FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots are bracing for one of their toughest tests of the season on Sunday when they travel down to Tampa to take on Baker Mayfield and the 6-2 Bucs.

Drake Maye and Co. will need all of the help they can get as New England tries to extend its winning streak to seven games. But an already banged-up Patriots roster didn’t exactly receive good news on Wednesday.

During New England’s first practice of the week, both Kayshon Boutte (hamstring) and Rhamondre Stevenson (toe) were absent — while veteran center Garrett Bradbury was a non-participant.

On the defensive side of the ball, linebacker Christian Elliss was also sidelined by a hip injury and did not participate on Wednesday.

Stevenson didn’t play in Sunday’s win over the Falcons, while Boutte exited that

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