Between The Tackles: Previewing Patriots’ All-Important Third Preseason Game

With the New England Patriots heading to Detroit this week for a Friday night date with the Lions, the “Between the Tackles” crew sat down to preview the preseason matchup and offer some insight on what transpired during an eventful week at Gillette Stadium.

In this episode, NESN.com’s Michaela Vernava, Doug Kyed and Zack Cox discussed Mike Gillislee’s return to full health, Dont’a Hightower’s potential position change, Cyrus Jones’ newfound swagger and Dwayne Allen’s unexpected honesty. They also gave their thoughts on some ongoing roster battles and predicted how much Tom Brady and other starters might play against Detroit.

Watch the full episode, presented by MyBookie.AG, in the player above.

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