Matthew Slater believes the New England Patriots established a winning blueprint in its first victory of the 2022 season.
The longtime special teams captain said playing with a “physical edge,” as the Patriots did in Sunday’s 17-14 road win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, will be vital to New England’s success this year.
“I think this is going to have to be part of our identity,” Slater said Monday in a video conference. “We’re going to have to be a physical football team. We’re going to have to stand up to teams that we play, and that’s going to need to be an edge for us.