Playing well against a team about the New England Patriots is not as much about having a diversity of elite talent, though it always helps. Versatility of talent is often just as important, but it’s also simply about being prepared, being communicative effectively, generally being on your Ps and Qs, as it were.
So it’s not ideal for the Pittsburgh Steelers to kick off the regular season against the New England Patriots, as they tend to have a history of starting off the year with these sorts of communication glitches and things of that nature.