Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels will see plenty of similar faces on the opposing sideline this week when New England hosts Houston.
His counterpart, Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley, is a former Patriots offensive assistant and tight-ends coach who worked under McDaniels during a previous stint in New England.
Texans offensive line coach Cole Popovich spent several seasons with the Patriots in various capacities including assistant running backs coach and assistant offensive line coach. Houston special teams coordinator Frank Ross is a former Patriots scout.
“Super excited that they’ve all had opportunities to move forward and do different things in their career,” McDaniels said of facing the former Patriots staffers.