FOXBOROUGH – As always, when Bill Belichick is involved, don’t try to expect anything when it comes to your own analysis and season prognostications.
The anticipation over the preseason opener for 2023 was more exciting than many folks may have initially predicted. On Thursday night at Gillette Stadium, the Patriots played their first preseason game of the year, a rare in-conference preseason matchup with the Houston Texans. Despite the Patriots having some deficient areas and the team needing to show its fan base something that smacks of “return to respectability”, many fans thought they would get a nice opening showcase of what the 2023 Patriots will be all about.