The Patriots are 9-28 since the start of the 2023 season. They're 34-53 since Tom Brady skipped town for Tampa in 2020. This year is supposed to represent a change in direction, but thus far, the start has been rocky.

With a 1-2 record early in this season and two home losses already on the register, Tom E. Curran has a modest but significant goal for the team: Become the best of the worst.

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It may not sound like much, but with the Panthers -- sure to be in the running for the worst record in the NFL -- visiting Foxboro on Sunday, it's an important step that must be taken under Mike Vrabel.

"As demoralizing, though, as last week's loss [vs. Pittsburgh] was, if the Patriots don't get this one, it'd be a little bit w

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