Patriots Pregame Thread Week 9: Your 6 time Super Bowl champion Patriots @ Titans (1-6)

[sb1]

Pats open as 3 point underdogs.

Their defensive rankings are weird... allowed 2nd most points in the league (probably includes return TDs allowed), 2nd most passing TD allowed, dead last in forced turnovers but 1st in fewest yards allowed and 1st in passing yards allowed. Their run defense is more or less average. Case in point... Lions beat them 52-14 and Goff didn't even get 100 yards passing.

They have Ridley and he was most of their offense yesterday.

Our old friend Nick Folk is having a good season. Their coverage teams look pretty bad though. Yesterday they allowed 1 KO return for 72 yards, and 5 punt returns for 190 yards including a 90 yard TD. Marcus Jones and Hasty might have some fun against them on Sunday.

 

[sb1]

Pats have not won in Nissan Stadium since 2012.

 

[sb1]

The concepts for their new stadium look nice.

Tennessee Titans Stadium

We didn’t build this stadium to look like all the others. We built it from scratch. We built it for you. And it represents the very best of us: our willingness to work together when the odds are stacked against us and support each other even when they aren’t. We’ll experience our best moments...

newnissanstadium.com

 

[Pape]

'dogs to the titans... uh huh... we are both pretty bad teams, remarkably similar in points scored, points allowed...

if we get Maye back from the concussion protocol, that line should shift...

2024 Leaders

New England Patriots 2024 Leaders
Jacoby Brissett	94/159, 828 yds, 2 TDs
Hunter Henry	32 rec, 358 yds, 1 TD
Rhamondre Stevenson	104 rush, 422 yds, 5 TDs
Tennessee Titans 2024 Leaders
Will Levis	83/125, 699 yds, 5 TDs
Calvin Ridley	22 rec, 326 yds, 1 TD
Tony Pollard	114 rush, 494 yds, 3 TDs

Last 5 Matchups

Date	Result
Nov 28, 2021	TEN 13, @NWE 36
Jan 4, 2020	TEN 20, @NWE 13
Nov 11, 2018	@TEN 34, NWE 10
Jan 13, 2018	TEN 14, @NWE 35
Dec 20, 2015	TEN 16, @NWE 33
New England Patriots lead all-time series 26-18-1
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[Pape]

Team Ranks​

	NWE	TEN
Home Record	1-3-0	0-3-0
Away Record	1-3-0	1-3-0
Record vs. Spread	2-5-1	1-6-0
Points Scored/Game	15.5 (29th)	17.1 (28th)
Points Allowed/Game	24.6 (21st)	28.0 (29th)
Takeaway Diff.	-1 (19th)	-13 (32nd)
Pass Yds/Game	149 (32nd)	161 (31st)
Rush Yds/Game	111 (23rd)	119 (17th)
Def. Pass Yds/Game	223 (23rd)	151 (1st)
Def. Rush Yds/Game	133 (22nd)	113 (12th)

 

[sb1]

'dogs to the titans... uh huh... we are both pretty bad teams, remarkably similar in points scored, points allowed...

if we get Maye back from the concussion protocol, that line should shift...

2024 Leaders​

New England Patriots 2024 Leaders
Jacoby Brissett	94/159, 828 yds, 2 TDs
Hunter Henry	32 rec, 358 yds, 1 TD
Rhamondre Stevenson	104 rush, 422 yds, 5 TDs
Tennessee Titans 2024 Leaders
Will Levis	83/125, 699 yds, 5 TDs
Calvin Ridley	22 rec, 326 yds, 1 TD
Tony Pollard	114 rush, 494 yds, 3 TDs

Last 5 Matchups

Date	Result
Nov 28, 2021	TEN 13, @NWE 36
Jan 4, 2020	TEN 20, @NWE 13
Nov 11, 2018	@TEN 34, NWE 10
Jan 13, 2018	TEN 14, @NWE 35
Dec 20, 2015	TEN 16, @NWE 33
New England Patriots lead all-time series 26-18-1
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Very similar indeed.
Backup QB's played yesterday. Not sure yet if Levis (and Maye) are playing on Sunday.
Both teams also moved on from their previous HC this past year.

I know they probably miss Derrick Henry. They have Ridley now tho - not sure why they're still that bad.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Gotta establish the run and stick with it.

Imagine we get dugger back considering he was a game time decision. I admired the fight on d yesterday but hoping for continued improvement now.

 

[Pape]

Very similar indeed.
Backup QB's played yesterday. Not sure yet if Levis (and Maye) are playing on Sunday.
Both teams also moved on from their previous HC this past year.

I know they probably miss Derrick Henry. They have Ridley now - but still not sure why they're still that bad.

-13 turn over differential, worst in the league... 10 ints, 11 fumbles... with that type of stat, wonder if they are just putting their defense under pressure with bad short field scenarios...

 

[Pape]

Gotta establish the run and stick with it.

Imagine we get dugger back considering he was a game time decision. I admired the fight on d yesterday but hoping for continued improvement now.

the run will be key this week... statistically the Titan have the best passing defense in the league... though, that should be tempered by the limited number of quality qb's they have faced ( 2 - the guy from the bears whathisface doesn't count as it was his first game ever)... and with Maye potentially out, we don't exactly have a quality qb under center...

 

[sb1]

Looks to me like he (Simmons-98) made a business decision. Pushed back literally 7 yards allowing the TD run.
Otherwise not really what you want to see from your star DE.

We probably don't have the personnel like the Lions have up front to do that though.

 

[Steve102]

3 pts on the road is essentially a push. I agree with @Pape, Maye gets cleared, that will move.

 

[Froob]

Pats have not won in Nissan Stadium since 2012.

Havent we only been there once since then?

 

[sb1]

Havent we only been there once since then?

Yes. Still overdue for one

 

[sb1]

Titans/Pats memories.



What a game. I can't believe Drew Bennett dropped that.

And what a block by the GOAT on Bethel's 3rd and 13 conversion earlier in the game.

Antowain was so underrated... he usually saved his best for when it mattered.

 

[TheRainMaker]

They may pull another win out of their ass.

 

[Patriot Missile]

Love the introduction. The farther this team gets from 2018/19 the better 6x’s sounds.

 

[Kdo5]

If ever there was a chance for us to win two games in a row this season it is now.

 

[TommyD4207]

3-point dog sounds right to me.

Jets gave up less than 250 yards of offense, didn't turn the ball over, and scored over 20.
In NFL History, teams are 750-1 when those things happen. The Jets game yesterday was the 1.

The Patriots are still ****ing bad, and still can't stop the run, and still can't rush the passer outside of Keion White, sometimes. A team deciding to stop running for no reason isn't the same thing. Breece Hall still had 5 ypc yesterday.

Yesterday was Jete gon' Jete.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

Pats have not won in Nissan Stadium since 2012.

Haven't they only played there once ( in 2018) since 2012?

 

[jmt57]

This game could decide the #2 pick in the 2025 draft, right after Carolina.