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Today in Patriots History
October 21, 2019: Blitzes cause Sam Darnold to see ghosts
Defense forces six turnovers as Pats win seventh straight
Patriots shutout Jets 33-0 on MNF in NJ​

Monday October 21, 2019 at 8:15
Week 7, Game 7 at MetLife Stadium
New England Patriots 33, New York Jets 0
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Adam Gase
QBs: Tom Brady, Sam Darnold
Odds: New England favored by 9½
TV: ESPN; Joe Tessitore, Booger McFarland; Lisa Salters
Patriots improve to 7-0, Jets drop to 1-5


A hot mike caught Sam Darnold on the bench admitting that he was "seeing ghosts", one week after he was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. With Bill Belichick calling the defensive plays, the Patriots blitzed often, confusing the second-year quarterback. Devin McCourty, Terrnce Brooks, Stephon Gilmore and Duron Harmon all had an interception plus a pass defelection each, Kyle Van Noy and Matthew Slater both had fumble recoveries, and Sony Michel rushed for three touchdowns. Tom Brady went 31-45 for 249 yards and a TD as the Patriots controlled th ball for 38:27 to improve to 7-0.

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Spooky Patriots defense has Sam Darnold seeing ghosts

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Patriots crush Jets, 33-0 to stay undefeated

The Patriots (7-0) host Cleveland, Sunday.

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Spooky Patriots defense has Jets quarterback seeing ghosts

Sam Darnold throws four interceptions and tells a national TV audience, 'I'm seeing ghosts,' during a 33-0 loss to New England.

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Patriots 33-0 Jets (Oct 21, 2019) Game Recap - ESPN

Expert recap and game analysis of the New England Patriots vs. New York Jets NFL game from October 21, 2019 on ESPN.

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Bill Belichick took over the Patriots defense for the first time in years and now they're dominating like never before

Bill Belichick and the Patriots defense are terrorizing opposing offenses in ways the NFL has never seen before.

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Patriots dominate against turnover-plagued Jets in 33-0 victory

New England's blitz-happy defense forced Sam Darnold into five turnovers to help keep the Patriots undefeated on the season.

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Patriots blitz Darnold, Jets 33-0 to remain undefeated

Patriots blitz Darnold, Jets 33-0 to remain undefeated

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Patriots Blank Jets, Leave Sam Darnold Searching for Answers

Sam Darnold and the Jets failed to get anything going against the Patriots' vaunted defense on Monday night.

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Sam Darnold turns ball over five times as New England Patriots clobber New York Jets

The Patriots moved to 7-0 thanks to its championship-level defense's performance in a rout of the Jets on "Monday Night Football."

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Patriots demolish Jets in Sam Darnold nightmare

You can’t blame this one on Luke Falk. The Patriots annihilated the Jets 33-0 on Monday night, as Gang Green was dominated in every way possible. Four weeks after losing to New England with their t…

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Sam Darnold’s amateur Jets hour is scarier than any ‘ghost’

This was vintage cruelty from Bill Belichick, undressing Sad Sam Darnold and leaving him naked to the football world as an anxiety-riddled, shell-shocked, panic-stricken mess. This was Sam Darnold’…

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Patriot Ghosts Haunt the Jets Again (Published 2019)

New England 33, New York 0. Questions?

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New York Jets, Sam Darnold Crushed By New England Patriots, Ghosts, 33-0 [HIGHLIGHTS]

Sam Darnold and the New York Jets were thoroughly handled by the New England Patriots (and ghosts) on Monday Night Football, 33-0.

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5 takeaways from the Patriots' 33-0 win over the Jets

Five takeaways from the Patriots’ 33-0 shellacking of the Jets, as Tom Brady and Bill Belichick strengthen their stranglehold on the AFC by moving to 7-0 … STARTED WITH A SILENCER A first quarter that saw the Patriots outscore the Jets by a count of 17-0, outgain the Jets by a margin of 141-14...

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Game Observations: Patriots leave no doubt, crush Jets 33-0

NFL Week 7 PFF ReFocused: New England Patriots 33, New York Jets 0

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots beat the New York Jets, 33-0, on Monday Night Football to improve to 7-0.

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The Patriots rode their dominant defense to a 33-0 win over the New York Jets

To refresh this page throughout the night, click here. Makes sense that New England’s “Boogeymen” continue to play well in October. On Monday night, the Patriots scared the life out of young Jets’ quarterback Sam Darnold, so much so the young signal-caller could be heard on the “Monday Night...

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Final, Patriots 33-0: The New England Patriots improved to 7-0 on Monday night with an emphatic 33-0 victory over the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. New England’s defense terrorized Sam Darnold into five turnovers (four interceptions, one fumble), and Sony Michel provided the bulk of the...

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Today in Patriots History
October 21, 2018: Pats win wild one in windy city
Defense stops Bears at 1-yard line as time expires
Brady throws 3 TDs despite no Gronk​

Sunday October 21, 2018 at 1:00
Week 7, Game 7 at Soldier Field
New England Patriots 38, Chicago Bears 31
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Matt Nagy
QBs: Tom Brady, Mitch Trubisky
Odds: New England favored by 1
TV: CBS; Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts; Evan Washburn
Patriots improve to 5-2, Bears drop to 3-3


The Patriots - who were only favored by one point - achieved a victory in wild fashion, on the last play of the game. In a matchup where the pendulum of momentum swung back and forth numerous times, the Pats hung on to beat the Bears 38-31 in Chicago.

Despite being without Gronk (ankle and back injuries), Tom Brady went 25 of 36 for 277 yards, with three touchdowns and an interception. Josh Gordon had four receptions for 100 yards, Chris Hogan had six for 63, James White had two touchdown receptions and Julian Edelman had another TD catch. White had 97 yards combined rushing and receiving.

Cordarrelle Patterson - who had previously fumbled a kickoff which led to a Bears touchdown - ran a kickoff back 95 yards to give the Pats a 17-14 lead early in the second quarter. James White's first TD made it 21-17 at halftime.

Late in the third quarter Dont'a Hightower blocked a punt, and Kyle Van Noy ran it in for a 29-yard TD, giving the Patriots a three point lead. Early in the fourth quarter Josh Gordon made an exceptionally athletic play, spun around a would-be tackler on a 55-yard reception early in the fourth that put the ball on the 1-yard line. two plays later White caught his second touchdown pass to make it 38-24.

However, Chicago kept coming back. The Bears scored again, forced a New England punt, and took possession on their own 20 with 24 seconds to play. Mitch Trubisky (26-50-333, 2 TD, 2 Int - plus 81 yards rushing) hit three passes to move the ball up to the Chicago 45 with two seconds left. His Hail Mary was caught by WR Kevin White, then a scrum ensued, with five Patriots defenders pushing White away from the goal line while Chicago players attempted to push him into the end zone.

When the play ended White was one yard short, and the Patriots had eeeked out a narrow victory in a game that had six lead changes.

Patriots hang on to beat Bears, 38-31

Tom Brady's three TD passes, defensive stop spur Pats' fourth straight win.

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How the New England Patriots survived a completed Hail Mary pass in their win at Chicago

It all came back to a familiar motto: Do your job.

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Bears Fall To Patriots 38-31

The Patriots hung on to beat the Bears when Kevin White got stopped at the 1 on a 54-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky.

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Patriots 38, Bears 31: N.E. escapes with win after uneven effort | VIDEO

CHICAGO — There were times when the Patriots looked magnificent on Sunday. There were other moments at Soldier Field when their play was maddening.

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5 things to know after the Patriots' 38-31 win over the Bears

Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns and the New England Patriots hung on to beat the Chicago Bears 38-31 Sunday when Kevin White got stopped at the 1 on a 54-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky

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Going deep​

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The Patriots had been lacking a bonafide deep threat in the passing game, but recently acquired Josh Gordon is starting to make an impact. He had a 55-yard reception to set up Brady’s 2-yard TD pass to James White to make it 38-24.​

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He now has 13 catches for 224 yards in four games with New England since a trade from Cleveland last month.​

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Catch and run​

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James White continues to give New England solid contributions in the receiving and running games.​

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He caught a team-high eight passes for 57 yards and two touchdowns. He also led New England with 40 yards rushing.​

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Today in Patriots History
October 21, 2012: Pats beat Jets in overtime, 29-26
Gostkowski kicks FG to force OT, another to win
Rob Ninkovich sacks Mark Sanchez to end game​

Sunday October 21, 2012 at 4:25
Week 7, Game 7 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 29, New York Jets 26 in OT
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Rex Ryan
QBs: Tom Brady, Mark Sanchez
Odds: New England favored by 10½
TV: CBS; Jim Nantz, Phil Simms
Patriots improve to 4-3, Jets drop to 3-4

Patriots beat Jets in overtime

After blowing yet another fourth-quarter lead, the Patriots rallied in overtime to beat the Jets Sunday behind a clutch field goal and a game-ending sack.

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Rob Ninkovich and Jermaine Cunningham sacked Mark Sanchez with 7:28 left in overtime, with Ninkovich stripping the quarterback and then falling on the loose ball, the turnover giving the Patriots a 29-26 win Sunday.​

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In a year in which their three losses have come by a combined 4 points, it was the first time the Patriots have won by such a small margin: their other victories this season have been by 21, 24, and 10 points.​

Pats Top Jets 29-26 In OT, Take Lead In AFC East

The New England Patriots played just well enough to win the game. They still haven't shown they have what it takes to win their division.

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The Patriots escaped with a 29-26 overtime victory over the New York Jets on Sunday, one week after squandering a 23-10 lead they held midway through the fourth quarter in a 24-23 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.​

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It was enough for the Patriots to take sole possession of first place in the AFC East, where all four teams began the day at 3-3. The Patriots (4-3) lead the Jets and Buffalo Bills (both 3-4) and the Miami Dolphins (3-3), who were idle Sunday.​

Patriots 29, Jets 26, OT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Another game was slipping away from the Patriots down the stretch. This time, their opponent made the biggest mistakes.

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The game might not have gone to overtime had the Jets capitalized on chances late in regulation.​

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Trailing 23-20, Mark Sanchez threw a good pass to an open Stephen Hill that would have given the Jets a first down inside the Patriots 20 with just more than two minutes left. But Hill dropped it, so New York had to settle for Nick Folk's 43-yard field goal to tie it.​

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Then Devin McCourty - who earlier had a 104-yard kickoff return for a TD - fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Antonio Allen recovered for the Jets at the Patriots 18​

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"Our emotions were high and everyone was full of energy," Allen said, "but they took it right back."​

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Sanchez was sacked on third down and Folk kicked another 43-yarder for a 26-23 lead with 1:37 to go in the fourth. The Patriots drove 54 yards in 1:37 to set up Gostkowski's 43-yarder to tie it on the final play of regulation.​

Recap: Patriots 29, Jets 26 (OT)

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"In overtime, (Belichick) came to us and said we're going to need the rush," Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork said. "We all understood that we had to get after it."​

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Rob Ninkovich credited Jermaine Cunningham with getting to Sanchez, and knew as he came flying toward the quarterback that he had a chance to strip him of the ball.​

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“When he gets in trouble he tries to throw the ball away instead of take a sack,’’ Ninkovich said, the recovered ball sitting among his cleats and other equipment in his locker.​

Sanchez Fumbles In Overtime; Jets Lose To Patriots 29-26

The Jets had a chance after the Patriots managed just a field goal. New York moved from its 15 to its 40 before Sanchez lost the ball as he was being sacked.

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It was the fourth forced fumble in as many weeks for Ninkovich, who has overcome a bumpy first couple of weeks of the season as he adjusted to the switch from outside linebacker to defensive end.​

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Sunday was the first overtime game New England has played under the new rules — the first team to possess the ball in OT must score a touchdown or the game continues. The Patriots won the toss and Tom Brady led New England on a 12-play, 54-yard drive, getting the offense just close enough for Stephen Gostkowski to hit a 48-yard field goal that held up.​

Game Recap: Patriots 29, Jets 26

Notes: The Patriots gained at least 350 yards for the 16th straight regular-season game, tying the St. Louis Rams of 1999-2000 for the most in NFL history. ... Sanchez's 328 yards passing were the fourth-most of his career. ... Gronkowski scored two touchdowns in a game for the first time this season and 10th in his career.​

Patriots Have the Final Word in Overtime (Published 2012)

The short-handed, underdog Jets stifled New England’s powerful offense and overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit before coming up short in overtime.

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Today in Patriots History
October 21, 2007: Pats win seventh straight
Brady throws five TD passes - in the first half!
Patriots rout Dolphins, 49-28​

Sunday October 21, 2007 at 1:00
Week 7, Game 7 at Dolphin Stadium
New England Patriots 49, Miami Dolphins 28
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Cam Cameron
QBs: Tom Brady, Cleo Lemon
Odds: New England favored by 15½
TV: CBS; Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf
Patriots improve to 7-0, Dolphins drop to 0-7

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Throwback Thursday - October 21, 2007; Tom Brady Throws Six Touchdowns in Miami

Fourteen years ago to the day, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady led the 2007 to victory over the Miami Dolphins in dominant and memorable fashion.

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In fact, his last visit to the city where the ‘heat is on’ ended in a 21-0 shutout during week 14 of the previous season (2006). Still, this ’07 version of the Pats and Tom Brady were on a mission–and they sure played like it.​

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The result was an annihilation of the Dolphins, which sent a message to each team in the league. For Brady, it was a record-setting day, which provided yet another reason why many consider him to be the greatest to ever play the position.​

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The Patriots wasted no time in erasing their scoreless streak in Miami, by driving 80 yards on the opening possession of the game. Brady capped it off with a 30-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donte' Stallworth. Within the blink of an eye, the Patriots led 7-0.​

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After Dolphins quarterback, Cleo Lemon fumbled the football, the Patriots recovered the ball on the Dolphins’ 28-yard line. On the ensuing drive, they took a 14–0 lead with a 2-yard touchdown reception by tight end Kyle Brady. The Brady-to-Brady connection was the quarterback’s second touchdown pass of the day.​

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And he was just getting warmed up…​

Patriots 49, Dolphins 28: Near perfection

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The Patriots, who led 42-7 at halftime, improved to 7-0 for the first time in their 48-year history.​

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Brady completed his first 11 passes for 220 yards and four scores, including throws of 35 and 50 yards to Randy Moss. His other touchdown passes covered 14 and 16 yards to Wes Welker, 30 to Donte Stallworth and 2 to Kyle Brady.​

Patriots Stay Unbeaten By Defeating Winless Dolphins

MIAMI (AP) _ When a pass by Tom Brady was knocked away to force the New England Patriots' first punt of the game, the crowd erupted in a mock roar. It might have been the biggest cheer all afternoon.

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Tom Brady throws for 6 touchdowns as Patriots go to 7-0 (Published 2007)

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Patriots...49 Dolphins...28

MIAMI -- With his team winning easily, Tom Brady came out of the game early in the fourth quarter, then reentered to throw a team-record sixth touchdown pass, capping New England's 49-28 victory over the Miami Dolphins.

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Today in Patriots History
October 21, 2001: David Patten scores via run, pass and catch
Pats are for real; New England upsets Manning, Colts 38-17
2001 team of destiny reaches .500 for first time​

Sunday October 21, 2001 at 1:00
Week 6, Game 6 at the RCA Dome
New England Patriots 38, Indianapolis Colts 17
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Jim Mora
QBs: Tom Brady, Peyton Manning
Odds: Indianapolis favored by 10½
TV: CBS; Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots
Patriots improve to 3-3, Colts drop to 2-3

Where Are They Now: David Patten

David's three-score performance in the Patriots' October 21, 2001 win against Indianapolis made him just the sixth player in NFL history to run, catch and throw for a touchdown in a single game. He finished the regular season with 51 receptions for 749 yards and recorded New England's only offensive touchdown in Super Bowl XXXVI victory on an eight-yard pass from Tom Brady in the Patriots' win over the Rams.

Quite a pitch ? and catch

FOXBORO, Mass. — The way the play was designed, wide receiver Troy Brown was supposed to take the lateral from quarterback Tom Brady and throw a pass to David Patten. But Patten wanted more. The …

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The way the play was designed, wide receiver Troy Brown was supposed to take the lateral from quarterback Tom Brady and throw a pass to David Patten.​

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But Patten wanted more.​

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The former NFL castoff campaigned to be the middleman on the trick play, and he so impressed the New England coaches with his arm strength in practice that they switched the two receivers' roles. The decision turned out so well that Patten wound up in the record books.​

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Patten scored on a 29-yard end-around on the Patriots' first offensive play of the game. In the second quarter, he caught a 91-yard touchdown pass from Brady, the longest play from scrimmage in New England history.​

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The Patriots took over at their own 40 on the next possession, and they called a "double pass" in which Brady spun around and threw a lateral to Patten. Patten threw it downfield, hitting Brown in stride for the touchdown that made it 21-3.​

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That made Patten, who added a 6-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter, the first player to run for, pass for and receive a touchdown since Walter Payton did it in 1979. Patten is the sixth player in NFL history to complete the hat trick; all the others were running backs, who run and throw significantly more than receivers.​

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Undrafted out of Western Carolina, Patten was loading 18-wheel trucks with 75-pound bags of coffee five years ago, supplementing the heavy lifting with some work as an electrician and in landscaping. He signed as a free agent with the New York Giants in 1997, then bounced to the Cleveland Browns before signing with the Patriots as an unrestricted free agent in the spring. Before Sunday, Patten had never thrown a pass in a game — not in any level of football.​

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Having focused on the game, Belichick didn't realize what Patten did until the team was in the locker room afterward. Running back Kevin Faulk told the coach, "You don't have to make any decision about game balls today," Belichick recalled.​

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"Then I started adding it all up and it kind of hit me that it was as big of a day as it was."​

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Belichick conceived the "double pass" to go from Brady to Terry Glenn to Brown, and they practiced it that way on Wednesday. But Glenn hurt his hamstring, so on Thursday, Patten filled in as the final receiver.​

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They ran the play that way once, and then Patten turned around and heaved the ball 20 yards over Brown's head, as if to say, "I can throw, too."​

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"Then we let David throw it, and it looked pretty good," Belichick said with a snicker. "We were trying to tell Brady, 'Watch Patten do this."'​

Patriots rout Colts

INDIANAPOLIS — One thing you can say about the 2001 New England Patriots: They're not predictable, regardless of what Jim Mora might claim.

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David Patten does it all as Patriots rout Colts - The Boston Globe

Patten caught two touchdown passes, ran for one, and even threw a scoring pass as the Patriots clinched a season sweep of Indianapolis with a 38-17 win on the road.

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N.F.L. Week 6: YESTERDAY; Patriots' Replacements Surprise Colts (Published 2001)

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Today in Patriots History
October 21, 1979: Mike Hawkins picks off Bob Griese twice
Patriots overcome 13-0 deficit to beat Shula, Dolphins
Grogan rallies Pats to 28-13 victory in AFC East showdown​

Sunday October 21, 1979 at 1:00
Week 8, Game 8 at Schaefer Stadium
New England Patriots 28, Miami Dolphins 13
Head Coaches: Ron Erhardt, Don Shula
QBs: Steve Grogan, Bob Griese
Odds: New England favored by 5
TV: NBC; Don Criqui, John Brodie
Patriots improve to 6-2, Dolphins drop to 5-3

Patriot Rally Beats Dolphins, 28?13 (Published 1979)

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The standing ovation for the defensive team, a warming moment in the National Football League, took place again and again here today in the second half, as a capacity crowd of 61,096 at Schaefer Stadium saluted the New England Patriots’ effort against the Miami Dolphins.​

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The Patriots came back from a 13 point deficit to win, 28?13, with first place in the Eastern Division of the American Conference at stale. In the second half the New England defense stopped Miami cold, as the Dolphins gained only 60 yards, 18 by rushing, and made only four first downs, one by a penalty. Meanwhile, the Patriot attackers added 21 points to the 7 they made just before haltime.​

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It was one of those games that turned all the way round. “We stopped playing,” said Don Shula, the Dolphin coach, who relieved his quarterback, the once?impeccable Bob Griese, midway through the final period.​

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New England, winning for the sixth time in eight games, thus went one game ahead of Miami, and continued the pattern of this series. Since the Patriots became a playoff contender four seasons ago, they have managed to beat the Dolphins at home, but have lost to them at Miami. The game at Miami comes up Nov. 29 and, barring an unexpected collapse by either team, it will likely determine the division winner.​

Steve Grogan, the Patriot quarterback, had what his coach, Ron Erhardt, described as “his best game of the year.” Grogan completed 16 of 24 pass attempts for 187 yards, one for a touchdown to Ray Jarvis, a reserve wide receiver. Grogan also was a runner. With exquisite timing, he carried 10 times for 42 yards, which loosened up the Miami defense.​

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A key second?half substitution took place on their defensive line, when Julius Adams and Richard Bishop, who are larger and stronger, replaced Ray Hamilton and Tony McGee. The replacements helped to shut down the Miami running game, getting help from Steve Nelson, a consistent linebacker.​

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After they had been all but chased out of the stadium by the Dolphins in the first 25 minutes, the Patriots suddenly became an awesome team. Sam Cunninghan, a strong fullback, made big plays up the middle. He was teamed with Horace Ivory, a quick halfback who gained big yardage when he remembered to cut up the field on outside runs. Those two benefited especially from the blocks of John Hannah, the guard, who knocked Dolphins down indiscriminately.​

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Grogan's most effective passes were to the wide receivers, Stanley Morgan and Harold Jackson, who ran well?disguised crossing patterns deep into the Miami defense, which had led the league in fewest touchdowns allowed this season.​

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Today in Patriots History
October 21, 1973: Plunkett plunges in for the win!
QB scores on 3rd down keeper with 1:56 left to play
Defense forces 5 turnovers for big upset in Chicago​

Sunday October 21, 1973 at 2:00
Week 6, Game 6 at Soldier Field
New England Patriots 13, Chicago Bears 10
Head Coaches: Chuck Fairbanks, Abe Gibron
QBs: Jim Plunkett, Bobby Douglass
Odds: Chicago favored by 8½
TV: Local TV only, no national broadcast; Ken Coleman, Sam DeLuca
Patriots improve to 2-4, Bears drop to 1-5


Interesting to note that early games from this era still often kicked off at 2:00 pm, to give plenty of time for fans to get to the game after church.

The two teams combined for less than 100 net yards passing after sacks, but the only important statistic was turnovers. The Patriots recovered three Chicago fumbles and picked off two passes, to get their second win of the year.

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Today in Patriots History
October 21, 1984: Miami pulls away at end for win
Eason throws for 313 yards, 3 TD, 0 Int
However, Marino throws for 316 yards, 4 TD​

Sunday October 21, 1984 at 1:00
Week 8, Game 8 at Sullivan Stadium
Miami Dolphins 44, New England Patriots 24
Head Coaches: Ron Meyer, Don Shula
QBs: Tony Eason, Dan Marino
Odds: Miami favored by 4
TV: NBC; Charlie Jones, Bob Griese
Patriots drop to 5-3, Dolphins improve to 8-4


Most notable about this day was not the dual 300-yard passing feats, but rather that it was Ron Meyer's final game as the head coach of the New England Patriots. Meyer attempted to throw DC Rod Rust under the bus, but failed to deflect the blame for his shortcomings.

Tony Eason threw for 313 yards - the 5th most of his career - but it was not enough. His fourth quarter TD pass to Derrick Ramsey made it a one-score game, 30-24, but Miami scored twice after that to make what was a close game look like a blowout based on the final score.

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DOLPHINS ROLL TO PERFECT HALFWAY MARK (Published 1984)

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A Look Of Greatness

Careful now, it's going to be easy to get carried away by all of this. Let's keep it in perspective. The Miami Dolphins were not the perfect offensive machine

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The Miami Dolphins were not the perfect offensive machine Sunday in their 44-24 victory over the New England Patriots in Foxboro, Mass. They had an extra point blocked. Dan Marino threw an interception. They punted once. They had the ball for nine possessions and they scored only seven times. What's that you say? Seven scores in nine possessions is enough to win any game that's ever been played since Pop Warner was a water boy? But we're looking for perfection here, and the only thing perfect about the Dolphins is their record, 8-0. The last time they got off to a start like this was 1972, and they were never stopped. That ended at 17-0 and a Super Bowl victory.​

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New England isn't Houston. The Patriots, who went into the Miami game at 5-2, are a proud bunch, with one of the best defensive coordinators, Rod Rust. They are a team with a fine old pro at inside linebacker, Steve Nelson; an emerging terror at an outside backer spot, Andre Tippett; and a solid cover man at the right corner, Raymond Clayborn. Let's see 'em do it to the Patriots.​

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What happened was scary. The Dolphins piled up 552 yards, tying their club record. Marino twisted down the choke on his long ball and threw for 316 yards on 15- and 18-yarders. He scrambled. He bought time. He looked the defenders off, and with his remarkable field of vision, he always seemed able to find the open man. He'd gallop, shake off a tackier, pull up and flick the ball.​

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Two lasting vignettes: Marino shrugging off blitzing linebacker Larry McGrew, who'd taken dead aim on him, and firing the ball to Carter for nine yards; Marino, one step away from the charging 271-pound Kenneth Sims, motioning his tight end, Dan Johnson, to go deeper, and then drilling the ball 16 yards to him on the dead run, down to the one-yard line.​

National Football Roundup - UPI Archives

Dan Marino tossed four touchdowns passes to set a team record with 24 for the season and lead the undefeated Miami Dolphins to a 44-24 victory Sunday over...

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Marino Passes Dolphins to 8-0: 4 Touchdowns: 44-24 - Washington Post

20:07 Miami Highlight Video
1984 Miami Dolphins - Week 8 - DOLPHINS at PATRIOTS - with Dolphins Radio Play by Play



21:11 NFL Week 8 Highlights
1984 NFL Week 8
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Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots - October 21st, 1984 | Pro-Football-Reference.com

Miami Dolphins 44 at New England Patriots 24 on October 21st, 1984 - Full team and player stats and box score

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[Brick27]

Man was 2019 fools gold when getting to 8-0. It looked like the true swan song after what looked like 2018 may be, only to have it all unravel.