Best Of Social Media: Week 11 Patriots vs Falcons

The New England Patriots traveled to Atlanta to take on the Falcons on Thursday looking to extend their winning streak to five and remain perfect on the road in 2021.

Relieve all the best moments by checking out the social media postings shared before, during, and after the game by both the team and media below.

Tonight the Falcons play the Patriots. Also tonight there is a partial lunar eclipse that will last 3 hours and 28 minutes. You can’t even make this stuff up anymore.

The next time Earth will see a partial lunar eclipse as lengthy as tonight’s will be in 648 years. pic.twitter.com/Ji87vPlWDj

— Dalton Mullinax (@MullinaxWX) November 18, 2021

Falcons game 2017 vs 2021 ? #TBT pic.twitter.com/vFzJYuECRf

— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) November 18, 2021

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWbfehcFfr4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

.@man_dammn & #PatriotsNation's weekly catch, ATL edition.#NEvsATL | #ForeverNE pic.twitter.com/kAdqsA7GQI

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) November 19, 2021

Only show in town tonight. pic.twitter.com/zZdyQi6T00

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) November 19, 2021

In the first quarter, the Patriots jumped out to a 3-0 lead thanks to the running back tandem of Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson.

Dree threw em out the club https://t.co/RO4QxWymXo

— Pats Pulpit (@patspulpit) November 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1461515146510192642?s=20

Looking for some separation on the scoreboard, the Patriots offense finally found the end zone when Mac Jones threw a 19-yard touchdown reception to Nelson Agholor.

https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1461516342314639362?s=20

https://twitter.com/SweetFeet_White/status/1461515445266272266?s=20

While the first half overall was a bit of a struggle for the Mac and the offense, the Patriots defense overpowered the Falcons offensive line and quarterback Matt Ryan.

A Nick Folk field goal just before halftime gave the Patriots a 13-0 heading into the locker room.

https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1461518649789927426?s=20

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https://twitter.com/BenjaminSWatson/status/1461773938971881472?s=20

Judon – Def player of the year ??

— Rodney Harrison (@Rodney_Harrison) November 19, 2021

Matthew Judon is the first Patriots player to record double-digit sacks since Chandler Jones in 2015.

— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) November 19, 2021

The Patriots lead the Falcons 13-0 at halftime on #ThursdayNightFootball. The last time they lost when leading by double digits at halftime was Week 1, 2014 vs the Dolphins.

43 straight wins when leading by double digits at halftime is the longest active streak in the NFL.

— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 19, 2021

Falcons trying to move the ball against the Patriots defense pic.twitter.com/GtvDumfHce

— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) November 19, 2021

In the second half, it remained more of the same for the Falcons as the Patriots defense prevented any ball movement (including the stop below), but neither team could find points in the third quarter.

The #Patriots defense stuffs em on 3rd and 4th down to preserve the shutout! #ForeverNE pic.twitter.com/JchMartMBz

— Boston Sports Gordo (@BOSSportsGordo) November 19, 2021

At the start of the fourth, the Falcons appeared to be in a position to make it a game after crossing midfield, but once again the Patriots defense had other ideas.

https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1461539838558101507?s=20

Yeahhhhhh D Mac @McCourtyTwins !!!

— James White (@SweetFeet_White) November 19, 2021

Captain D Mac!!!!! @McCourtyTwins

— J Jones (@justjjones) November 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/Ryan_Spags/status/1461539059088646148?s=20

Dugger beating up Pitts at the LOS. Throw off the timing. Hightower with the left hand up to disrupt the throw of the right handed QB, McCourty gets the gift. Textbook.

— Tedy Bruschi (@TedyBruschi) November 19, 2021

The McCourty interception set up a Nick Folk 53 yard field goal to extend the Patriots lead to 16.

Man Nick Folk… is really good!!!

— Rosevelt Colvin (@rcolvin3) November 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/BenBrownPL/status/1461541057871679489?s=20

Still leading by 16 with five minutes to go in the game, cornerback J.C. “Mr. Int” Jackson joined in on the turnover party.

https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1461542851523878919?s=20

https://twitter.com/SweetFeet_White/status/1461542247565078533?s=20

Over the last 24 possessions, the Patriots defense has scored as many points (7) as it has allowed. https://t.co/TPsvsI66JQ

— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) November 19, 2021

On to thanksgiving…#ForeverNE

— Tedy Bruschi (@TedyBruschi) November 19, 2021

From @ESPNStatsInfo: J.C. Jackson's 6th interception passes Hall of Famer Mike Haynes for the most INT through a player's first 4 seasons in Patriots history (23) https://t.co/nKGG7TiCyb

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) November 19, 2021

A Nick Folk 33 yard field goal pushed the Patriots lead to 19.

Mac Jones

Is the 1st rookie QB, in NFL history, with ? 80.0% completion percentage in 2 straight games – (min 20 pass attempts)

incredible

— Boston Sports Info (@bostonsportsinf) November 19, 2021

With the clock winding down, linebacker Kyle Van Noy put a stamp on the Patriots seventh win with a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown.

https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1461549130216579077?s=20

Run it up @KVN_03!!!

— J Jones (@justjjones) November 19, 2021

@KVN_03 go crazy then lol

— James White (@SweetFeet_White) November 19, 2021

The Patriots have held their opponent to single-digit points in three straight games for the first time since 2005 (in the same season).

— Ryan Hannable (@RyanHannable) November 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/Ryan_Spags/status/1461547116921249792?s=20

https://twitter.com/Kwon_daTRUTH/status/1461547399495700480?s=20

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https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Jones2/status/1461547772948135937?s=20

The defense would preserve the Patriots 25-0 shutout victory, the 13th such a win under head coach Bill Belichick.

Following the Buffalo Bills loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, the Patriots found themselves in first place in the AFC East for the first time since the 2019 season.

The Patriots have outscored opponents 175-50 during their five-game win streak.

— Zack Cox (@zm_cox) November 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1461553812464975875?s=20

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"Our confidence definitely comes from how hard we practice and prepare.”

Patriots players on last night’s win. pic.twitter.com/lv6ojNHYls

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) November 19, 2021

So, after all the 28-3 jokes, with a 3 hour, 28 minute long partial lunar eclipse on the way, #Patriots won in Atlanta by 25. Sports are the best.

— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) November 19, 2021

This is what 7-4 looks like: pic.twitter.com/yOfelPra9L

— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) November 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/SNFonNBC/status/1461559923314208768?s=20

https://twitter.com/PatsBuzz/status/1461714592422412298?s=20

Big Dubs!! PatsNation

— Davon Godchaux (@ChauxDown) November 19, 2021

Meanwhile, they've now scored at least 25 points in six games.

That's tied for the second-most such games in the NFL this year.

No. 1 pick Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars have yet to eclipse 25 points in a game this season (their max is 23 vs. Miami)

— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) November 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/iwynn77/status/1461572174377107457?s=20

After going 22-for-26 (84.6%) last night, Mac Jones became the first rookie in NFL history to complete at least 80% of his passes in back-to-back games (min. 15 attempts), per @EliasSports.

He currently ranks 3rd in the NFL for the season at 70.2%.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/ChauxDown/status/1461720184876675077?s=20

#Patriots play of the night has to be Devin McCourty tossing his gloves to this young fan. @McCourtyTwins making a difference on and off the field. #ForeverNE pic.twitter.com/8Nlu8vAEP4

— The Camera Guys (@NBCSCameraGuys) November 19, 2021