New England Patriots news for Thursday 6/17 and NFL Notes.
It’s said imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Denver’s defense, if it has a weakness is defending the tight ends. Of course, they know the Patriots are short-handed at WR and will try to matchup
But Denver’s offense has scored just 52 points during the current four-game losing streak. And 14 of those points came in garbage time
With the victory, the Pats clinched the AFC East for a record 8th straight year and for the 14th time in the past 16 years.
Cannon was just rewarded with a nice contract extension for the Patriots. Here’s an opportunity to show he’s earned it by keeping Brady upright this time
This is an interview with John Rego, who is a Broncos fan living in the Boston area. He was on the show to give his Broncos fan view of the upcoming game.
James White has averaged a touchdown on every 10.9 receptions (87 receptions, 8 TDs) since the 2015 season. That is tops in the NFL among 37 qualified RBs.
This should prove to be a very intriguing chess match to watch. Wade Phillips defense, which likes to be aggressive going against Brady and the Patriots
The pass rush with bookend edge rushers Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware and Shane Ray are second in the league in sacks with 38.
Von Miller responds to Tom Brady’s Facebook post over his Instagram account.
Tom Brady cracks joke about Von Miller while on horseback riding trip.
The Patriots have a very solid foundation that starts at the top with owner Bob Kraft and goes right down to Bill Belichick, Nick Caserio, coordinators Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia.
This was a game that the front seven of Denver took charge of right off the bat and never let up, sacking Brady 4 times and being credited with 20 QB hits
In Brady’s last 23 games with both Gronkowski and Edelman available the Patriots are 22-1. And in those games Brady has completed 67.3 percent of his passes for 7322 yards with 64 TDs, 13 INTs for a passer rating of 107.