{"id":20399,"date":"2018-11-25T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=20399"},"modified":"2018-11-24T19:44:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-25T00:44:07","slug":"new-england-patriots-news-11-25-afc-east-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2018\/11\/25\/new-england-patriots-news-11-25-afc-east-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Patriots News 11-25, AFC East Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good morning, we hope that everyone had a terrific Thanksgiving and that you were surrounded by the Four &#8220;F&#8221;s, friends, family, food and football on this very American holiday. Here is your <\/span><b>Sunday Patriots news 11-25, &amp; AFC East Notes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some Quick Hitters this morning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>No Brady? Don\u2019t Count on That: \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday, was a very rare occurrence where Tom Brady missed the practice and was listed as Questionable for today\u2019s game against the Jets. He popped up on the injury report with a knee injury from the Titans game. Other than his 2008 ACL tear in Week 1, Brady hasn\u2019t missed any games due to injury. He did miss 4 games in 2015 due to the Patriots playing in cold weather. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bob McNair<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the owner of the Texans passed away on Friday at the age of 81. He was the driving force to bring the NFL back to Houston after the Oilers left for Tennessee in 1996. The team didn\u2019t announce the cause of death, but McNair had dealt with several various forms of cancer in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Did you Know? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That with 252 yards passing today, Brady will have surpassed 3000 yards passing for the 16th time in his career. He will tie Drew Brees and Peyton Manning for the second most seasons. Brett Favre had 18. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Did you Know Pt.2?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> With three touchdown passes, Brady will tie Favre for the second-most TD passes in the regular season with 508, (Manning has 539), and he\u2019d tie Manning for the most TD passes for both the regular and postseason combined with 579.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Did you Know Pt. 3: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2015, James White is second in NFL running backs with receptions with 222, Theo Riddick leads the NFL with 227 (and added 7 more on Thanksgiving Day).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cFriends\u201d Thanksgiving Video:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Patriots took a step back in the nostalgia machine by compiling a Thanksgiving montage of the show Friends best Thanksgiving moments and superimposing Patriots\u2019 heads on them\u2026 a bit corny but well done. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Thanksgiving from a few of your ?????? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8HJQHWWfyk\">pic.twitter.com\/8HJQHWWfyk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\" title=\"New England Patriots at PatsFans.com\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> (@Patriots) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Patriots\/status\/1065592734520500225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>New England<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continues to live rent-free in Lane Johnson\u2019s head. After winning a SB with Philly last year, he talked about NE incessantly during the offseason and now with the champs at 4-6 continues to talk about the Patriots&#8230;file under: fix your priorities. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Gordon Still Has a Lot More to Contribute: <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pats WR Josh Gordon has helped stretch defenses out since signing here and is averaging a big 18.3 yards per reception with 26 catches for 477 yards and two touchdowns in 7 games. That projects out to a 60-catch, 1100-yard season over 16 games which isn\u2019t bad considering he\u2019s essentially missed nearly three years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gordon, however, told MassLive.com that he\u2019s capable of much more and is hoping to show that down the stretch. Granted he was learning a new offense on the fly and was dealing with a balky hamstring during most of that time. Now both of those issues should be fixed although his chemistry with Brady is still a bit of a work in progress. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will he ever again be that burner that people used to sit back and marvel at? That is still up in the air, he possesses very good speed but it has been quite a bit off of what we saw back in 2013. And his catch percentage of 53.1 percent could use improving but it is about where it has been his entire career. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Patriots could use a productive Gordon down the stretch and the wide receiver is anxious to play meaningful games for the first time in his professional career in December and January. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0&#8220;It&#8217;s different, that&#8217;s for sure. It&#8217;s exciting, though,&#8221; Gordon said to MassLive. &#8220;It&#8217;s motivational for me, for everybody. I&#8217;ve never really had the opportunity before, considering the circumstances. So it&#8217;s great to have the opportunity now. It&#8217;s a blessing.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Pats Hoping For Vintage Gronk Down the Stretch:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the Patriots offense scuffling in Tennessee, the bye week came at a perfect time to let Rob Gronkowski have some extra time to heal up from the back woes that have sidelined him for three of the past four games. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gronkowski is expected to suit up today and play and at his press conference on Friday was proclaiming himself ready to go. In just 7 games this season, Gronkowski has just 29 catches for 448 yards and one touchdown, numbers far less than his normally stellar production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He made the trip down to Nashville, but the team held him out, probably to give him an extra two weeks to get ready with the bye week last Sunday. A healthy Gronkowski means the rest of the offense operates at close to peak performance. Tom Brady is happy to hear that the big man is returning soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Absolutely. I&#8217;ve played a lot of football with him, and I think I have a lot of trust and confidence in a lot of the things that have happened over the years,&#8221; Brady said. &#8220;When he&#8217;s not there, there&#8217;s a different level with other players. Sometimes we don&#8217;t try things because Gronk isn&#8217;t in there. Sometimes we do.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Obviously, the more dependable, consistent players you have on the field, the more productive and efficient you&#8217;ll be, which leads to more points, which leads to better opportunities to win the game, which is ultimately the reason we&#8217;re all here.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Burkhead Return Should Be a Great Help to the Offense:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much like Rob Gronkowski, getting Rex Burkhead back for the Minnesota game should be a significant boost to the offense. Burkhead went on IR after the Lions game due to concussions but now he\u2019s been back at practice and we haven\u2019t heard about any setbacks in his rehab, so things are looking up. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burkhead has been (when healthy) a valuable, versatile part of the team\u2019s offense. While he doesn\u2019t run as well as Sony Michel, nor catch the ball as well as James White, he does both of those things quite well, so when he\u2019s on the field, the opposition doesn\u2019t have a clue as to what the Patriots will do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If he continues on with his rehab and is ready for a stretch run for the Pats, along with \u00a0Gronkowski, the offense will be much harder to stop. The team hasn\u2019t had a full offensive roster at any time this season. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Who You Have This Week? NFL Week 11 Predictions:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week: 8-5 Season 104-55-2 Bye Week: Chiefs, Rams<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday night\u2019s picks <\/span><b>\u00a0Bears, Cowboys, Saints <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3-0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland at Cincinnati: <\/span><b>Bengals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco at Tampa Bay: <\/span><b>49ers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacksonville at Buffalo: <\/span><b>Jaguars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oakland at Baltimore: <\/span><b>Ravens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle at Carolina: <\/span><b>Panthers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New England at NY Jets: <\/span><b>Patriots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NY Giants at Philadelphia: <\/span><b>Eagles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arizona at LA Chargers: <\/span><b>Bolts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami at Indianapolis: <\/span><b>Colts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittsburgh at Denver: <\/span><b>Steelers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Bay at Minnesota (SNF): <\/span><b>Vikings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennessee at Houston (MNF): <\/span><b>Texans<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday Early Pick: Saints <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over Cowboys<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Eastbound and Down AFC East Notes:<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Josh Allen Returns for the Bills Against Trash-talking Ramsey:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Buffalo Bills take on the Jacksonville Jaguars today at New Era Field, the first time the teams have met since the Wildcard game of 2017 where the Jags held off Buffalo in a very ugly 10-3 win. But both teams learned that being the hunted is not so easy. The Jags started off 2-0 but have since gone 1-7. The Bills are also 3-7 and seasons of high hopes for both teams have gone up in smoke. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now Josh Allen returns from an injury and his job is to the get the Buffalo offense going. And he is going to have the luxury of working thru much rust after missing a month. Allen was not very accurate before his elbow injury and facing one of the better pass defenses in the league will be a daunting task. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bills and OC Brian Daboll kept things simple for Allen in the early going and it will be interesting to see if he takes the training wheels off for the rookie this week. After Jalen Ramsey called Allen \u201ctrash\u201d and a \u201cstupid pick\u201d, you think the Bills coaches wouldn\u2019t love to see their top draft pick light up the Jags secondary (and Ramsey) with a big game today?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>All About the QBs Today for the Dolphins\/Colts:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Miami Dolphins hit the road for Indy today and face the much-improved Colts in a big game for both teams. Today it is all about the signal callers for both teams and how well (or not) each plays which will determine who walks away with a win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Dolphins defense has to find a way to slow down Andrew Luck, who has been on a roll lately for the Colts. Luck knows his go-to guy, T.Y. Hilton will be locked up with Xavien Howard all day and that will be a battle to watch. But while other teams do that, Luck has leaned heavily on TE Eric Ebron who is leading the Colts in receptions, touchdowns, and targets. Covering him will be safety, big nickel LB, Minkah Fitzpatrick. The rookie will have his hands full today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryan Tannehill has missed a month and the Dolphins offense without him has looked&#8230;at times, awful. Like Allen, Tannehill will have no time to work thru the rust factor. The Fins are 4-6 and have zero wiggle room left if they want to make a playoff run this year. The time is now or never for Tannehill, and the pressure is on him to produce. Not next year, or next month, or even next week. For Tannehill, the playoffs start today. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Jets Look to Follow the Blueprint to Beat New England:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New York Jets have seen the Jaguars, Lions, and Titans blast the Patriots this season, and they know the key is getting off to a fast start as the Patriots have struggled in the first quarter of the road games they\u2019ve lost this year. And getting their 29th ranked offense and 32nd ranked 3rd down offense off and running quickly. Just like the Titans did two weeks ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam Darnold won\u2019t play but the wily veteran Josh McCown, played a very solid game in the Meadowlands last year where they Jets converted 9 of 17 third downs. Tennessee scored 17 points in the first 10 minutes, more than they were averaging over 60 minutes and the Jets know that starting fast is imperative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also will be getting Gronkowski back against them this week. Gronk has traditionally been a thorn in the Jets backside. In 13 games against Gang Green, Gronkowski has 60 catches for 738 yards and 8 touchdowns. Plus, he\u2019s a very good blocker in the running game. 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