After 11 days of training camp, the Patriots will finally get a chance to hit somebody else.
Thursday night marks the team’s preseason opener as the Pats take on the New York Giants at 7 p.m. inside Gillette Stadium. After practicing against each other all offseason, the Patriots will show a glimpse of what will come this fall.
The preseason is merely a prelude to ‘real’ football. Bill Belichick explained this week that the Patriots won’t game plan against the Giants, who come to town with new head coach Brian Daboll.