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Why Rhamondre Stevenson is eager for Patriots to play cold weather games

FOXBOROUGH — Generally, Rhamondre Stevenson doesn’t like the cold weather.

But the Las Vegas native relishes playing football in it.

The bruising 230-pound back’s running style is conducive to the cold, and when the Bills come to town on Thursday night, temperatures are supposed to be in the mid-30s at Gillette Stadium with wind at kickoff.

“Cold games like this — I know I said (at a press conference) a couple weeks ago that I hate the cold, but a piece of me loves it too because a lot of defensive players don’t want to tackle in the cold,” Stevenson said on Sunday afternoon.