The New England Patriots traveled to the nation’s capital to take on the Washington Redskins on Sunday looking for their fifth 5-0 start in franchise history.
Check out all the best sights and sounds from social media as it happened below.
The walk from the Metro to FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins. pic.twitter.com/nQJfjTyz8t
— Barry Svrluga (@barrysvrluga) October 6, 2019
Pictured: Not Foxboro pic.twitter.com/EJaWeNKyxj
— Zack Cox (@zm_cox) October 6, 2019
He's hyped.@TomBrady | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/0rYtc3i8OZ
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) October 6, 2019
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In the first quarter the Patriots offense struggled early, and the Redskins kept the game surprisingly close.
The Patriots defense however, continued its strong start to 2019, a theme that would continue throughout the afternoon.
The current league leader in sacks among rookies is #Patriots 3rd round pick Chase Winovich. He increased his lead from 3 to 4 after sacking Colt McCoy on the #Redskins first drive.
2nd play here [@ftbeard_17]https://t.co/qXXEhjQY6e
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 6, 2019
A Steven Sims Jr. 65 yard run gave the Redskins a 7-0 lead.
ALL the WAY for @StevenSimsJr #NEvsWAS pic.twitter.com/OOPQYSzaDV
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) October 6, 2019
That's the longest offensive play allowed by the Patriots' defense this season, eclipsing Pittsburgh WR Washington's 45yd catch in Week 1 and Buffalo RB Frank Gore's 41yd run last week.
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) October 6, 2019
Like they have all year so far, the Patriots responded when Julian Edelman hauled in a six pass from Tom Brady but a Mike Nugent PAT failed.
7-6 Redskins after one quarter of play.
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Tom Brady was a perfect 4/4 for 72yds w/the TD pass to Edelman on that drive. He's now 7/11 for 94yds and a touchdown (121.0 QB Rating)
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) October 6, 2019
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End of 1ST Quarter:
New England: 6
Washington: 7Passing:
Brady: 12/16 154yds 1TDReceiving Leaders:
Gordon 3/4 36yds
Edelman 3/3 29yds
Izzo 1/1 29yds
Michel 2/2 26yds— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) October 6, 2019
A Mike Nugent 37 yard field goal gave the Patriots their first lead of the game at 9-7 to open the second.
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The Patriots' defense is up to 11 interceptions on the season. Devin McCourty has four. Now Jason McCourty has one.
— Oliver Thomas (@OliverBThomas) October 6, 2019
Although the Patriots defense settled in after Simms big touchdown, the offense remained in a funk, and had to settle for another Mike Nugent field Goal to push the lead to 12-7 at the half.
Tom Brady First Half Passing:
Total: 19/31 (61%) 206yds 1TD 1INTBy Down:
1st: 8/12 (67%) 78yds
2nd: 6/12 (50%) 85yds 1TD
** 3rd: 5/7 (71%) 43yds 1INT
** Only 2 Passing First Downs— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) October 6, 2019
In the third quarter, the Patriots halftime adjustments took over as Brandon Bolden nabbed a 29 yard pass from Tom Brady to extend the lead to 19-7.
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From @ESPNStatsInfo: Brandon Bolden's 29-yard TD reception is the 2nd-longest of his career (63-yard TD at the Broncos in 2015). It's his 3rd catch this season.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) October 6, 2019
Moving on up. @TomBrady | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/vcRj3AB1f2
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) October 6, 2019
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After failing to gain traction in the first half, the Patriots running game came alive in the third as Sony Michel capped off another scoring drive.
26-7 New England through three quarters.
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The #Patriots are 11-0 (regular and post season) when Sony Michel rushes for at least one touchdown
— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) October 6, 2019
Tom Brady now with over 300yds passing after that drive:
Total:
23/35 (66%) 302yds 2TDs 1INTBy Down:
1st: 8/12 (67%) 78yds
2nd: 9/15 (60%) 160yds 2TDs
3rd: 6/8 (75%) 64yds 1INT— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) October 6, 2019
In the fourth quarter, the Patriots defense continued to stifle the Redskins offense and Tom Brady iced the win with a wide open touchdown pass to rookie Ryan Izzo.
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“Brady” chants in a sea of Red and Blue. At FedEx Field. pic.twitter.com/xLsZpeWjUB
— Ryan Duncan (@ryanduncan14) October 6, 2019
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Another one for the record books.@IzzoRyan becomes the 73rd different player to catch a touchdown pass from @TomBrady.#NEvsWAS | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/Fo8wClPy1d
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) October 6, 2019
Tom Brady passing numbers:
28/42 (67%) 348yds 3TDs 1INTBy Quarter:
1st: 12/16 (75%) 154yds 1TD
2nd: 7/15 (47%) 52yds 1INT
3rd: 6/7 (86%) 119yds 1TD
4th: 3/4 (75%) 23yds 1TD— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) October 6, 2019
The Patriots have now had five or more sacks in four straight games, which is the first time in franchise history they've been able to do that.
— Ryan Hannable (@RyanHannable) October 6, 2019
The Patriots would leave Washington with a convincing 33-7 victory to move to 5-0 on the season.
The 2019 Patriots joined the 1974, 2004, 2007, 2015, and 2019 with 5-0 records.
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Captured by @bravowbz on the field after the game — veteran OL Donald Penn shows his respect for Tom Brady by asking his jersey; Brady says he is already sending one over for Adrian Peterson, but will get one for Penn. https://t.co/Jk9dhKwjRJ
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) October 6, 2019
Tom Brady (@TomBrady) to Dwayne Haskins (@dh_simba7) after #NEvsWAS:
Brady, a @UMichFootball product: "Good luck to you…an @OhioStateFB guy. You beat us all the time!"#HTTR #GoPats #GoBucks https://t.co/bcg345H0eS pic.twitter.com/8xCLflzyiD
— Adam Winkler (@AdamWinkABC13) October 6, 2019
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Awwwww yeah. pic.twitter.com/qOOXfbnKH3
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) October 8, 2019
#Patriots 5th Quarter: Bill Belichick on the fan support today "It was amazing. Oh my God" #WBZ pic.twitter.com/LqXGTg8h5u
— Joe Giza (@JoeGiza) October 6, 2019
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Solid weekend . Beavers in the lake , Patriots 5-0 https://t.co/ZxPRmOmE0P
— Gunner Olszewski (@GunnerOlszewski) October 6, 2019
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