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Foxborough, October 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

A wave of controversy erupted after Colin Cowherd<\/strong>, the renowned sports host of The Herd<\/em>, bluntly declared that the New England Patriots\u2019 5\u20132 record is an \u201cillusion\u201d and \u201cthe luckiest streak in the NFL this year.\u201d Cowherd argued that the Patriots\u2019 victory over the Buffalo Bills was \u201cmerely the result of opponents\u2019 mistakes,\u201d while their win against the Tennessee Titans was \u201chardly noteworthy since they had just lost their head coach days earlier.\u201d
\n\"C\u00f3<\/p>\n

But less than 24 hours later, Rob Gronkowski<\/strong>, a legend of Gillette Stadium, delivered a fiery response on NFL Network\u2019s Good Morning Football<\/em>. With his signature smile but a resolute tone, Gronkowski said:
\n\u201cI was once a part of this team. And if there\u2019s one thing the Patriots don\u2019t rely on, it\u2019s luck. You don\u2019t beat the Bills, you don\u2019t lead the AFC East, just by luck. That\u2019s effort, that\u2019s culture, that\u2019s New England DNA.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former legendary tight end also reiterated that the \u201cstandard of winning\u201d in Foxborough is never measured solely by the scoreboard, but by how they overcome adversity:
\n\u201cWhen a team is underestimated yet still fights and still wins\u2014that\u2019s not luck, that\u2019s grit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gronk also defended Drake Maye<\/strong>, the Patriots\u2019 rookie QB, who is steadily steering the team back to a winning track:
\n\u201cHe\u2019s got the spirit of a champion. You see him practicing every morning, talking to his teammates, staying calm in big moments\u2014those are things you can\u2019t call luck.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gronk\u2019s remarks quickly spread like wildfire across social media. Thousands of Patriots fans left supportive comments: \u201cThat\u2019s our Gronk\u2014hitting the nail on the head.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Cowherd continued to insist that the Patriots \u201cwill collapse in November,\u201d Gronkowski sent a cryptic message:
\n\u201cKeep doubting them. Because every time you think the Patriots are done\u2014that\u2019s when they come back the strongest.\u201d<\/p>\n

And in Foxborough, that message rings out like a familiar bell every fall: Never underestimate New England.<\/strong> \ud83d\udc99\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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