The Patriots gained only 203 yards of total offense, Mac Jones was sacked four times, and Nick Folk kicked four field goals for the second straight week. In the end, that was plenty to overcome the Indianapolis Colts.
The Bears excelled in all phases of the game, and took advantage of a flat Patriot team who started the wrong quarterback and never really overcame their awful start.
The Patriots came into baseball-crazy Cleveland and laid a 38-15 pasting on the hometown Browns. The visitors evened their season record at 3-3 as they continue to have success during the soft portion of their 2022 schedule.
The Patriot defense took advantage of a flustered Detroit offense and played the bend-but-don’t-break defense to perfection.
Your record says who you are. Usually.
The Patriots stand at 1-3 after four weeks, which is better than the 0-4 many experts predicted (or feared).
For the second straight week, there was a fourth quarter meltdown in a Baltimore Ravens game.
After looking like meek division tailenders last week at Miami, the Patriots came into hostile territory and emerged victorious.
Some experts believe that the 2022 Patriots might begin the season 0-4, and Sunday’s game at Miami did nothing to dispel that thought.
Even though the Patriots have a brutal first four games on their schedule (road games at Miami, Pittsburgh and Green Bay, and a home date with Baltimore), the Patriots could go 2-2 here and be in good shape moving forward.
The Patriot defense did a good job in keeping Matt Corral, the third string quarterback at the moment for Carolina, holding him to 58 yards passing and 9 of 15 passing.
The Patriots opened their preseason game with the team they usually finish with, the New York Giants.
Message to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers organization: Your fifteen minutes are officially up.
The Bills completely obliterated the Patriots, as they scored touchdowns on all seven of their drives in a frustrating loss Saturday night.
The Patriots once again played bad (at times) football and once again showed how much trouble they have winning in Miami.
The Jaguars put up little resistance, the Patriots scored on most every drive, and the only thing Bill Belichick needs to complain about is his extra point unit which failed twice during the game.