CLEVELAND — The NFL has announced that the New England Patriots will be hosting the first Sunday Night Football game of the season, according to ESPN's Mike Garafolo.
#Patriots will host Sunday Night Football in Week 1. Opponent TBD.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 25, 2019
There is a one in eight chance that the Patriots will play the Cleveland Browns.
Ever since the Odell Beckham Jr. trade, there have been rumblings of this being a possibility.
The Browns themselves stoked the rumor mill by retweeting one of their writers' tweets pointing out the possible match up.
Browns are one of eight possibilities ... https://t.co/l5hSUZNnWZ
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) March 25, 2019
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If this does happen, the irony would be unbelievable.
Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady were featured in a Super Bowl commercial this year.
In the commercial, Brady hands off his Super Bowl rings to Mayfield.
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Other teams the Patriots could play include Dallas, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Miami, New York Jets and New York Giants.
