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The New England Patriots will have to go on the road to play the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1 in a Super Bowl rematch.
New England was blown out by Seattle in the Super Bowl, so it’s a chance for revenge right away for the Patriots. Yet, head coach Mike Vrabel knows Seattle is a great team, so it will be a challenge for New England in Week 1.
“Playing in Seattle, playing the Seahawks, the defending Super Bowl champions, that would be a tough game when and wherever we played it,” Vrabel said Wednesday. “But I think that we’ll eventually be ready for the challenge.
“We’re clearly not ready for it yet. I don’t think anybody is. But that’s what we’ll build to. We’ll have to, so many times, handle the environment, and that’ll test us early. That’ll be something that we’ll focus on through training camp.
The Patriots just began OTAs, and still have training camp and preseason games ahead of them to get ready for Seattle.
So, once Week 1 rolls on, the Patriots and Vrabel are confident they will be ready to play and beat the Seahawks.
New England is a 3.5-point underdog against Seattle in Week 1 on Wednesday, September 9.
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