Welcome to Season 10, Episode 14 of the Unconventional Preview, a serious yet lighthearted, nostalgia-tinted look at the Patriots’ weekly matchup.
This might seem a frivolous question regarding the Patriots’ chances of victory Saturday night against the Colts, at least compared to more obvious matters such as how to deal with Indianapolis’s game-breaking running back, Jonathan Taylor.
But I believe at least tangentially and perhaps more than that, this matters too: At what point in the game does Mac Jones surpass his number of passing attempts from the last time the Patriots played, when they prevailed over the Bills, 14-10, in a contest that looked like it was being played in a 100-yard wind tunnel?