Welcome to Season 14, Episode 10 of the Unconventional Preview, a serious yet lighthearted, nostalgia-tinted look at the Patriots’ weekly matchup …

So we can agree that those mostly dull and frequently grim years while the Patriots crossed the rickety bridge to get from Tom Brady to Drake Maye were all worth it and then some, right?

That probably goes without saying around here, but in an attempt at some humility, Patriots fans must remind themselves that there are at a minimum 25, and probably as many as 31, fan bases in the NFL that don’t believe the Patriots suffered nearly enough after two decades of dominance.

Enduring a year of Cam Newton, the slow meltdown of Mac Jones, and the ridiculous hope that Bailey Zappe was the answer is a very small price to pay while waiting f

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