’t tell me about your fantasy team.)