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After some casual excellence from Aaron Rodgers, Patriots’ opening victory feels like an outlier

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The Patriots’ first possession in their eventual three-touchdown loss to Aaron Rodgers and the Jets Thursday night offered a stark preview of the dull ineptitude to come.

First down: Jacoby Brissett, under siege, flings a completion to tight end Hunter Henry for no gain.

Second down: Rhamondre Stevenson spins his tires for 1 yard.

Third down: Brissett, under siege again, heaves an incompletion to nowhere. Punt team, activate.