When the Patriots meet the Eagles on Thursday night in a rematch of Super Bowl LII, Bill Belichick’s team will be focused on their own player evaluations, not exacting revenge. The Patriots head coach has zero interest in looking back to February for extra motivation heading into the second preseason game.
However, the Philadelphia media is under no obligation to prepare 53 players to compete in the National Football League next month. They’re free to focus on the parallels between this game and the one that ended in green-and-white confetti, as well as all the adjacent local news.