{"id":37563,"date":"2021-08-13T17:21:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T21:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=37563"},"modified":"2021-08-13T17:21:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T21:21:38","slug":"best-of-social-media-preseason-week-1-washington-vs-new-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/08\/13\/best-of-social-media-preseason-week-1-washington-vs-new-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Of Social Media: Preseason Week 1 Washington vs New England"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time since January 2020, the New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> hosted fans at Gillette Stadium for a football game as the 2021 preseason schedule opened up against the Washington Football Team Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The matchup marked the professional debut of quarterback Mac Jones and the rest of the 2021 rookie class as head coach Bill Belichick begins spending the next few weeks narrowing down his final 53-man roster for the start of this upcoming season.<\/p>\n

Take a look back at some of the best sights and sounds shared across social media from both the team and local media throughout the night below.<\/p>\n

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