Patriots Report Card:

Despite garnering only 18 snaps, Bourne was the Patriots’ second most productive receiver catching four passes for 58 yards

Other than Mac Jones kneel-downs, the OL opened up holes for the running backs to rush for 133 yards on 28 carries, a 4.75-yard average.

Kyle Dugger had a really impressive day with some eye-catching open-field tackling. He tackled Hill twice in the open field, no easy feat.

The front seven was gashed for 174 yards rushing. They got zero (0) sacks, zero (0) interceptions, and just one QB hit. 

The team needed the defense to make a stop and give the offense the opportunity to win the game. They didn’t

The Patriots did start well with the defense notching a 3-and-out with the offense scoring TDs on their first five drives in a 50-10 win

Jones finished just 14-32 for 145 yards with 0 TDs and 2 INTs for a passer rating of 32.1. They made him look like the rookie that he is. 

When they absolutely, positively had to have a stop, Jonathan Taylor blew through the defense for a game-clinching 67-yard touchdown.

The Bills stacked the box all night but the offensive line dug in and smash-mouthed Buffalo’s defense for 222 yards and 4.8 yards per carry

Jones didn’t have his best game and yet he completed 23-32 for 310 yards with 2 TDs and 0 INTs for a passer rating of 123.2

Kyle Van Noy was generating eight tackles, two big sacks, two tackles for a loss, a pass knocked down, and a pick-six that iced the game. 

Mac Jones was “en fuego” on Sunday. He completed 19-23 for 198 yards with 3 TDs, 0 INTs for a passer rating of 142.1,

“The play Jamie made,” Belichick said. “I don’t know how many players in the league could make that play. That was a tremendous play.”

The linebackers were led by Matthew Judon (who else?) who garnered another 1.5 sacks and ten (10) pressures. “We were rushing our butts off.”

The pick-six was Jones’ fault, he led Bourne a tad too far, and it could have been a back-breaker but he came right back and threw a nice 75-yard touchdown.