FOXBOROUGH – There’s always a sense of the unknown during Week 1 of the football season.

There will be teams that surpass expectations and surprise everyone. There will also be teams that aren’t nearly as good as expected. It’s why it’s so hard to predict what will happen when a team’s schedule initially comes out.

For the Patriots , there are many unknowns as the team prepares to play its regular-season home opener against the Las Vegas Raiders. Sunday’s matchup is going to teach us a lot about Mike Vrabel , his new system, and the new Patriots roster.

The Patriots are also taking on a team with a new head coach, Pete Carroll, and a new system. The Raiders are also starting a new quarterback in Geno Smith.

Sunday is just the first step in the journey this season. It’ll be fascin

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