The Patriots will play their first preseason game of the Jerod Mayo era on Thursday against the Panthers.
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The wait is over. It’s time for some real football. Well, as real as it can get in preseason.
Still, Thursday’s game against the visiting Carolina Panthers will be the New England Patriots’ first opportunity to put on their uniforms and show what they worked on in training camp the last few weeks. The focus will be on fundamentals, which means there is virtually no game-planning, so the final score will likely need to be taken with a grain of salt.