Welcome to Season 14, Episode 5 of the Unconventional Preview, a serious yet lighthearted, nostalgia-tinted look at the Patriots’ weekly matchup …
As one may recall with some fondness, for nearly two full and glorious decades, the Patriots set the bar not just in the AFC East, but the entire NFL.
The numbers and feats of the Patriots dynasty become more impressive the further away they get in the rearview mirror: from 2001-19, they won 17 division titles, reached the conference championship game 13 times, reached the Super Bowl nine times, and hoarded six Lombardi Trophies.