After an up-and-down scrimmage with the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday, the New England Patriots came out roaring and looking to make a statement on the practice field in Thursday’s joint session.
And that’s exactly what they did.
The offense looked better than it has all training camp, and the defense was back to its disruptive ways. It was an intense practice with verbal—and sometimes physical—jabs being hurled back and forth between the two teams. There was enough drama and competition to captivate an audience like it was football in September.
The noted absences for the Patriots at the practice are as follows:
G Mike Onwenu
CB Jonathan Jones
TE Mike Gesicki
RB Ty Montgomery
RB Pierre Strong Jr.
C Kody Russey
DE Trey Flowers
ST Cody Davis
OT Calvin Anderson
LB Ronnie Perkins
OT Conor McDermott
Let’s delve into some leftover notes from what ended up being a very heated practice between the Patriots and Packers.