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Tom Brady returns to Gillette Stadium with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, and Mike Giardi of NFL Network joins Alex Barth to look ahead to the matchup. What can we expect in the chess match between Brady and Bill Belichick? Will Rob Gronkowski play? Plus, continuing to follow the progress of Mac Jones. For more Patriots coverage, visit 985TheSportsHub.com.

(00:10) Felger and Mazz reset the topics of the day and continued to take calls on Bucs-Patriots, the Patriots game plan, and the mind games being played.

(37:18) The Final Word with Jim Murray

(00:18) Felger and Massarotti got back into the Patriots offensive approach against the Bucs and their expectations of Mac Jones.

(30:19) The guys discussed Tom Brady’s comments about the Patriots defense and facing some of his former teammates.

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(00:16) Felger and Mazz talked about the end of the relationship between Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.

(22:40) The guys also discussed Belichick’s comments about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense.

(00:10) Felger and Massarotti opened up the show discussing how the New England Patriots offense could approach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense.

(12:58) The guys talked about the mindset of the Patriots quarterback Mac Jones and Tom Brady’s meeting with the media.

(25:42) Who has the advantage in Sunday night’s matchup?

(0:00) Zolak & Bertrand start the fourth hour with calls on Bucs-Patriots and the Patriots outlook if they win on Sunday, before listening in on Tom Brady’s press conference.

(21:00) We react to Brady looking and sounding sick at his presser.

(28:47) The guys take a call on how the Patriots can beat the Bucs and tell some of their favorite tailgating stories.

(36:59) Today’s Takeaways.

(0:00) Zolak & Bertrand start the third hour with an update on their business venture, before taking a call on Bucs-Patriots this Sunday.

(10:32) The crew reacts to James White being out for the season, with calls coming in on how to replace him and Robert Kraft deserving more blame for his role in Tom Brady’s departure.

(22:26) We dive into Rob Gronkowski’s status ahead of Bucs-Patriots, as calls come in on how to stop Brady and the chances he wears his Super Bowl ring on Sunday.

(30:35) Bruce Arena, New England Revolution Head Coach and Sporting Director, joins the show to discuss the Revolution reaching the 20 win benchmark, the team improving since he was hired, and his guys playing more freely.

(0:00) Zolak & Bertrand start the second hour by taking calls on the Bill O’Brien plan rumored by Seth Wickersham, Tom Brady’s personality test, and how the ending of Bucs-Patriots will go.

(12:48) We discuss what Mac Jones needs to approve on to help the Patriots offense get back on track and the other rookie quarterbacks struggling early on.

(23:23) The guys go back and forth on whether Jones needs to be wary of his emotions on Sunday and Alex Guerrero speaking out once again.

(33:48) We react to YouTube TV possibly dumping NBC prior to Bucs-Patriots.

(0:00) Zolak & Bertrand start the show by discussing Mac Jones’ demeanor at his press conference yesterday ahead of Bucs-Patriots.

(11:04) We dive into one of the nuggets from Seth Wickersham’s podcast yesterday, where he detailed a personality test given to Tom Brady by Bill Belichick.

(23:12) The crew continues to decipher the meaning behind the personality test given to Brady and whether it’s something to put stock in.

(33:32) We do our second ticket contest for Bucs-Patriots tickets this Sunday.