There was a different intensity in the air for Wednesday’s practice as the New England Patriots went head-to-head with the Green Bay Packers in their first official training camp scrimmage.
It was the first time that the starters faced legitimate competition outside of the controlled environment in Foxborough. They were right across from Lambeau Field at this particular practice taking on a Packers team that made big plays on both sides of the ball.
It did seem like Green Bay had the advantage in the competitive 11-on-11s portion of practice, but there were also some positive signs of life from the Patriots’ end as well.
Here are the players that missed the scrimmage:
OT Mike Onwenu
CB Jonathan Jones
TE Mike Gesicki
G Cole Strange
OT Calvin Anderson
RB Ty Montgomery
RB Pierre Strong Jr.
DE Trey Flowers
ST Cody Davis
LB Ronnie Perkins
C Kody Russey
Let’s jump into some takeaways from Day 1 of the Patriots’ two-part road scrimmage with Green Bay.