The Patriots Football Weekly blog said Tuesday that the Pats would be donning their 1985 uniforms, which they wore last year in Detroit on Thanksgiving and against the Vikings on Halloween. The Pats beat the Vikings 28-18 that day, and they beat the Lions 45-24, when Tom Brady threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns and finished the day with a perfect quarterback rating.
The Pats also wore the throwbacks in their spectacular Week 1 comeback against the Bills in 2009 and in the 59-0 win over the Titans later that year.