FOXBORO, Mass. — After the New England Patriots’ Week 1 loss, they were presented with an ideal get-right opportunity: a tasty matchup against the New York Jets and their rookie quarterback, Zach Wilson. They capitalized, rolling to a 25-6 victory.
The Patriots won’t get the Jets — or the Jacksonville Jaguars, or the Houston Texans — after Sunday’s 28-13 defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Saints. They’ll get the GOAT.
Next up for New England is the matchup that’s been circled on calendars since May, perhaps the most anticipated regular-season game in NFL history: the Patriots hosting Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the legendary quarterback’s return to Gillette Stadium.