State of the 2023 New England Patriots: Can Bill Belichick and Co. get back on postseason track?

Where does your squad stand in 2023? Adam Rank sets the table by providing a State of the Franchise look at all 32 teams, zeroing in on the key figures to watch and setting the stakes for the season to come.

Members of the Patriots organization, Patriots fans around the world and those who think the red Patriots throwbacks are some of the sickest throwbacks going ...

Where do the New England Patriots go from here? Tom Brady won a Super Bowl in Tampa immediately after leaving in 2020, while the Patriots have finished outside of first place in the AFC East -- a division they ruled for years -- in each of the past three seasons. New England brought back a familiar face (no, not that one) to help get things on track again. Can the Pats make it happen? Good question. But before we look forward, we need to take a look back.

One high from last season: Climbing to 7-6 in Week 14. After losing two in a row, the Pats outlasted the Cardinals on Monday Night Football, preserving their place in the AFC playoff picture. They were riding relatively high into a Week 15 showdown with the Raiders and former New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. Yeah, I think we all remember what happened next.

One low from last season: Whatever you call the events of the video embedded below. The Patriots had a shot to pull one out in overtime in Vegas -- until Jakobi Meyers made a play I still can't quite comprehend:

Quarterback: Mac Jones. New England fans were feeling themselves back when it looked like the Patriots might have snagged the best quarterback in the 2021 NFL Draft. Jones (taken 15th overall) led all rookies in the 2021 season with 10 quarterback wins (a totally real and useful stat), completion percentage (67.6), passing yards