The New England Patriots pulled off an inspiring upset in Week 1. Despite playing on the road and entering the game as 7.5-point underdogs, they beat a Cincinnati Bengals team hopeful to make the playoffs with a final score of 16-10 on Sunday.
The Jerod Mayo era starting with a victory is not the only big takeaway from the Patriots’ first successful season opener in four years. With that said, let’s open up the notebook and get into some takeaways from the game.
1. The offensive line silences its doubters: The big conversation this entire offseason was the offensive line.