Bourne has a torn ACL. He’s been Jones’ most reliable receiver this season with 37 catches, 406 yards and four TDs.
Miami’s OL is banged up. With former Patriot Isaiah Wynn out, Barmore will face backup guard Lester Cotton. He should win this matchup.
The Miami running game couldn’t get much going last week against Philly. Their OL is really banged up, and they were down three starters.
“Judge, Houston, and Cam dialed up a really good scheme for that block and saw a weak point on their field goal operation, Schooler said.
So, they’ve got a really efficient guy running the offense, solid offensive line, a couple of very explosive skill players.”
The biggest question mark is Jonathan Jones who, matches up with Hill, showed up on the injury report with an ankle injury.
After dropping the opener in Miami and falling last Sunday against the Ravens, the Patriots have come out on the wrong end of two games they certainly could have won.
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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.
“(We) Need to finish some drives better on both sides of the ball and make an impact. Just build on this and go back to work.”
Look for the Patriots to return to the power-running game here. This could be the key matchup for the game (from a Patriots’ perspective).
New England Patriots news for Monday 6/20 along with NFL notes.
The team needed the defense to make a stop and give the offense the opportunity to win the game. They didn’t
The Patriots’ run defense is a major point of concern entering the playoffs and regardless of who their opponent is,
One player to watch is Jonnu Smith. He had six touches (5 catches and 1 rush) in the season opener. He could be an “X-Factor” in this matchup.