Most of us recall the glory days of Gillette Stadium, when the home of the New England Patriots was a house of horrors for opposing teams. Nowadays, whenever opponents come into Foxborough, it feels more like a glorified bye week. The embarrassing home losses have outweighed the dramatic wins over the last few years. Brady is no longer running under the Gillette bridge, pumping his fist. The quarterback's 121-24 record in Foxborough feels like a lifetime ago.
With only 22 games remaining in the regular season and a six-game lead over the Wild Card-chasing Rangers (themselves reeling from the injury loss of their ace, Nathan Eovaldi), the Sox almost certainly have a big enough cushion to survive the loss of Anthony. If you believe in the math behind WAR, then we're looking at only additional 1-2 losses - at the absolute most - as a result of Anthony's absence. Falling out of the postseason at this point would represent a monumental collapse.