It will be a very packed house at Gillette Stadium on Sunday evening – media included.
A soldout crowd is expected for Tom Brady’s return to New England this weekend. The Patriots are set to host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in what is probably the most-anticipated game of the regular season. Brady and the Bucs will face off against Bill Belichick and the Patriots on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.
According to reports, there will be an insane media presence inside Gillette Stadium on Sunday evening.
“Patriots issued 506 media credentials for tonight, including 262 to NBC. For perspective, Patriots issued 206 total media credentials for the team’s season opener vs. Miami, with 70 going to CBS. Last week vs. the Saints, Patriots issued 215 credentials, including 60 to FOX,” Adam Schefter reported.
Patriots issued 506 media credentials for tonight, including 262 to NBC. For perspective, Patriots issued 206 total media credentials for the team’s season opener vs. Miami, with 70 going to CBS. Last week vs. the Saints, Patriots issued 215 credentials, including 60 to FOX.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 3, 2021
That’s a pretty wild number.
The Gillette Stadium press box tonight… https://t.co/nXmQucTzbB pic.twitter.com/iuw8IwhveA
— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) October 3, 2021
All I can think about is that someone’s unofficial assigned seat in the postgame presser is likely to be taken today by someone who isn’t traditionally around the team. Hate to see it. https://t.co/A8hOIzqdcD
— Joey Wagner (@mrwagner25) October 3, 2021
The number of “hey big bro” texts that went out over the last week must’ve been enough to cripple at least a few cell towers. https://t.co/CnCUSaMa3O
— Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) October 3, 2021
i love how hyped this game is like it’s going to be close 😂 yes, i know Belichick knows all of Brady’s ways blah blah blah — the Bucs are the far superior team and should blow these guys out https://t.co/vSLbhe0CeY
— Ashley Nicole Moss (@AshNicoleMoss) October 3, 2021
Sports media insider Richard Deitsch had more.
“This is a crazy number for a regular season game. Some broader context: The NFL told me that 2,353 media members were accredited to cover Super Bowl LV and related events on-site in Tampa. That was way down because of COVID. (Around 6000 for Super Bowl in 2019.),” he tweeted.
This is a crazy number for a regular season game.
Some broader context: The NFL told me that 2,353 media members were accredited to cover Super Bowl LV and related events on-site in Tampa. That was way down because of COVID. (Around 6000 for Super Bowl in 2019.) https://t.co/9cttzrWBxM
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) October 3, 2021
It’s going to be quite a night in Foxborough.
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