The New England Patriots open their 2024 regular season schedule with a road trip to Paycor Stadium on Sunday to take on the Cincinnati Bengals.
An ugly 4-13 finish to the 2023 season is plenty of motivation for a Patriots team entering a game for the first time in 24 years without former coach Bill Belichick on the sideline. The team parted ways with the legendary coach back in January and hired Jerod Mayo as the new head coach in New England.
It would be a powerful statement for the first-year head coach to lead the Patriots to an upset win over the Bengals in the season opener.