New England Patriots news and notes for Wednesday, September 13, 2023.

Monday night’s game down at MetLife Stadium completely changed everything for the New England Patriots.

Heading into the 2023 season, the New York Jets believed they finally had the missing piece after acquiring Aaron Rodgers this offseason in a trade with Green Bay.

The crowd roared. He waved to the crowd. Then he sprinted down to the south end of the field. When he got to the end zone, he screamed his familiar “Let’s go!!!!!” with perhaps a few colorful words thrown in. He then ran back to the podium at the north end zone, hugged his three children, and the ceremony began. Tom Brady came back home after three years. Finally.

There are no such things as moral victories in the NFL. However, you can feel good about the performance of your New England Patriots against Philadelphia yesterday.

Gonzalez had a sack , a TFL, and a stellar pass defensed that stopped an Eagles drive on 4th down it was a very impressive debut. 

Given the loss of both Cole Strange and Mike Onwenu, who were both inactive ahead of Sunday’s game against Philadelphia, the initial concern was that the Patriots’ offense was going to be in serious trouble against an incredibly tough Eagles pass rush. That turned out not to be the case. 

Right before halftime, the Patriots went on another long drive, topped off with Jones firing a dart to Kendrick Bourne from 19 yards out.

Some thoughts following the New England Patriots loss vs the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

The loss still stings. But the Patriots played the Philadelphia Eagles tough all game long on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.

This week will likely be full of a variety of arguments coming off of Sunday’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, but at the end of the day, there’s one fact that remains and only one person will be able to fix it.

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones needs to come up big with the game on the line. 

Until that happens, he’ll be a player who will be viewed as someone who make things exciting but just can’t finish the job.

While the situation with Jack Jones continues to get more interesting after he managed to avoid any jail time following the news of his weapons charges being dropped, it looks like things aren’t starting off well from a football standpoint.

“I think long snapping, to me, changed in the mid-80s, and really the key guy in that was [Steve] DeOssie, in my opinion…”

It appears that while Jack Jones won’t miss any time following the charges recently being dropped against him in court for his weapons charges, it sounds like it may be an injury that keeps him out to begin 2023.

Some final thoughts ahead of Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles

After a week where Bailey Zappe could have potentially ended up on someone else’s roster, the former fourth-round pick is right back where he started.

The Patriots named their 2023 captains on Friday, with one notable player joining the group heading into this season.

Some surprising news coming out of Gillette Stadium after running back Rhamondre Stevenson was among players missing from practice on Friday.

Thursday night’s stunning finish out in Kansas City should reshape the thinking of fans in New England who have any doubt about Sunday’s game. If the Lions can knock off Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, the Patriots should certainly be able to do the same with Philadelphia.

The Patriots couldn’t have picked a worse opponent for their opening game of 2023.  The Philadelphia Eagles are the defending NFC Champions and gave the Kansas City Chiefs a heck of a game in the Super Bowl.

The New England Patriots released its second injury report on Thursday ahead of Sunday’s game, and it appears there’s still potentially some uncertainty with their secondary as they continue getting ready for the Eagles.

The New England Patriots released their first injury report of 2023 on Wednesday, and one name that popped up was DeVante Parker, who was listed as being limited with a knee injury.

Hurts is dangerous running or passing. Bill Belichick said as much this week when he called Hurts “arguably the best player in the league.”  

When it comes to New England Patriots defensive back Jack Jones, he needs to learn that what happened on Tuesday should be his final wake-up call given what’s been a tumultuous past.

The New England Patriots caught a massive break on Tuesday, with news emerging that the legal situation looming over Jack Jones has apparently come to a close.