In 2015, the NFL introduced the Color Rush jersey concept to make a) Thursday night games more appealing, and b) more money out of a new batch of apparel. Since then, the New England Patriots wore their one-colored, blue-on-blue outfit four times: they used it once in 2016 against the Houston Texans, brought it back against the Atlanta Falcons the following year, and wore it versus the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers last season.
The Patriots, who also wore an all-white look when playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2017, will go back to the Color Rush outfit on three different occasions this year as was announced on Wednesday:
New England is allowed to use its alternates thrice due to a rule change that was implemented during the 2018 offseason.