Gunner Olszewski’s outfit before Colts game was right up Bill Belichick’s alley

The New England Patriots had a chance to put a stranglehold on the AFC’s No. 1 seed Saturday night against the Indianapolis Colts.

When the dust settled, though, Bill Belichick’s group was out-classed in virtually every facet of the game, including special teams, an area where New England typically has a leg up on their competition. It was simply an uncharacteristic performance from the Patriots.

They committed eight penalties, Kyle Dugger got ejected and Mac Jones threw a pair of ugly interceptions Those were just some of the lowlights, the worst of which came in the form of Jonathan Taylor’s game-sealing 67-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter that gave Indy a 27-17 lead.

In fact, the highlight of the night for the Patriots probably transpired as players arrived at Lucas Oil Stadium. Get a load of Gunner Olszewki’s incredible pregame outfit.

Patriots return man Gunner Olszewski’s pregame outfit oddly resembled Bill Belichick’s preferred attire.

A Patriots sweatshirt that’s cut up in the neck area and gym shorts? Did Belichick lay these clothes out for Olszewski before they boarded the flight to Indy? Short of rocking sneakers with white tube socks, the All-Pro return specialist couldn’t have nailed this Belichick impression (if that was his intent) any better.

We just have one question about the sweatshirt. Was that a crewneck or an actual hoodie before Olszewski broke out the scissors? Like Belichick, the 25-year-old left no evidence of what the item resembled beforehand. Pretty impressive.

While Olszewski likely earned himself a few brownie points with this outfit, dressing like his head coach won’t be enough to save him from being chewed out while reviewing film this week.

The third-year pro didn’t make any killer mistakes, but he came awfully close. In the first quarter, he made a baffling decision to return a punt and carried the ball recklessly, making it easy for the Colts to jar it loose. Luckily, the pigskin bounced out of bounds before an Indy special teamer could recover it.

That came after a quick three and out from the Pats offense, so Olszewski was clearly trying to provide a spark. However, there’s a time and a place to get creative, and fielding a punt on your own 20-yard line with a defender draped all over you in the opening stages of a high-stakes game doesn’t qualify.

Olszewski stole the show with his Belichick-esque pregame outfit, but he might want to retire it after the performance he put together on Saturday.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown, or, in this case, a rugged Patriots sweatshirt.

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