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Some Patriots fans are rooting for Tom Brady to win another Super Bowl. Others are dreading it.

The Irish restaurant Mick Morgan’s sits about two miles down the road from Gillette Stadium on Route 1, a signpost any New England Patriots fan driving from the north must pass on their pilgrimage to Foxborough, Mass. Neil Nunes, its general manager, noticed a strange phenomenon late in the season, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers surged and the Patriots fell out of playoff contention: More people filled the outdoor patio and bar during Tampa Bay games than Patriots games. Some wanted their old quarterback Tom Brady to win, some wanted him to lose, and a few even sported Buccaneers hats or pewter-toned No.