On Sunday, the Green Bay Packers face the New England Patriots for the first time since 2014. Bernd Buchmasser of Pats Pulpit was kind enough to answer some of our questions about the Patriots and provide insight into their strengths and weaknesses.
APC: The Packers and Patriots rarely see each other, only playing each other four times this century. What has changed about New England since the two teams last faced off in 2014?
While the Patriots’ coaching staff has remained mostly intact since 2013 – the biggest change being the departure of defensive coordinator Matt Patricia (2014’s safeties coach Brian Flores has de-facto taken over) – the roster itself has seen some major changes over the last four years: only 14 of the 53 men on the roster the last time the two teams met are still with New England.