Welcome to Season 13, Episode 13 of the Unconventional Preview, a serious yet lighthearted, nostalgia-tinted look at the Patriots’ weekly matchup . . .
When the Patriots lost to the Colts, 10-6, in Germany during Week 10 last season, it was both the beginning of the end, and the end of any fleeting hope that the status quo might be tenable.
Reports surfaced in the days and weeks following that loss, which dropped the Patriots to 2-8 (en route to 4-13), that ownership had decided Bill Belichick — right, the TV guy — would not be back in 2024.