After a good week of practice, Patriots have underdog mentality heading into 49ers game

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterSep 29, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:1. Underdog mentality: Belief was abundant in the Patriots’ locker room over the past week, and perhaps nowhere was that more evident than with eight-year veteran defensive tackle Davon Godchaux.The Patriots, who visit the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday (4:05 p.m. ET, Fox), are the NFL’s biggest underdog of Week 4. They have a 23% chance to win, according to ESPN Analytics.Tell that to the 6-foot-3, 330-pound Godchaux and he respectfully rejects the premise.”Carolina came into Vegas last week and everybody was saying ‘Vegas is going to win this game…