After every victory, the New England Patriots announce practice players of the week to highlight the depth players and practice squad members that best helped the team in preparation for the opponent. These players are typically tasked with performing like the star players on the other team.
The team honored six players after defeating the Houston Texans in week 1.
Offensive lineman James Ferentz helped the Patriots have one of their most productive days of pass rushing in recent years. Texans guards Zach Fulton and Senio Kelemete are new to the team this year, while center Nick Martin was a second round pick in 2016 and is in his second season as a starter.