Both the Patriots and Dolphins look a good deal different heading into Sunday’s Week 1 matchup than they did coming into last year’s season-opening affair, which New England won 21-11.
Neither of the starting quarterbacks from that game remains on their respective teams, who will now start Mac Jones (Patriots) and Tua Tagovailoa (Dolphins).
A few players swapped teams, with Kyle Van Noy, Ted Karras and Davon Godchaux coming to Foxborough while Jason McCourty and Adam Butler headed to sunny Miami.
But the Patriots no doubt will be looking to achieve the same result as last year: start off their season 1-0 against their division rival.