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It's been a rough offseason for New England Patriots fans.
Tuesday's Madden NFL 20 simulation on Bleacher Report's Twitch channel didn't help.
The virtual Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with Patriots legends Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, went into virtual Gillette Stadium and emerged with a commanding 17-3 victory. The game came after ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the Patriots traded Gronkowski—who came out of retirement—and a seventh-round pick to the Buccaneers for a fourth-round pick Tuesday.
Quarterback play was fittingly the difference from the start.