The bottom line is the Patriots will have to play their “A” game on defense as they did against Tom Brady and Tampa Bay.
The last time the teams met, the Patriots varied up their looks and did a good job on Elliot and Pollard, they’ll need an even bigger effort
The NFL named Folk the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week thanks to his four field-goal effort against the Texans, which improved the club to 2-3 on the season.
Patriots vs Texans observations after the team won their second game of the 2021 season.
Jones had his first signature, come-from-behind win and in doing so, he led the Patriots to scoring drives on their final four possessions.
Some thoughts from the Patriots vs Texans game on Sunday after Mac Jones and the team got back into the win column.
Jones led scoring drives on their last 4 possessions, including a 7-minute, 15-play drive that covered 84 yards, for the game-winning points.
Judon leads the Patriots in sacks with 4.5 and QB hits with 8. He’s been the Patriots’ most impactful player on defense…by far.
Coming off an embarrassing 40 – 0 loss to the Bills, the Texans are reeling under 1st-year coach David Culley.
Houston’s defense plays a softer two-deep safety zone, which should allow the Patriots’ short, quick passing game to operate efficiently
At one point, Jones completed 19 passes in a row. He was in command of the offense and looks like a player with more experience than 4 games.
For the most part, I think the Patriots effort was strong, but the execution is still having far too many breakdowns.
When it came to QB play, Mac Jones ended up stealing the spotlight from Tom Brady during Sunday night’s Patriots vs Buccaneers game.
He was sacked four times and hit 12 times. But he hung tough and consistently delivered the ball, at one point completing 19 passes in a row
Sunday’s night’s battle against the Buccaneers came down to the end and unfortunately, it was Tom Brady and the Buccaneers who came away with the win.