FOXBOROUGH — The Patriots have a strong name, and now once again seem to have a strong football team to go along with it.
The preseason opener for the Patriots didn’t reveal anything revolutionary or anything earth shattering. Both the offense and defense ran vanilla game plans and played rather close to the vest. But more important things were happening on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium, and fortunately this did not involve a player almost dying from a punctured lung.
Mac Jones made his Patriot debut on Thursday night, coming on to the field for their third offensive possession to a nice ovation from the crowd, the first time fans were allowed at Gillette since January of 2020.