The Patriots are technically the home team in Super Bowl LX. They prefer not to be.
With an unprecedented 9-0 record when not playing at Gillette Stadium, the Patriots have chosen to continue their 2025 “Road Warriors” vibe by wearing white jerseys next Sunday.
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As ESPN.com’s Mike Reiss explains, the team captains and leadership council voted to adopt outdoor uniforms.
Coach Mike Vrabel showed the team a clip from the 1979 film. The warriors in October, as the Patriots began a three-game stretch at Buffalo, New Orleans and Tennessee.
This sparked the modification of wide receiver Mack Hollins’ bare feet arrival at the stadium Last Sunday, imitating the moment in the film where Luther, clinking three beer bottles on his fingers, repeatedly says: “War-ri-ors, come play-eee-ay“.
“I ran out of (WWE) clips to show them the ‘Road Warriors’ (tag team),” Vrabel said this week. “So the next thing I thought of was this music video, and that’s what we chose. It’s amazing what sticks. Here we are at the end of January, and it still sticks.”
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They will try to achieve a tenth consecutive victory in seven days.
“Hitting the road, in a hostile environment, it’s something we’re just conditioned to do,” Stefon Diggs said. “A lot of guys on this team come from different backgrounds, different teams, were cut, signed in free agency. There’s no sob story. We’re going to come together and find a way to win. I think that’s why the ‘Road Warrior’ mentality translated so well.”
The Road Warrior vibe could apply again to Santa Clara. It’s a closer trip for well-traveled Seahawks fans. It’s possible the building is largely pro-Seahawks. Which could play into the Patriots’ bottle game.
