FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Crystal ball: Bold prediction. Two words that often come back to haunt a beat reporter.
But this is part of the fun, too. After all, what's a bold prediction if it isn't revisited?
The Patriots (10-6) visit the Miami Dolphins (8-8) in the regular-season finale on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), and then will look ahead to the playoffs, which makes it timely to look back at some bold 2021 predictions that hit the mark, and some that missed (at times very) badly.