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The Patriots aren’t capable of a playoff push, but they could at least make some progress, starting Sunday against the Giants

Welcome to Season 12, Episode 11 of the Unconventional Preview, a serious yet lighthearted, nostalgia-tinted look at the Patriots’ weekly matchup . . .

I know, this bummer of a Patriots season — which somehow has seven games remaining, beginning with Sunday’s matchup with the similarly struggling Giants — has been plagued by a whole lot of questions and not many affirming answers.

Every Patriots fan would like solutions to the assorted problems that have resulted in Bill Belichick’s team winning two of its first 10 games, most obviously at quarterback, where it appears Mac Jones will get the start coming off the bye week despite being pulled after a brutal glitch of an interception late in the Week 10 loss to the Colts.