The New England Patriots: The Masters Era (M15)

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It's easy to tell you're a Patriots fan. Even though I dislike the Patriots, they are a really good team. I will be following.

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2014 Preseason Week 2 Patriots Cuts

Spoiler

RB Tyler Gaffney: With a deep backfield, he seemed to be the odd man out, and he struggled running the ball sometimes.

OT Jordan Devey: The Patriots have a talented group of tackles, and it seemed inevitable that Devey would be cut.

DL Michael Buchanan: He didn't make a tackle in two games, and struggled to get a consistent pass rush going.

LB Ja'Gared Davis: He had a bad first game and a good second game. With eight linebackers still in the mix, he seemed to be a longshot to make the team.

S Kanorris Davis: Didn't produce much in his first two games. He wasn't able to make much of a difference in the run-stopping department.

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It's easy to tell you're a Patriots fan. Even though I dislike the Patriots, they are a really good team. I will be following.

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2014 Preseason Week 2 NFL Recap

Trades
-Patriots trade Alfonzo Dennard and 2016 7th Round Pick to Lions for TE Joseph Fauria

Major Cuts

-Giants cut FB Henry Hynoski
-Lions cut FB Montell Owens
-Saints cut TE Benjamin Watson
-Titans cut S George Wilson

2014 Preseason Week 2 Major Injuries
Pos	Player	Injury Note
OT	Andrew Whitworth (CIN)	Broken Hand - 5 Weeks
C	Will Montgomery (DEN)	Torn Achilles - 50 Weeks (Placed on IR)
RB	Ryan Matthews (SD)	Shoulder Tear - 3 Weeks
C	Maurkice Pouncey (PIT)	Dislocated Knee - 2 Weeks

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Julian Edelman celebrates after a touchdown

Patriots Starters Dominate in Dress Rehearsal Game

We had a preseason rematch of last year's controversial Monday Night Football game between the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots. Let's just say we didn't get the same ending.

After forcing a three-and-out, the Patriots would get to work on offense, driving the ball down the field before Tom Brady would throw a 35 yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman on a slant pattern. The Pats would get the ball back quickly, and Brady would find Brandon LaFell deep on a streak for a 48 yard touchdown pass. Patriots lead 14-0.

With the Carolina backups in, the Patriots defense would have no trouble continuing their dominance, continually stopping the offense all quarter long. The Patriots offense would get stopped for the first time and settle for a 42 yard field goal. When the Pats get the ball back next, Tom Brady would find Stevan Ridley, who would break two tackles in route to a 32 yard touchdown. The Patriots would have one last chance to score as time expires, but Stephen Gostkowski pulls the 49 yard field goal to send the game to halftime. Patriots up, 24-0.

With both teams playing their backups now, the offenses would struggle get anything done. This ended when Ryan Mallett pulled a play-action fake and found Aaron Dobson wide open down the field for a 67 yard touch down. The Panthers would then take over and march down the field and score a 7 yard passing touchdown. Patriots lead after three, 31-7.

Teams would start the fourth by swapping punts before Jimmy Garoppolo gets the Patriots going. He would go 7/7 on a drive where he threw a 2 yard touchdown pass to the newly acquired Joseph Fauria to extend the lead. On the Patriots next possession, Garoppolo would throw an interception down the field on a pass intended for Dobson. On the next play, Patriots safety Shamiel Gary would get his own interception, his second of the preseason. For the last score of the game, Stephen Gostkowski would make a 53 yard field goal, his longest of the preseason. Patriots win 41-7.

Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots
Aug 22, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Carolina Panthers (1-1)	0	0	7	0	7
New England Patriots (2-0)	14	10	7	10	41

Team Stats Comparison
	CAR	NWE
Total Offense	162	494
Rushing Yards	90	131
Passing Yards	72	363
First Downs	9	20
Punt Return Yards	0	62
Kick Return Yards	70	73
Total Yards	232	629
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	1/10	5/11
4th Down Conversion	0/0	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	1/0
Penalties
Posession Time	26:00	34:00

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CAR	NWE
7:41	(NWE) J. Edelman 35 Yd Pass from T. Brady	0	7
3:23	(NWE) Brandon LaFell 48 Yd Pass from T. Brady	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CAR	NWE
10:45	(NWE) S. Gostkowski 42 Yd FG	0	17
5:49	(NWE) S. Ridley 32 Yd Pass from T. Brady	0	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CAR	NWE
6:57	(NWE) A. Dobson 67 Yd Pass from R. Mallett	0	31
1:14	(CAR) E. Dickson 7 Yd Pass from D. Anderson	7	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CAR	NWE
7:39	(NWE) J. Fauria 2 Yd Pass from J. Garoppolo	7	38
2:21	(NWE) S. Gostkowski 53 Yd FG	7	41

Carolina Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Joe Webb 6/7 51 0 0 Derek Anderson 5/7 21 1 0 Cam Newton 3/3 17 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Fozzy Whittaker 11 39 3.5 0 Derek Anderson 1 27 27.0 0 Darrin Reaves 2 13 6.5 0 Jonathon Stewart 6 13 2.1 0 Kelvin Benjamin 1 3 3.0 0 Cam Newton 1 1 1.0 0 Tavarres King 1 -1 -1.0 0 Joe Webb 1 -5 -5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Ed Dickson 4 37 9.2 1 Luke Kuechly 2 21 10.5 0 Greg Olson 2 11 5.5 0 Brenton Bersin 2 10 5.0 0 Tavarres King 1 7 7.0 0 Kelvin Benjamin 1 6 6.0 0 Darrin Reaves 1 3 3.0 0 Fozzy Whittaker 2 1 0.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Fernando Velasco 1 0 Andrew McDonald 1 0 Nate Chandler 0 3 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD DJ Smith 9 0 0 0 Mario Addison 5 1 0 0 Colin Jones 5 0 0 0 Bene Benwikere 5 0 1 0 Melvin White 4 0 0 0 Robert Lester 4 0 0 0 Josh Thomas 4 0 0 0 Roman Harper 2 0 0 0 Chase Blackburn 2 0 0 0 Luke Kuechly 2 0 0 0 AJ Klein 2 0 0 0 Denicos Allen 2 0 0 0 Adarius Glanton 2 0 0 0 Kawann Short 2 0 0 0 Kony Ealy 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Graham Gano 0/0 1/1 1 XPM PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brad Nortman 9 445 49.4 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Philly Brown 2 46 23.0 0 Fozzy Whittaker 1 24 24.0 0

New England Patriots PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tom Brady 17/23 239 3 0 Ryan Mallett 2/5 82 1 0 Jimmy Garoppolo 7/9 51 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Stevan Ridley 10 56 5.6 0 Brandon Bolden 11 36 3.2 0 Jonas Gray 6 30 5.0 0 Shane Vereen 1 7 7.0 0 James White 1 6 6.0 0 Jimmy Garoppolo 2 -4 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Aaron Dobson 4 99 24.7 1 Brandon LaFell 2 61 30.5 1 Julian Edelman 3 53 17.6 1 Stevan Ridley 2 38 19.0 1 Rob Gronkowski 3 33 11.0 0 Danny Amendola 4 29 7.2 0 Josh Boyce 3 28 9.3 0 Michael Hoomanawanui 2 15 7.5 0 Joseph Fauria 2 10 5.0 1 Brandon Bolden 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Nate Solder 1 0 Cameron Fleming 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Dont'a Hightower 6 0 0 0 Zach Moore 4 3 0 0 Steve Beauharnais 4 0 0 0 Jerod Mayo 4 0 0 0 Darius Fleming 4 0 0 0 James Anderson 3 0 0 0 Logan Ryan 3 0 0 0 Jamie Collins 3 0 0 0 Devin McCourty 2 0 0 0 Tavon Wilson 2 0 0 0 Kyle Arrington 2 0 0 0 Darrelle Revis 2 0 0 0 Vince Wilfork 2 0 0 0 Malcolm Butler 1 0 0 0 Shamiel Gary 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Stephen Gostkowski 2/3 5/5 11 53 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ryan Allen 2 100 50.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Matthew Slater 2 73 36.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Julian Edelman 5 62 12.4 0

Note: Not all stats were able to be recorded; Shamiel Gary's INT was off of Graham Gano, who filled in temporarily for injury reasons.

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Ups and Downs - 2014 Preseason Week 3

Ups

Tom Brady: Was surgical with 239 yards and 3 touchdowns in just a half of play.

Stevan Ridley: Averaged 5.6 YPC on 10 carries. Also had 38 yards receiving and a touchdown.

Aaron Dobson: Nearly 100 yards receiving. He got deep for his 67 yard touchdown pass.

Dont'a Hightower and Jerod Mayo: This duo was relentless against the strong Carolina Panthers rushing attack. Combined for 10 tackles and 3 for a loss.

Zach Moore: Was able to put together a consistent pass rush and total 3 sacks.

Downs

Brandon Bolden: Struggled to get consistent yards. Averaged 3.3 YPC.

Jeremy Gallon: Again, couldn't find a way to get open. Only has one catch in three games.

Chris Jones, Duron Harmon, Patrick Chung, Nate Ebner, Jake Bequette, Rob Ninkovich, Joe Vellano, Chandler Jones, Sealver Siliga, and Jemea Thomas all failed to produce.

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2014 Preseason Week 3 Patriots Cuts

Spoiler

HB Brandon Bolden: After two years with the Patriots, primarily playing special teams, he is cut after failing to put together a consistent running game. He finished with 79 yards, averaging 3.4 YPC.

WR Jeremy Gallon: After being taken in the seventh round this year by the Pats, he had a disappointing preseason performance where he only caught one pass for fifteen yards.

TE DJ Williams: After being picked up by the Pats in the middle of last season, he struggled to really get much production on the field. He was a great college tight end, but it seems his size hasn't allowed him to find much success at the pro level.

C Braxston Cave: He has competed with Chris Barker for the backup center role, and it never seemed there was an advantage between the two. Yet, it seems the coaching staff has seen enough and made their decision.

DL Jake Bequette: After being drafted by the Patriots 2 years ago, he hasn't really ever seen the field in a regular season game. He wasn't able to record a tackle this preseason, and this ends a disappointing stint.

S Jemea Thomas: He was taken in this year's sixth round, and hasn't produced much this preseason by only totaling one tackle. He also seemed to be outplayed by Shamiel Gary, who has three tackles and two interceptions.

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2014 Preseason Week 3 NFL Recap

Trades
-Raiders trade 2016 3rd Round Pick to Browns for DL Billy Winn

Major Cuts
-Raiders cut S Charles Woodson
-Eagles cut DL Vinny Curry
-Falcons cut RB Antone Smith
-Giants cut DL Cullen Jenkins
-Titans cut RB Shonn Greene
-Bears cut DL Stephen Paea

2014 Preseason Week 3 Major Injuries
Pos	Player	Injury Note
OT	Jermon Bushrod (CHI)	Dislocated Hip - 6 Weeks
DL	Carlos Dunlap (CIN)	Broken Thumb - 2 Weeks
TE	Julius Thomas (DEN)	Partial MCL Tear - 4 Weeks
RB	Doug Martin (TB)	Upper Arm Fracture - 3 Weeks
RB	Danny Woodhead (SD)	Shoulder Tear - 4 Weeks
RB	Knowshon Moreno (MIA)	Partial PCL Tear - 7 Weeks
DL	Marvin Austin (ATL)	Fractured Knee Cap - 22 Weeks (Placed on IR)
WR	Victor Cruz (NYG)	Broken Thumb - 1 Week
C	Nick Mangold (NYJ)	Dislocated Elbow - 1 Week
RB	Eddie Lacy (GB)	Upper Arm Fracture - 7 Weeks

2014 Preseason Week 3 Major Injuries (Cont.)
Pos	Player	Injury Note
OT	Eugene Monroe (BAL)	Upper Arm Fracture - 6 Weeks
QB	Joe Flacco (BAL)	Knee Cartilage Tear - 5 Weeks
TE	DeLanie Walker (TEN)	Knee Cartilage Tear - 1 Week

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Aaron Dobson catches his third touchdown pass on a 4th and goal

Dobson Leads Pats to a Perfect Preseason

The New York Giants and the New England Patriots in week 4 of the preseason. It is a very common match-up that happens almost every year. And even in the preseason, the Giants have had the Patriots' number. Today was an exception.

The Patriots decided to rest everybody that had secured a starting role, so in the first quarter they were short-tooled against the Giants starters. Ryan Mallett gets things going on the Patriots first drive until he is picked off by Jameel McClain. Eli Manning and the offense would then march down the field and hand it off to Rashad Jennings for a 5 yard touchdown. The Patriots offense would then find themselves in field goal range, where Gostkowski would kick a 46 yarder to get the Pats on the board. Giants lead at the end of one, 7-3.

Ryan Nassib would then lead the Giants into field goal range, and Josh Brown would kick 38 yarder to give the Giants the one touchdown lead. Ryan Mallett would then lead a steady drive that is capped off by a 5 yard touchdown pass to Aaron Dobson to tie the game. Nassib and the Giants would get the ball back, and with about a minute left in the half, Nassib finds Corey Washington on third down for a 12 yard touchdown. What would happen in the next minute toyed with the emotions of the crowd. Mallet and the Patriots would look to do something with two timeouts and a minute left, but on the first play of the drive Aaron Dobson fumbles after a catch and the Giants recover. Then, on the first play of the Giants' drive, Ryan Nassib throws an interception to Kyle Arrington, who takes a touchback. Ryan Mallett would then look deep for Joseph Fauria, but is intercepted by Nat Berhe. Ryan Nassib's next throw would be intercepted by Malcolm Butler, which puts the Patriots in excellent field position. Ryan Mallett would complete a few setup throws, and Stephen Gostkowski would kick a 50 yard field goal to end the half. Giants lead at halftime, 17-13.

With Jimmy Garoppolo in the game at quarter back for the Patriots, both teams would struggle to score. The Giants eventually got a 27 yard field goal near the end of the quarter. Following that field goal, Garoppolo would lead a quick drive that ended in a 3 yard touchdown pass to Aaron Dobson. Game tied at 20 going into the fourth.

When the Patriots get the ball back Jimmy Garoppolo would drive them until he scrambles for yards and is hit, getting injured. Garoppolo is taken out of the game and doesn't return. Mallett takes back over and leads the offense into field goal range, where Gostkowski makes a 53 yard field goal, give the Patriots their first lead of the game. On the next Patriot drive, Mallet would lead the Pats down field to the goal line. On three plays, the Pats fail to get in. At the two-minute-warning, Coach Chad Masters decides to go for it and is rewarded with a one-handed touchdown catch from Aaron Dobson, his third. Down by ten, the Giants look to hurry and score, but when Darrelle Revis subs in, he gets the game-ending pick to seal the victory for the Pats. This finishes the Patriots perfect preseason. Patriots win 30-20.

New England Patriots at New York Giants
Aug 28, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New England Patriots (3-0)	3	10	7	10	30
New York Giants (0-3)	7	10	3	0	20

Team Stats Comparison
	NWE	NYG
Total Offense	354	299
Rushing Yards	91	88
Passing Yards	263	211
First Downs	21	15
Punt Return Yards	16	38
Kick Return Yards	54	82
Total Yards	424	419
Turnovers	3	4
3rd Down Converstion	3/12	3/11
4th Down Conversion	1/1	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/0	2/1
Penalties
Posession Time	31:13	28:47

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NWE	NYG
6:07	(NYG) R. Jennings 5 Yd Run	0	7
2:44	(NWE) S. Gostkowski 46 Yd FG	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NWE	NYG
12:25	(NYG) J. Brown 38 Yd FG	3	10
6:55	(NWE) A. Dobson 5 Yd Pass from R. Mallett	10	10
1:14	(NYG) C. Washington 12 Yd Pass from R. Nassib	10	17
0:14	(NWE) S. Gostkowski 50 Yd FG	13	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NWE	NYG
3:44	(NYG) J. Brown 27 Yd FG	13	20
0:01	(NWE) A. Dobson 3 Yd Pass from J. Garoppolo	20	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NWE	NYG
9:55	(NWE) S. Gostkowski 53 Yd FG	23	20
1:55	(NWE) A. DObson 1 Yd TD Pass from R. Mallett	30	20

New England Patriots PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Mallett 19/34 203 2 2 Jimmy Garoppolo 6/6 88 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD James White 13 45 3.4 0 Jonas Gray 8 32 4.0 0 Ryan Mallett 4 10 2.5 0 Jimmy Garoppolo 1 4 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Aaron Dobson 9 95 10.5 3 Joseph Fauria 4 52 13.0 0 Matthew Slater 4 47 11.7 0 Shane Vereen 1 26 26.0 0 James White 1 21 21.0 0 Josh Boyce 2 20 10.0 0 Michael Hoomanawanui 1 16 16.0 0 Jonas Gray 1 15 15.0 0 Kenbrell Thompkins 2 -1 -0.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Marcus Cannon 1 0 Chris Barker 0 1 Dan Connolly 1 0 Ryan Wendell 1 0 Cameron Fleming 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Chris White 7 0 0 0 Zach Moore 5 3 0 0 Malcolm Butler 5 0 1 0 Logan Ryan 5 1 1 0 Steve Beauharnais 5 0 0 0 Tavon Wilson 4 0 0 0 James Anderson 4 0 0 0 Shamiel Gary 3 0 0 0 Dominique Easley 3 1 0 0 Darius Fleming 3 0 0 0 Brandon Browner 3 0 0 0 Kyle Arrington 3 0 1 0 Sealver Siliga 2 0 0 0 Patrick Chung 2 0 0 0 Darrelle Revis 0 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Stephen Gostkowski 3/3 3/3 12 54 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ryan Allen 4 186 46.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Matthew Slater 2 30 15.0 0 Shane Vereen 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Kenbrell Thompkins 1 9 9.0 0 Matthew Slater 1 5 5.0 0 Danny Amendola 1 2 2.0 0

New York Giants PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Nassib 18/25 191 1 4 Eli Manning 5/6 51 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Andre Williams 11 41 3.7 0 Rashad Jennings 8 34 4.2 1 Peyton Hillis 2 11 5.5 0 Eli Manning 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Andre Williams 7 73 10.4 0 Larry Donnell 5 65 13.0 0 Corey Washington 4 50 12.5 1 Rueben Randle 2 34 17.0 0 Adrien Robinson 3 11 3.6 0 Daniel Fells 1 9 9.0 0 Rashad Jennings 1 0 0.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Charles Brown 0 1 JD Walton 0 3 Brandon Mosley 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Terrell Manning 7 0 0 0 Antrel Rolle 7 0 0 0 Trumaine McBride 6 0 0 0 Dan Fox 5 0 0 0 Zack Bowman 5 1 0 0 Nat Berhe 5 0 1 0 Justin Anderson 4 1 0 0 Kelcy Quarles 3 0 0 0 Quintin Demps 3 0 0 0 Spencer Paysinger 3 0 0 0 Jameel McClain 2 1 0 0 Jason Pierre-Paul 2 0 0 0 Walter Thurmond III 1 0 0 0 Johnathan Hankins 1 1 0 0 DaMontre Moore 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Josh Brown 2/2 2/2 8 38 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Steve Weatherford 4 206 51.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 4 82 20.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 3 38 12.6 0

Note: Not all stats were able to be recorded

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Jimmy Garoppolo has Abdominal Tear

We have learned that the injury that caused Jimmy Garoppolo to leave the preseason game versus the Giants is an abdominal tear. Jimmy is slated to miss the first four weeks of the season, not being able to play until week 5's Sunday Night Football game versus Cincinnati. This guarantees Garoppolo will be apart of the 53-man roster until that time, but I am pretty sure the Pats would have kept him as the third quarterback anyways behind Mallett.

This year's second round draft pick completed 66% of his throws for 358 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. He finished with a 81.9 passer rating. After his highly inaccurate week 1 performance, he seemed to steadily improve each week.

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Ups and Downs - 2014 Preseason Week 4

Ups

Jimmy Garoppolo: Before his injury, was a perfect 6/6 for 88 yards and a touchdown. He had a perfect 158.3 passer rating.

Aaron Dobson: Again, puts together another near 100 yard game. This time, he caught 3 touchdowns. The Patriots probably don't win this game without him.

Chris White: Plays the second half and is relentless against the run, totaling 7 tackles.

Logan Ryan: Played great in coverage and had an interception. Also scrapped together 5 tackles.

Zach Moore: Had a second straight 3 sack game. It could have been more if he hadn't missed the tackles early in the game.

Malcolm Butler: Played more shutdown defense and got his first pick of the preseason. Also had 5 tackles.

Dominique Easley: Got his first sack and had a total of 3 tackles, two for a loss.

Stephen Gostkowski: Made three 46+ yard field goals.

Downs

Kenbrell Thompkins: Didn't get open much, and when he did, he wouldn't do anything with it. Had 2 catches for -1 yards.

Duron Harmon: Only made 1 tackle. He had a really disappointing preseason.

Rob Ninkovich, Chris Jones, and Nate Ebner did not produce.

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2014 Preseason Week 4 Patriots Cuts

Spoiler

WR Kenbrell Thompkins: He was a hyped UDFA in last year's training camp, and he was the hero in the Patriots week 6 win versus the Saints last year. But this year he struggled getting open and doing anything after the catch. He had 6 catches for 41 yards this preseason.

OG Josh Kline: He was picked up by the Patriots near the end of last year, and he hasn't played bad at all. But when you are competing with a draft pick that probably played better than you (Jon Halapio), you will lose.

C Chris Barker: A surprising cut here. This leaves rookie Brian Stork as the only center on the roster, but guard Ryan Wendell has had started at center for two years for this team, so he is the likely replacement.

DL Chris Jones: He was a solid contributor to the team last year, but he wasn't able to produce much this preseason as he only totaled 2 tackles.

LB James Anderson: Another surprise cut. The veteran that has spent most of his years with Carolina had a solid preseason for the Pats. Unfortunately for him, all of the other linebackers did too, and he is much older.

S Nate Ebner: The rugby-turned-football player has mostly made his contributions on special teams with the Pats. This preseason he was unable to be productive, only grabbing 1 tackle.

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2014 Preseason Week 4 NFL Recap

Trades
-Falcons trade 2016 6th Round Pick to Bills for TE Chris Gragg

Major Cuts
-Cardinals cut LB John Abraham
-Bengals cut DL Domata Peko
-Rams cut DL Michael Sam
-Patriots cut LB James Anderson
-Steelers cut CB Ike Taylor
-Titans cut LB Wesley Woodyard

Notable Records
-The Patriots, Colts, 49ers, and Saints finish perfect 4-0 preseasons.
-The Dolphins and Ravens finish 0-4 preseasons.

2014 Preseason Week 4 Major Injuries
Pos	Player	Injury Note
DL	Desmond Bryant (CLE)	Fractured Knee Cap - 26 Weeks (Placed on IR)
LB	Daryl Washington (ARI)	Pulled Groin - 2 Weeks
WR	Reggie Wayne (IND)	Foot Stress Fracture - 16 Weeks
WR	Hakeen Nicks (IND)	Upper Arm Fracture - 7 Weeks
DL	Cameron Wake (MIA)	Broken Thumb - 3 Weeks
DL	Akiem Hicks (NO)	Pulled Goin - 4 Weeks
QB	Drew Brees (NO)	Dislocated Ankle - 3 Weeks
DL	Linval Joseph (MIN)	Broken Thumb - 2 Weeks
OT	Phil Loadholt (MIN)	Upper Arm Fracture - 3 Weeks
RB	Adrian Peterson (MIN)	Broken Thumb - 2 Weeks

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Patriots Review - 2014 Preseason

New England Patriots Preseason 2014 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 7	at Washington Redskins	Won, 27-24
Aug 15	vs Philadelphia Eagles	Won, 30-27 (OT)
Aug 22	vs Carolina Panthers	Won, 41-7
Aug 28	at New York Giants	Won, 30-20

Analysis

The Patriots finished a perfect 4-0 preseason against a reasonably touch schedule. This is contrary to the 3-1 record I predicted with a loss at the Giants.

Against the Redskins, the Patriots played with good control, hanging on at the end of the 3 point victory.

Against the Eagles, the Patriots overcame a 21 point halftime deficit to get the 3 point win in overtime.

Against the Panthers, the Patriots dominated on offense and defense for four quarters to get the 34 point win.

Against the Giants, the Patriots played from behind in a close game. They would dominate the fourth quarter and pull out the 10 point victory.

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New England Patriots 2014 Schedule

New England Patriots 2014 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 7	at Miami Dolphins
Sep 14	at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 21	vs Oakland Raiders
Sep 29	at Kansas City Chiefs
Oct 5	vs Cincinnati Bengals
Oct 12	at Buffalo Bills
Oct 16	vs New York Jets
Oct 26	vs Chicago Bears
Nov 2	vs Denver Broncos
Nov 16	at Indianapolis Colts
Nov 23	vs Detroit Lions
Nov 30	at Green Bay Packers
Dec 7	at San Diego Chargers
Dec 14	vs Miami Dolphins
Dec 21	at New York Jets
Dec 28	vs Buffalo Bills

Analysis

The Patriots will of course play their division rivals twice (Dolphins, Jets Bills), the 2013 first-place finishers of the AFC North and South divisions (Bengals, Colts), the AFC West (Raiders, Chiefs, Broncos, Chargers), and the NFC North (Vikings, Bears, Lions, Packers).

This is a pretty tough schedule, especially in the middle. Weeks 9 through 14 is a scary sight with the Broncos, Colts, Lions, Packers, and Chargers waiting for the Pats. Weeks 4 and 5 will be tough tests as well (Chiefs and Bengals). And of course, you can't underestimate your division rivals (Weeks 1, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17), as they can easily play their best ball against you.

I expect this Patriots team to be fully up for the occasion. I predict a 13-3 record with losses at Kansas City, at Green Bay, and at the New York Jets. I feel that record should easily get the Pats the AFC East crown and a 1 seed in the playoffs. What they do with that 1 seed is up to them.