Return of the Empire | New England Patriots

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Matchup Preview *|* Week Six
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New England Patriots (3-2, 1-1 Away)		Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2, 0-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 2660 Total Yards 2157 2002 Total Offensive Yards 1710 1247 Passing Yards 1186 755 Rushing Yards 524 30.0 Points Per Game 30.8 7 Passing TD 11 11 Rushing TD 5 105 First Downs 91 20 Red Zone Attempts 18 15-3 Red Zone TD-FG 14-3 90% Red Zone Percentage 94% Defensive Stats Comparison 2232 Total Yards Allowed 1464 1914 Passing Yards Allowed 1186 318 Rushing Yards Allowed 278 170 Points Allowed 131 14 Sacks 5 3 Fumble Recoveries 0 4 Interceptions 3 25 Red Zone Attempts 17 19-3 Red Zone TD-FG 11-1 88% Red Zone Percentage 70% Injury Report DE John Simon - Upper Arm Fracture 4 weeks WR Laviska Shenault Jr - Partial PCL Tear 5 weeks DE Chase Winovich - Torn Labrum 2 weeks T Jermaine Eluemunor - Torn Labrum 2 weeks

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Pats' defense torment Lawrence in dominant victory
New England Patriots (4-2) at Jacksonville Jaguars (2-3)
Week 6 -- TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, FL)



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NE - 0 / 20 / 0 / 27 // 47
JAX - 10 / 7 / 7 / 3 // 27
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
9:14 (JAX) Myles Jack - 34-yard returned interception (J. Lambo PAT) [NE 0 - 7 JAX]
4:34 (JAX) Josh Lambo - 30-yard field goal [NE 0 - 10 JAX]

Quarter 2
8:58 (NE) Damien Harris - 6-yard run (Y. Koo PAT) [NE 7 - 10 JAX]
3:50 (NE) Todd Gurley II - 11-yard pass from Jarrett Stidham (Y. Koo PAT) [NE 14 - 10 JAX]
2:27 (NE) Younghoe Koo - 53-yard field goal [NE 17 - 10 JAX]
0:34 (JAX) CJ Verdell - 1-yard run (J. Lambo PAT) [NE 17 - 17 JAX]
0:00 (NE) Younghoe Koo - 40-yard field goal [NE 20 - 17 JAX]

Quarter 3
7:25 (JAX) Tyler Eifert - 40-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (J. Lambo PAT) [NE 20 - 24 JAX]

Quarter 4
6:22 (NE) Sony Michel - 1-yard run (Y. Koo PAT) [NE 27 - 24 JAX]
6:11 (NE) Stephon Gilmore - 39-yard returned interception (Y. Koo PAT) [NE 34 - 24 JAX]
2:30 (JAX) Josh Lambo - 46-yard field goal [NE 34 - 27 JAX]
1:39 (NE) Todd Gurley II - 49-yard run (Y. Koo PAT) [NE 41 - 27 JAX]
0:00 (NE) Stephon Gilmore - 102-yard returned interception [NE 47 - 27 JAX]

New England Patriots (4-2)
QB Jarrett Stidham: 18 of 30, 194 passing yards, touchdown, interception
HB Todd Gurley II: 16 carries, 110 rushing yards, touchdown, 6 receptions, 85 receiving yards, touchdown
HB Damien Harris: 7 carries, 42 rushing yards, touchdown
HB Sony Michel: 6 carries, 47 rushing yards, touchdown
WR A.J. Green: 4 receptions, 24 receiving yards
WR Jakobi Meyers: 2 receptions, 30 receiving yards
TE Rob Gronkowski: 3 receptions, 27 receiving yards
MLB Lavonte David: 10 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, interception
CB Stephon Gilmore: 4 tackles, 2 interceptions, 2 touchdowns
MLB Ja'Whaun Bentley: 6 tackles, sack
DE Deatrich Wise Jr: 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack

Jacksonville Jaguars (2-3)
QB Trevor Lawrence: 26 of 35, 324 passing yards, touchdown, 3 interceptions
HB James Robinson: 8 carries, 33 rushing yards
HB CJ Verdell: 6 carries, 13 rushing yards, touchdown, 13 receptions, 108 receiving yards
WR D.J. Chark Jr: 2 receptions, 29 receiving yards
WR Dede Westbrook: 2 receptions, 35 receiving yards
TE Tyler Eifert: 7 receptions, 142 receiving yards, touchdown
OLB Myles Jack: 10 tackles, tackle for loss, interception, touchdown
CB Sidney Jones IV: 9 tackles, interception
CB Shaquill Griffin: 7 tackles
OLB Von Miller: 6 tackles, tackle for loss

Next Game: at New York Jets

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Week 6 Results
PHI 24 - 31 NO || CIN 48 - 42 CLE || TEN 30 - 24 BUF || NE 47 - 27 JAX ||
CAR 10 - 30 NYJ || DAL 38 - 14 ATL || NYG 17 - 27 WAS || IND 45 - 38 HOU ||
ARI 31 - 21 SEA || FRN 28 - 21 LV || KC 17 - 31 LAC || MIA 27 - 33 TB ||
PIT 34 - 28 GB || DET 30 - 10 SF ||

AFC Players of the Week
Joe Burrow (QB, Cincinnati): 40 of 49, 493 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, interception
Stephon Gilmore (CB, New England): 4 tackles, 2 interceptions, 2 touchdowns

NFC Players of the Week
Tom Brady (QB, Tampa Bay): 21 of 29, 243 passing yards, 4 touchdowns
Josh Norman (CB, Dallas): 8 tackles, 2 interceptions

Transactions
Chicago Bears re-sign K Eddy Pineiro to 1-year, $2 million contract
Buffalo Bills re-sign CB Taron Johnson to 4-year, $26 million contract
Los Angeles Chargers re-sign G Trai Turner to 2-year, $17 million contract
Los Angeles Chargers re-sign CB Chris Harris Jr. to 1-year, $11 million contract
Indianapolis Colts re-sign T Anthony Castonzo to 1-year, $13 million contract
Dallas Cowboys re-sign P Chris Jones to 1-year, $2 million contract
Miami Dolphins re-sign K Jason Sanders to 2-year, $8 million contract
Philadelphia Eagles re-sign DE Josh Sweat to 2-year, $17 million contract
Atlanta Falcons re-sign CB Isaiah Oliver to 3-year, $11 million contract
Washington Football Team re-sign WR Steven Sims to 3-year, $22 million contract
San Francisco 49ers re-sign G Laken Tomlinson to 2-year, $16 million contract
New York Giants re-sign G Will Hernandez to 2-year, $12 million contract
Carolina Panthers re-sign C Matt Paradis to 1-year, $8 million contract
New England Patriots re-sign C David Andrews to 2-year, $18 million contract

Notable Injuries
Kyle Fuller (CB, Chicago): Knee Cartilage Tear, weeks
Danny Trevathan (MLB, Chicago): Ruptured Disk, 5 weeks
D.J. Reader (DT, Cincinnati): Torn Labrum, 4 weeks
Tyler Boyd (WR, Cincinnati): Torn Pectoral, Season
Phillip Lindsay (HB, Denver): Dislocated Ankle, 6 weeks
Kareem Hunt (HB, Cleveland): Abdominal Tear, 1 week
Jayson Oweh (DE, Cleveland): Dislocated Ankle, 2 weeks
D.J. Humphries (T, Arizona): Hamstring Tear, 5 weeks
Haason Reddick (OLB, Arizona): Dislocated Ankle, 1 week
DeMarcus Lawrence (DE, Dallas): Upper Arm Fracture, 7 weeks
Christian Barmore (DT, Dallas): Broken Collarbone, 3 weeks
Mike Gesicki (TE, Miami): Dislocated Ankle, 6 weeks
Jerome Baker (MLB, Miami): Broken Thumb, 2 weeks
Will Hernandez (G, New York G): Hamstring Tear, 2 weeks
Jason Verrett (CB, New York G): Upper Arm Fracture, 5 weeks
Laviska Shenault Jr. (WR, Jacksonville): Partial PCL Tear, 4 weeks
Xavier Rhodes (CB, New York J): Torn Labrum, 2 weeks
Justin Coleman (CB, Detroit): Knee Cartilage Tear, 1 week
Chase Winovich (DE, New England): Torn Labrum, 1 week
Jalen Richard (HB, Las Vegas): Complete MCL Tear, Season
Latavius Murray (HB, New Orleans): Torn Labrum, 3 weeks
Jordyn Brooks (OLB, Seattle): Foot Fracture, 6 weeks
T.J. Watt (OLB, Pittsburgh): Complete ACL Tear, 3 weeks
Cade Mays (G, Houston): Foot Fracture, 2 weeks
Derrick Henry (HB, Tennessee): Dislocated Hip, 3 weeks
Kristian Fulton (CB, Tennessee): Broken Collarbone, 4 weeks
Mike Hughes (S, Minnesota): Foot Fracture, 3 weeks

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Patriots' Mailbag: Week 7

Patriots Blog -- The New England Patriots are preparing for their second divisional matchup of the season against long-time rival, New York Jets, who will be starting rookie quarterback Justin Fields out of Ohio State University over Sam Darnold. The Jets currently possess a 3-2 record coming off the bye week.

We take this opportunity as we approach the midway mark of the season as well as the trade deadline to explore some interesting topics relevant to our New England Patriots.

Why is our defense so terrible?
The Patriots are in very unfamiliar territory with the defense that they have fielded. They have the worst defense in the league overall, easily the worst passing defense in the league (although they do have the best rush defense in the league, which paints an odd visual picture).

The stats build an incredibly curious picture as to why the Patriots' defense has been so lackluster in the first seven weeks of the season. They allow the most points and the most passing yards, and yet are top five in interceptions (tied for second with seven), second in sacks, and tied for first in fumble recoveries.

The team incorporated the likes of Patrick Peterson and Earl Thomas III, former Pro Bowl-caliber defensive backs, to fill in for the free agency departure of JC Jackson and the retirement of Devin McCourty, and although both of them have scored touchdowns, they have left a lot to be desired. They might be a step behind the game at this point athletically, though their high football IQ has put them in good spots.

The edge-rushing has been atrocious, especially since John Simon and Chase Winovich both went down with injuries almost a month ago. Both are confirmed to be out against the Jets, and then will be questionable for the following week.

The team has managed to pull out a winning record thus far, but Coach Belichick needs to pull together a better gameplan if this team wants to make a run.

Can we discuss David Andrews' new deal?

The Patriots announced midweek that they had locked up center David Andrews to a two-year contract worth approximately $18 million. This is a good sign that the team is starting to sift through the contracts that are about to expire at the season's end and that they are dedicating themselves to improving.

Andrews would have reset the offensive line market had he hit free agency during the off-season, and he was close to joining former Patriots' guard Joe Thuney to going to market before the Pats hit him with a tag.

The team is reportedly in discussion with the representatives of Stephon Gilmore for a possible extension. The team is adamant that they want to move forward with Gilmore and continue to field a competitive secondary, with Gilmore being the leading contributor to that. He is currently tied for first in the league with three interceptions.

Possbile Quarterback Competition incoming?

Jarrett Stidham has fielded every snap under center for the Patriots so far this season ever since Mitchell Trubisky was given his walking papers at the end of pre-season and rookie Trey Lance has been relegated to the bench.

Stidham has played alright for the Patriots, throwing for 1,484 passing yards for 8 passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions, completing 65% of his passes. Not great, but when he gets in rhythm, he was been reliable.

The team has remained fairly mum on their quarterback situation, but Philip Rivers has been in discussions with possibly coming aboard and providing some veteran relief if Stidham continues to struggle. Rivers reportedly wants to compete this season but is looking for a start position if he cannot retire with the Chargers, who are currently relying on the second-year talents of Justin Herbert.

The next week or so (leading up to the audience-grabbing return of Tom Brady's return to Foxborough next week - more on that next week) will be crucial for Stidham.

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Matchup Preview *|* Week Seven
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New England Patriots (4-2, 2-1 Away)		New York Jets (3-2, 2-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 3210 Total Yards 2075 2404 Total Offensive Yards 1691 1450 Passing Yards 1202 954 Rushing Yards 489 32.8 Points Per Game 28.0 8 Passing TD 12 14 Rushing TD 5 121 First Downs 92 23 Red Zone Attempts 22 18-3 Red Zone TD-FG 13-4 91% Red Zone Percentage 77% Defensive Stats Comparison 2577 Total Yards Allowed 1770 2210 Passing Yards Allowed 1267 367 Rushing Yards Allowed 503 197 Points Allowed 105 18 Sacks 7 3 Fumble Recoveries 0 7 Interceptions 6 28 Red Zone Attempts 18 20-4 Red Zone TD-FG 11-2 85% Red Zone Percentage 72% Injury Report DE John Simon - Upper Arm Fracture 3 weeks CB Xavier Rhodes - Torn Labrum 2 weeks DE Chase Winovich - Torn Labrum 1 week T Jermaine Eluemunor - Torn Labrum 1 week

[Chyli]

Nice win versus Jacksonville. QB play needs to get sooo much better though cause that pick-6 could’ve been the a bad omen. You rebounded well, but it’s going to be a clear running focused attack until you get better QB play imo. Gurley found his legs after a couple so-so games.

Stephon Gilmore is balling out, so that’s a good sign of things to come hopefully.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Chyli

Nice win versus Jacksonville. QB play needs to get sooo much better though cause that pick-6 could’ve been the a bad omen. You rebounded well, but it’s going to be a clear running focused attack until you get better QB play imo. Gurley found his legs after a couple so-so games. Stephon Gilmore is balling out, so that’s a good sign of things to come hopefully.

Stidham has been serviceable but there's been a couple of times I've wanted to throw my controller at the wall trying to throw with him. Todd Gurley is the only reason we have victories so far. And key turnovers, even though our defense is horrendous.

Thanks for checking in. Time to wallop the Jets.

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David errupts as Pats dodge Jets, lose Gurley to injury
New England Patriots (5-2) at New York Jets (3-3)
Week 7 -- MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ



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NE - 3 / 10 / 7 / 14 // 34
NYJ - 3 / 7 / 7 / 10 // 27
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
5:02 (NE) Younghoe Koo - 26-yard field goal [NE 3 - 0 NYJ]
1:21 (NYJ) Chase McLaughlin - 20-yard field goal [NE 3 - 3 NYJ]

Quarter 2
9:57 (NE) Sony Michel - 3-yard run (Y. Koo PAT) [NE 10 - 3 NYJ]
7:05 (NE) Younghoe Koo - 45-yard field goal [NE 13 - 3 NYJ]
3:45 (NYJ) Ryan Griffin - 10-yard pass from Justin Fields (C. McLaughlin PAT) [NE 13 - 10 NYJ]

Quarter 3
4:05 (NE) Sony Michel - 1-yard run (Y. Koo PAT) [NE 20 - 10 NYJ]
0:54 (NYJ) Marlon Mack - 16-yard run (C. McLaughlin PAT) [NE 20 - 17 NYJ]

Quarter 4
8:46 (NE) Damien Harris - 18-yard run (Y. Koo PAT) [NE 27 - 17 NYJ]
6:33 (NYJ) Chase McLaughlin - 37-yard field goal [NE 27 - 20 NYJ]
2:04 (NYJ) Marlon Mack - 30-yard pass from Justin Fields (C. McLaughlin PAT) [NE 27 - 27 NYJ]
0:45 (NE) Sony Michel - 9-yard run (Y. Koo PAT) [NE 34 - 27 NYJ]

New England Patriots (5-2)
QB Jarrett Stidham: 19 of 28, 218 passing yards
HB Todd Gurley II: 7 carries, 43 rushing yards
HB Damien Harris: 11 carries, 62 rushing yards, touchdown, 3 receptions, 37 receiving yards
HB Sony Michel: 15 carries, 95 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns
WR A.J. Green: 7 receptions, 68 receiving yards
WR Jakobi Meyers: 4 receptions, 53 receiving yards
TE Rob Gronkowski: 2 receptions, 23 receiving yards
MLB Lavonte David: 6 tackles, 3 sacks
DE Deatrich Wise Jr: Tackle, interception
CB Stephon Gilmore: 8 tackles
S Kyle Dugger: 13 tackles

New York Jets (3-3)
QB Justin Fields: 27 of 33, 308 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, interception, 4 carries, 53 rushing yards
HB Marlon Mack: 13 carries, 101 rushing yards, touchdown, 5 receptions, 58 receiving yards, touchdown
WR Jamison Crowder: 7 receptions, 99 receiving yards
WR Allen Robinson II: 3 receptions, 17 receiving yards
WR Breshad Perriman: 2 receptions, 52 receiving yards
TE Christopher Herndon IV: 7 receptions, 46 receiving yards
MLB C.J. Mosley: 10 tackles
CB Desmond King II: 6 tackles, tackle for loss
S Ashtyn Davis: 10 tackles
S Marcus Maye: 5 tackles, sack

Next Game: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers