AFC Wild-Card playoffs: These 15 things were around the last time the Patriots played in the first round

What was going on the last time the New England Patriots played in a Wild-Card game, after the 2009 season.

Patriots tabbed Devin McCourty, Gronk

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New England wound up with the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. It selected Devin McCourty out of Rutgers, who remains a leader in the Patriots’ secondary. In the second round, with the 42nd overall pick, New England chose a TE out of Arizona … Rob Gronkowski.