The New England Patriots were taken out of a primetime slot Thursday, but they will still find themselves on that stage twice in December.
The first occasion comes next Thursday when the Patriots travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers. The matchup was promoted during the telecast of Amazon Prime’s “Thursday Night Football” game between the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks, but it came with a twist.
While a graphic of Steelers star T.J. Watt was flashed up on the screen, the highly talented edge rusher was not opposed by a Patriots player, but by head coach Bill Belichick.