I have no doubt Pete would love to beat the Patriots because it would give that victory a little extra juice after the fact. Heck, Pete actually is still on quite good terms with both Kraft and Belichick, and he loves nothing more than beating his friends.
At the same time, he is not going to change his preparation or the team's just because they're playing New England. That would be counter to everything he espouses. No game, not even the Super Bowl, should be placed above another when preparing because therein lies the path to complacency later. And complacency is exactly what Pete wants to avoid.