PostGame Thread OFFICIAL Post-game thread: Pats spank Panthers 42-13

[neuronet]

Ball security ... Check.

Gonzo island activated…check

 

[Ring 6]

Someone explain the first Panther drive to me. Is the defense back to playing possum for the 1st drive of every game? Then making their plan and adjustments? Same deal last week before shutting down the Steelers.

Much needed win.

The other guys get paid too

 

[Uptown]

 

[Ring 6]

Maye was excellent today.
Let’s see how he and the OL do against tougher competition before we put him in HoF

Can you direct me to the post that suggested he should be out in the hall of fame today?
You just hate patriot wins don’t you?

 

[scott99]

I wanna know who the 5 others are.

 

[neuronet]

FWIW….

But his arms

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Someone explain the first Panther drive to me. Is the defense back to playing possum for the 1st drive of every game? Then making their plan and adjustments? Same deal last week before shutting down the Steelers.

Much needed win.

This is a frustration of mine as well. We've given up TDs on all opening drives thru 4 games I believe. And we are making it look easy for the other team. Gotta clean that up.

 

[NovaScotiaPatsFan]

Now that we've beaten a team that should be bagging groceries at a Kroger's for a living I think that everything is gonna be all right in Foxboro.

 

[ViperGTS]

Can you direct me to the post that suggested he should be out in the hall of fame today?
You just hate patriot wins don’t you?

Everyone else's QB is awesome. The Pats QB sucks. Thats how he works.

 

[mayoclinic]

Now that we've beaten a team that should be bagging groceries at a Kroger's for a living I think that everything is gonna be all right in Foxboro.

Last 2 years WE were the team that should have been bagging groceries at Kroger's for a living.

Small steps.

 

[jmt57]

Looking at the NFL Media Game Summary, saw something interesting on the last page, listing the ten longest plays by each team.

Patriots had seven 'chunk plays', 20 or more yards.

Panthers only had three - and all three were in the 4th quarter, with Andy Dalton at QB.

Longest play for Carolina with Bryce Young on the field was 16 yards.

Carolina only had three plays of 11 or more yards in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.

By contrast the Pats had seven plays of 11-plus yards in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.

Good job by Zak Kuhr and Josh McDaniels with their game plans & in-game adjustments.

Week 4 Game Summary

 

[PatsFan2]

Douglas hardly played because they moved diggs inside. The two options to me was to play Chism or move Diggs inside and I’m completely happy with Diggs inside.
They gonna keep him inside it doesn’t really matter whether it’s still DD or Chism because they’re not gonna play

How many Snaps did Pop Douglas get?? It's obvious McDaniels is reading this forum. Having a functional Slot Receiver with H Henry and Austin Hooper gives us back the middle of the Field.

 

[Kdo5]

You are wrong.

Yeah I think Maye is the best or at least he will be.

 

[Ian]

That's a great perspective share. I'll dig up if you don't already have but any information on points allowed?

Yes, it's just the opposite metric :

NFL Highest Scoring Team Totals 2025

2025 NFL Highest Scoring Team Totals Points By Quarter and Season Point Differentials.

www.patsfans.com

 

[PatsFan2]

Just listened to Vrabel's post-game. He's kind of an *******, isn't he? Good thing he can coach. If he wins, no one will care.

BB Jr.

 

[Uptown]

 

[BobDigital]

I feel like this week and last week are in many ways kind of similar. Last week was 'we saw some good stuff, but a lot of things went wrong'. This week is 'we saw some good stuff, but a lot of things went right'.

You can't count on 2 punt returns like that to set up 14 easy points. The Panthers made a fair amount of unforced errors. The biggest being the personal foul when we were something like 2nd and goal at the 25. Add in drops and just really bad play from the QB after drive 1 and it was one of those games where it just came too easy. So the obvious thing to say is the Pats aren't as bad as last week and aren't as good as this week. ...... THAT ALL BEING SAID!!

There were some encouraging signs. The OL was solid and i think only had 1 penalty. The pass blocking was really good. The run blocking was hit or miss but overall solid. That to me is the story through 4 weeks. The OL is not just passable. It has been more or less, dare i say it. borderline average.

The other big story is Diggs. It is so nice to see a WR lead this team in yards. I really like Hunter and i am okay passing to RBs... but WRs are paid to catch the ball. We need Diggs to be this guy for us. This shows how much better this offense looks when it has a WR threat to make the TE and RB pass catching a secondary weapon. Those things work so much better like that (unless you have a Gronk/Kelce type or something). This offense imo will look so much better when things are lined up like that.

As for the defense. It was really solid after the first drive. Solid but not unbeatable by a mile. The first drive the CBs and DBs in general were out of sorts. After that it tightened up and they said 'execute at a high level'. And the Panthers couldn't. Pressure was there... but just enough to make Young uncomfortable or speed him up a little. The windows were tight. But i saw some openings. The run game worked out for them okay, but after the first drive nothing big was broken much and they forced 3rd downs. Basically it was good but not great.

I really dislike the lack of blitzing. I know they can get pressure with 4. But i want them to force things.. and their front 4 can't always force things. Sadly they aren't really built for stunts with Milton and Barmore really playing best at their spots and you don't want to move them much. So i think they should blitz more. We saw this game with Gonzo/Davis they can hold well. Let's lean on that a bit. I don't want to run this same D vs better offenses. I don't think it will get the results we hope. But vs other bad offenses, I think this can work well.

 

[Ian]

This is a frustration of mine as well. We've given up TDs on all opening drives thru 4 games I believe. And we are making it look easy for the other team. Gotta clean that up.

One other metric:

Patriots Opponent Scoring (Q1):

Thru 4 games:
2025: 20
2024: 20
2023: 29
2022: 10
2021: 17

 

[Zoomnbyu]

Yes, it's just the opposite metric :

NFL Highest Scoring Team Totals 2025

2025 NFL Highest Scoring Team Totals Points By Quarter and Season Point Differentials.

www.patsfans.com

Thanks Ian. Not as much of a difference but I'll always take progress in the right direction.

 

[ViperGTS]

The kicker was flawless today as well.