COMMENTARY
There once was a time during the 20-year (or so) history of this space when anyone who dared pick against the New England Patriots would run into the unleashed wrath of what had become an entitled fanbase (poor Jimmy Kempski). The worst that can happen now is that Patriot fans might check in and make sure you’re OK mentally if you pick their team.
In what might be a first for this award-winning (or so) space, precisely zero writers, experts, prognosticators, or even llamas preening for snacks picked the New England Patriots to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals in the season-opener on Sunday.