Zdeno Chara, Bruins Show Off Stanley Cup at Gillette Stadium During Ceremony Before Patriots-Jets Game (Photo)

The Bruins have officially begun their Stanley Cup defense, but that didn't stop them from dropping by Gillette Stadium with Lord Stanley prior to Sunday's Patriots-Jets game.

It's been a busy week for the B's, as they held their banner-raising ceremony at TD Garden prior to Thursday night's matchup with the Flyers and then hosted the Lightning in an Eastern Conference final rematch on Saturday. But with fans still relishing the team's Cup victory, the B's decided to give the fans at Gillette Stadium on Sunday another reason to get fired up.

The Bruins also paid a visit to Fenway Park on June 19, just days after their Game 7 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup final.

The following Bruins players were spotted at Gillette Stadium on Sunday: Patrice Bergeron, Tuukka Rask, Andrew Ference, Dennis Seidenberg, Milan Lucic, Tyler Seguin, Daniel Paille, Shawn Thornton, David Krejci, Johnny Boychuk, Gregory Campbell, Nathan Horton, Chris Kelly, Brad Marchand, Jordan Caron, Adam McQuaid, Matt Bartkowski, Tim Thomas, Steven Kampfer, Zdeno Chara and Rich Peverley.

Check out the photo below of Chara hoisting the Stanley Cup on the Gillette Stadium field.

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)