The final dress rehearsal for the 2025 season arrives early this week for the New England Patriots, who head to MetLife Stadium to face the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football (7 p.m. EST, Prime Video).
And while the national audience will tune in hoping to catch a glimpse of rookie phenom TreVeyon Henderson or second-year quarterback Drake Maye, the Patriots are expected to sit their prominent starters to let those battling for final roster spots take center stage.
Opinion/analysis: The way practice ended, with starting players running sprints, and backups going through situational work, could be a tipoff to how Mike Vrabel will approach preseason finale Thursday.