When the New England Patriots revisit the site of Super Bowl LIII for “Thursday Night Football,” Mercedes-Benz Stadium won’t be all that is familiar. There’s also the faces.
Eleven former Patriots players are now in the fold for head coach Arthur Smith’s Atlanta Falcons between the active roster and practice squad.
Here’s a glance through those on-field connections ahead of the 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff.
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Cordarrelle Patterson, running back — The Patriots acquired Patterson from the Oakland Raiders in a swap of picks in the fifth and sixth rounds of the 2018 NFL draft.