For the better part of two decades, Foxborough, Massachusetts was the epicenter of the NFL. From their home base at Gillette Stadium, the New England Patriots led by future Hall of Famers Bill Belichick and Tom Brady orchestrated an unprecedented run.

And then, it was over. When Brady left in 2020, there was hope the team would find a way to return to its championship days in the near future. When Belichick left in 2024, the franchise was in disrepair from the top down. The Patriots kept not just losing games at an extended rate, they also lost something even more fundamental: they lost relevance.

While they still played four primetime games in 2022, that number dropped to three in 2023, and finally one in 2024. Within a few short years, the Patriots had become an afterthought on the nat

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