The Patriots running game is nearly back to full strength with Sony Michel, James White, and Rex Burkhead as the three main backs in the backfield.
Tannehill and the Dolphins faced third downs needing 12, 10, 10 (converted via penalty), 13, 8 and 24 yards in the pivotal first half.
Look for White to get a lot of looks against the Miami secondary this week. Brady will try to isolate him on a linebacker and create favorable matchups
Miami has been Brady’s kryptonite, Foxboro has been that for Ryan Tannehill. Miami’s QB is 0-5 in Gillette Stadium and has thrown 5 TDs and 9 INTs
Good morning, Here is your Sunday’s Patriots news 8-12, & AFC East Notes. The Patriots are getting to back work this afternoon after their first preseason game on Thursday night. […]
The Patriots last week during “voluntary” OTAs ended with a team-bonding trip to Fenway Park and the cancellation of the final two sessions to wrap up the spring on a low-key note. For those who are trying to read something into this….don’t.
The three-game stretch of the playoffs was the best of his career. He caught for 26 passes for 348 yards during the Super Bowl run.
The Patriots can finish the season 8-0 on the road with a victory Sunday which would mark just the seventh time it’s been done in modern history.
Soon after the New England Patriots defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was time for another edition of the TB Times to be published. Tom Brady – or perhaps an executive assistant – roasted Steeler Nation on his Facebook page after handing Pittsburgh their third loss of season.
“Because of what Paul Brown and Jim Brown did for professional football in that city. It has a special place in my heart.”
I was expecting to find a profusion of talk about how ineffective Miami was on both sides of the ball in the first half. Instead the focus of many discussions was on the Dolphin comeback. The fact that the Patriots were trying to run out the clock with a rookie third string quarterback was glossed over. Only one article brought up the fact that Miami was unable to defeat a Patriot club playing without five key starters.
It was essentially a tale of two halves as they totally dominated the opening thirty minutes and were holding on in the end for the victory.
The Patriots needed a Duron Harmon interception in the end zone with two seconds left to preserve a 31-24 win on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.
The wonderful story that is Jimmy Garoppolo came to a sudden pause (hopefully, not an end) midway through the second quarter on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots crushed Miami 36-7 and Miami dominated in a 20-10 win in the final regular season game of 2015. Who holds the Razor’s Edge in key matchups?