Photos from the Patriots – Week 1
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A New England Patriots’ fan arrives in the rain for the Thursday night season kickoff against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Heavy rains kept the tailgating crowds down outside the stadium.
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Patriots fan Clayton Witham, from Maine, holds up lobsters he brought as he spends time tailgating with friend in the Gillette Stadium parking lot.
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Pittsburgh Steelers fan Andy Chancey and New England Patriots fan Chad Marchand tailgate together.
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Bill Bamford waves a Patriots flag outside Gillette Stadium.
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Roger Goodell said he would watch the game on TV — the first time as NFL commissioner he has missed the season opener.
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A view of Gillette Stadium before the game.
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A New England Patriots fan looks on while wearing a snorkel in the rain before the game.
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The End Zone Militia enter the stadium.
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Tom Brady enters.
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Pregame activities before the Patriots play the Steelers.
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The entire team takes the field.
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Fireworks are ignited from Gillete Stadium during pregame ceremonies.
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft hoists the Lombardi Trophy for his team’s win of Super Bowl XLIX as Patriots veterans hold the team’s other three Lombardi trophies before the game.
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The Patriots unveil their Super Bowl XLIX championship banner.
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Fans hold up a sign during the game.
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Fans perform a card stunt honoring the Patriots’ Super Bowl XLIX championship.
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Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo take the field before the game.
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Tom Brady passes against the Steelers in the first half.
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Rob Gronkowski scores a 16-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
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Gronk spike.
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He’s back.
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Linebacker Dont’a Hightower sacks Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during the first half at Gillette Stadium.
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Bill Belichick watches the action from the sideline.
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Gronkowski scores his second touchdown.
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“Where’s Roger?”
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New England Patriots’ cheerleaders perform in the first half.
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“Do your job … Goodell.”
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Darrius Heyward-Bey of the Pittsburgh Steelers points to the endzone as an official gestures for an incomplete pass in the second quarter.
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Danny Amendola of the New England Patriots dives and fails to make a catch in the first half.
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Scott Chandler of the New England Patriots makes a catch for a touchdown in the third quarter.
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Tom Brady calls signals at the line of scrimmage in the first half.
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A fan holds a sign directed at NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
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Julian Edelman signals he had enough on the reception for a first down on this reception in the fourth quarter.
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Dion Lewis runs past Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier in the second half.
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New England Patriots celebrate an interception by strong safety Duron Harmon during the fourth quarter.
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“Hey Mr. Trump Tom Brady For V.P.”
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Rob Gronkowski and Darrius Heyward-Bey speak after the Patriots defeated the Steelers 28-21.
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Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots walks off the field.
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Rob Gronkowski catches his third touchdown of the game.
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Rob Gronkowski celebrates his first touchdown.
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