PostGame Thread 2023 PostGame Thread: Week 13 - Patriots Lose to Chargers 6-0

[sb1]

Did either team even get in the red zone?

Nope

 

[cmasspatsfan]

Paid attendance today said 64,628 ... I don't know how accurate that is, but that's the official number from the league.

Paid. Sure, showed up, not so many

 

[Ian]

What is normal? That feels higher than it looked like.

LOL, just looked and the stadium's site lists its capacity at 64,628 (I think it's actually closer to 68k+ with standing room only, etc), but that stadium certainly wasn't sold out. It looked at least half empty. As @cmasspatsfan said, that's the paid total, obviously, not that many went through the gate.

 

[Keyser Söze]

If we end up with a top 3 pick and major organizational changes this off-season then this has been worth it.

 

[raduray]

I have a hard time putting the blame on Zappe. He obviously could've been better, but he wasn't ****ting his pants and throwing panic balls. He threw multiple passes that could have been huge plays if his man had caught it or had gotten another foot in bounds. Other times he just got screwed. He didn't have any plays where he personally screwed the pooch that I can think of. This one was really just on the OL and receivers blowing it. That said, Zappe can absolutely be upgraded...

There were a number of passes where he threw behind the open receiver.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

Did either team even get in the red zone?

No.

 

[*ChungFu*]

FWIW I'd trade our entire offense for Herbert or Ekeler....and neither did **** against our Defense.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

LOL, just looked and the stadium's site lists its capacity at 64,628 (I think it's actually closer to 68k+ with standing room only, etc), but that stadium certainly wasn't sold out. It looked at least half empty. As @cmasspatsfan said, that's the paid total, obviously, not that many went through the gate.

That stinks of Krafts inflating numbers. Wouldn’t put it past them to “buy” their own tickets at $1 just to avoid the true number optics.

No way more than 40k people were there

 

[Patriot Missile]

Belichick has now got a good look at 3 of the teams firsthand he’ll probably be eyeing if he is let go. All 3 were losses to the Giants, Redskins and Chargers. Not sure how he feels about a move to the west coast at his age but that does seem like the ideal team if he wants to win right away.

 

[Ian]

That stinks of Krafts inflating numbers. Wouldn’t put it past them to “buy” their own tickets at $1 just to avoid the true number optics.

No way more than 40k people were there

I don't think they're inflated, the league appears to track it based on tickets sold. Tickets are purchased ahead of time, and many of those ended up on the secondary market.

 

[sb1]

This made me lol

 

[Ian]

Did either team even get in the red zone?

0/0 for both teams today.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

I don't think they're inflated, the league appears to track it based on tickets sold. Tickets are purchased ahead of time, and many of those ended up on the secondary market.

Ahhhh….I’d have to look at how deeply they were discounted. Those tickets sellers tend to use dynamic pricing.

If they were cheap, it may have been the first time in a while a normal family could afford to catch a game live.

 

[Since1960]

The corpse of Flacco is better than any QB we have combined.

Best pass interference thrower evah!

 

[Ian]

Ahhhh….I’d have to look at how deeply they were discounted. Those tickets sellers tend to use dynamic pricing.

If they were cheap, it may have been the first time in a while a normal family could afford to catch a game live.

Super cheap - I posted one tweet that one of the local guys found where it was $20 for 2 seats. And there were plenty of others that were $20 a piece. Would have been a good one to go to - save for the weather and the product on the field.

 

[palialka]

That was suck vs suck and suck won.

Suck won, suck lost…the suck just sucked!

 

[Ian]

Cardinals just scored a touchdown. They're now up 24-3 with 8:28 left to go against the Steelers.

 

[palialka]

And why not? Herbert made the KEY throw on 3rd down to seal the deal. That's a throw to the outside hash that none of our noodle arm QBs could have made. That's the difference between an NFL starter and what we have behind center right now.

He saved his best throw for last

 

[GaryfromTO]

I think they will start papering the house to avoid embarrassment. $1.00 tickets at Wegmans anyone?

 

[patsinthesnow]

Start getting used to the name Drake Maye. The pats have the #2 overall pick & may be able to lose a game the rest of the way.