INDIANAPOLIS – In a season of 1-0 focus, this one feels just a tad different.
And Frank Reich knows it.
It’s Patriots Week.
“There’s no doubt you feel that,’’ he said last week. “Obviously I don’t get out a whole lot in the community, especially in the season when fans are most passionate about it. But having been here before as an assistant coach, you really feel how important that is to this organization and to our fans that the history of this rivalry with New England is real. It’s palpable.
“I don’t want our players to get too caught up in that.