Familiar faces will be visiting Gillette Stadium for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff on Sunday.
But that familiarity extends beyond a staff that includes Brian Flores as head coach, Josh Boyer as defensive coordinator and George Godsey overseeing the tight ends.
Nine former New England Patriots players hold spots on the 53-man roster and 16-man practice squad of the Miami Dolphins. Another ex-Patriot resides on injured reserve.
It’s a total that was added to in the final weeks of the 2019 regular season. The additions continued as free agency opened in March. Few subtractions followed by Labor Day weekend.