The New England Patriots entered their week four match up with the division rival Miami Dolphins seeking to rebound from two-straight losses and avoid their first 1-3 start since 2001.
Per @EliasSports the last time the #Patriots played a division game against a team two games in front of them in the standings: Tom Brady's first career start exactly 17 year ago today.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) September 30, 2018
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Devin McCourty on brother Jason, via CBS pregame: "What annoys me most about this guy, um, is just his face. He kinda looks like me, but he doesn't. So, to look at it is kinda weird."
— Oliver Thomas (@OliverBThomas) September 30, 2018
Early on in the first quarter, newly signed wide receiver Josh Gordon tallied his first reception as a Patriot which helped setup the first points of the game.
A Stephen Gostkowski 20-yard field goal put the home team ahead 3-0.
Tom Brady finding Josh Gordon early for his first Pats catch ??
(via @NFL)https://t.co/gk7xIx6hCd
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 30, 2018
In the second quarter, with the score still low, Cordarrelle Patterson found a hole in the Dolphins secondary for his first touchdown reception as a Patriot. 10-0 New England.
https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1046457745518428160
More TB12 history: @ceeflashpee84 is the 22nd different player to catch a 50-plus yard TD from Brady, breaking a tie with Jack Kemp for the most all-time.#MIAvsNE | #GoPats
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 30, 2018
In what became a recurring theme throughout the game, the Patriots defense turned in its best showing of 2018. Shutting down the Dolphins offense, especially on third down.
Dolphins on 3rd Down So Far:
3rd-and-12 – 5yd completion
3rd-and-10 – NE Def Holding
3rd-and-10 – Incomplete
3rd-and-8 – false start
3rd-and-13 – yd completion
3rd-and-8 – IncompletePats D doing a good job of keeping them in long-yardage situations so far.
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) September 30, 2018
Despite the great start, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick wasn’t going to be pleased with his offense committing three penalties on play.
https://twitter.com/ftbeard_17/status/1046459879941009409
Three separate penalties by the Patriots' offense on one play. I'm sure Bill Belichick will be pleased about that one.
— Zack Cox (@zm_cox) September 30, 2018
When people say the Pats run is over pic.twitter.com/MmTqbkiGMG
— Steve Perrault (@Steve_Perrault) September 30, 2018
These are the Dolphins I'm used to seeing in Foxboro.
— Tedy Bruschi (@TedyBruschi) September 30, 2018
Still leading 10-0 with seven minutes to go in the half, linebacker Kyle Van Noy forced a fumble that setup a James White 22 yard touchdown run on the very next play. 17-0 in favor of the Patriots.
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As the defense continued to do its job keeping the Dolphins offense off the field, the Patriots offense was clicking as Phillip Dorsett hauled in this acrobatic catch just before halftime.
https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1046468670644338689
Tom Brady First Half Stats:
13/22 (59%) 154yds 2TD 1INTBy Down:
1st: 1/6 (17%) 9yds
2nd: 6/8 (75%) 28yds 1TD
3rd: 6/8 (75%) 117yds 1TD 1INT— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) September 30, 2018
Halftime stats from Hell:
Patriots 16 first downs, Dolphins 4.
Patriots 272 yards, Dolphins 75.
Patriots 6-9 on third-down conversions, Dolphins 0-6.
Patriots 42 plays, Dolphins 22.
Patriots 24 points, Dolphins 0.— Dave Hyde (@davehydesports) September 30, 2018
24-0 Patriots at the Half.
During the halftime break, the New England Patriots honored newly enshrined team Hall of Famer Matt Light, who provided a very “colorful” speech to the fans.
https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1046524842068054016
#pats pic.twitter.com/90Dnda3WNq
— Dan Koppen (@koppen67) September 30, 2018
In the third quarter, the Brady/White combination struck again with another touchdown, and all but putting the game away. 31-0 Patriots.
https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1046478544824500225
— Ollie Connolly (@OllieConnolly) September 30, 2018
With the Patriots up 31-0 and the defense continuing to shut out the Dolphins, rookie Sony Michel capped off his career day with his first career touchdown run.
Michel ran for 112 yards on 25 carries with the touchdown, his first career 100 yard rushing game. 38-0 Patriots.
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This is interesting:
The #Patriots have scored 38 points today.
Combined, the #Dolphins/#Bills/#Jets have scored 3 points.
— Doug Moore (@DMooreNFL) September 30, 2018
With a 38-0 lead, the Dolphins managed a garbage time touchdown with 2:42 remaining in the game when Frank Gore caught a six-yard pass from backup quarterback Brock Osweiler.
The Patriots would go on to win by a final score of 38-7.
Tom Brady Final Totals:
23/35 (66%) 274yds 3TDs, 2INTs
*Fixing an earlier tweetBy Down:
1st: 3/8 (38%) 9yds
2nd: 10/14 (71%) 90yds 1TD 1INT
3rd: 10/13 (77%) 175yds 2TDs 1INT— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) September 30, 2018
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Tom Brady and Danny Amendola postgame (David Butler III/@usatsimg) pic.twitter.com/FSgTOW1AXm
— Ryan Hannable (@RyanHannable) September 30, 2018
Find someone you look at like Brady looks at Amendola.
Then crush them by 31 pic.twitter.com/4ISrkr9qWM— Jerry Thornton (@jerrythornton1) September 30, 2018
Patriots survive Sept. 2-2. Backfield combo established. Solid defensive performance. Gordon feet wet. Get Gronk healthy. Edelman is in the parking lot.
— Tedy Bruschi (@TedyBruschi) September 30, 2018
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The fastest ever to 3??0??0?? wins. pic.twitter.com/6b86SDi97L
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 30, 2018
Then think about this:
In their lifetimes, the Pats have AVERAGED 3.4 losses per season https://t.co/k6jqOArsLp
— Jerry Thornton (@jerrythornton1) September 30, 2018
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