Bedard: ‘Defense needs to pull together without Gronkowski'

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How badly will the loss of Rob Gronkowski affect the Patriots' chances at earning a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the AFC?

The guys on Sports Tonight talk about how tough it was already to earn one of those two seeds -- and now without Gronk it certainly won't be easier.

That said, the Boston Globe's Greg Bedard thinks the team can still win without him.

"If this team can't survive this, then they have big problems" Bedard said. "Rob's a very good player, but they have plenty of weapons ... they brought in other guys, they brought in Brandon Lloyd. They have Welker, they have Edelman. There are plenty of options on this team to be able to survive. This offense is averaging almost 36 points a game. You take Rob out of it, it affects it, yes, but it certainly far from a season-killer for this team."

Hear what else they had to say in the video, and let us know your thoughts on the Pats chances without Gronk.

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