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After 2 decades of glory, Patriots fans may need to accept a new era of mediocrity

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Chris Simms believes the Week 3 AFC East matchup between the Patriots and Jets will be a "defensive, low-scoring" game as New England fights for its first win of the season and New York aims to bounce back.

For New England Patriots fans of a certain age, the two-decade run of on-field success the team enjoyed with Tom Brady at the helm was to be savored, particularly since the franchise's history pre-Brady didn't offer much in the way of major victories.

Younger fans, however, may be getting a sense of what their grandfathers and mothers are talking about when they recall the mediocre-at-best Patriots of years ago — because right now, the team is looking to be just that.