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Why Patriots, Cam Newton both got what they wanted in the end

The New England Patriots are back on the road to the AFC playoffs, and Cam Newton is back to showing what he’s still got something to give as an NFL quarterback. Just how everyone drew it up.

Sort of.

When the Patriots systemically destroyed the Cleveland Browns on Sunday to move to 6-4 on the season, it was rookie sensation Mac Jones under center for Bill Belichick’s team, not Newton.

And when the 32-year-old former MVP slammed into the end zone in signature fashion for the first time in the 2021 season, he did it as a member of the Carolina Panthers, the team that drafted him No.