{"id":13513,"date":"2017-11-13T09:10:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T14:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=13513"},"modified":"2017-11-13T09:10:04","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T14:10:04","slug":"patriots-special-teams-dominant-blowout-win-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2017\/11\/13\/patriots-special-teams-dominant-blowout-win-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Special Teams, Dominant In Blowout Win Over Denver"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the few complaints heard around Patriots Nation centers around Bill Belichick\u2019s insistence on having so many players on the roster that contribute only on special teams. Sunday night\u2019s game in Denver should put that argument to rest for quite awhile. <\/span><\/p>\n

For the second game in a row, the Patriots special teams units were a huge difference in the game and were a big reason why the team was victorious.<\/span><\/p>\n

New England and Denver are teams heading in opposite directions. The Patriots have won five in a row while the Broncos have dropped five straight. A major reason why this game turned into a blowout was the dominance of the Patriots STs units and Denver\u2019s continued awful special teams play. The Broncos are done now, and can only play the spoiler. And it wasn\u2019t the play of their QBs this week, it was their special teams and defense.<\/span><\/p>\n

There were four huge plays by Joe Judge\u2019s units that turned this game from a potentially close game into a rout. Let me caveat this by saying something straight out. I\u2019ve been hearing the \u201cSpecial Teams was the only reason the Patriots won\u201d narrative. That doesn\u2019t give hardly enough credit to Tom Brady and the offense. The Patriots offense scored on seven straight possessions. The Denver defense couldn\u2019t stop the Patriots offense all night long. But back to the four key special teams plays.<\/span><\/p>\n