Buccaneers-Patriots prediction roundup

Tom Brady fires a pass against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. AP Photo/Jason Behnken After the game is over, after Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and the rest of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers douse Gillette Stadium in a heavy dose of retribution propellent, how do the Patriots move on?

After Brady breaks the career passing record in the first quarter, after Gronkowski and Antonio Brown deliver Roger Clemens-like glares to the Patriots’ sideline, and after Patriot fans have finally dealt with the inner turmoil that has been eating at them since St. Patrick’s Day, 2020, what’s left?

Sunday’s Buccaneers-Patriots showdown has been the event we’ve waited for ever since Brady…