{"id":26307,"date":"2019-12-03T08:44:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T13:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=26307"},"modified":"2019-12-03T08:44:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T13:44:51","slug":"patriots-week-13-report-card-texans-figure-out-patriots-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2019\/12\/03\/patriots-week-13-report-card-texans-figure-out-patriots-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Patriots Week 13 Report Card, Texans Figure Out Patriots Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patriots fall to 10-2, Poor Execution, Doomed Team\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The Patriots were outplayed, outcoached and for the most part out of options until very late in the game on Sunday. The Houston Texans had a great game plan, executed it to near perfection and played smart situational football throughout. I wonder where Bill O\u2019Brien and Romeo Crennel learned those things?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For fifty minutes or so, Houston dominated this game. And then they tried to coast and it nearly cost them. An onside kick that bounced just over Brandon Bolden\u2019s fingertips was all that stood between the Patriots having a loss and an improbable win. But this wasn\u2019t an epic comeback like the last time New England played in Houston.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, check out our grades and we\u2019ll take one more look at the film before moving on..<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarterback:<\/b> C<\/span><\/h3>\n

Tom Brady struggled badly and was visibly frustrated starting very early in this one. And remember last week, where his pedestrian numbers we said right here were misleading? That he played much better than the numbers would appear? Well, this week is the exact opposite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A peek at the stat sheet and you\u2019d say, 326 yards and three touchdown passes isn\u2019t bad, in fact, it is pretty good… right? Wrong.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As we mentioned above, Houston (for whatever reason) got away from what was working all game and played very soft and were allowing Brady to hit easy completions and he racked up some big garbage time numbers. Still, Houston\u2019s gaffe nearly ended up costing them dearly, and Brady took advantage. And he had a 13-yard scramble where he didn\u2019t resemble Lamar Jackson at all…J\/K TB.<\/span><\/p>\n

Running Backs: <\/b>B+<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Patriots running game had its best game of the year running for 145 yards. The coaching staff got away from the run game early as the Texans began to stack the box and then had to almost abandon it totally when they fell far behind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

James White must love playing here. After that epic Super Bowl performance against Atlanta, White had a huge game, with season highs in rushing (14 carries, 79 yards, 5.6-yard average), receiving (8 catches, 98 yards), and two touchdowns. The Texans had a safety on him early, but late in the game he went off and was huge for the offense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sony Michel looked very good on the Patriots first drive, grinding out 33 yards on a drive that stalled deep in Houston territory and resulted in a field goal. He ended up with 45 yards on just 10 carries but was rendered to the bench. Rex Burkhead had three carries for 15 yards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wide Receivers:<\/b> D<\/span><\/h3>\n

Julian Edelman saves this positional group from a worse grade. Edelman was bracketed all game long and still gutted his way out to a 6-catch, 106-yard night with a touchdown reception. He\u2019s been playing hurt since the first Jets game and it baffles the mind where this offense would be without him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The rest of the wide receivers were …in a word, awful. No separation, blown routes, lining up in the wrong place, not catching contested passes. Did we miss anything? A couple of cases in point. Dan Orlovsky caught this first…Brady was giving a hand signal to Phillip Dorsett to go deep. Dorsett cuts his route off and Brady\u2019s pass sails to air at the pylon. On a scramble to the right side, Brady motions for Jakobi Meyers to also go deep. He stops and the pass sails to no one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dorsett and Mohamad Sanu had a combined five catches for 29 yards on 11 targets. For your #2 and #3 WRs, that isn\u2019t going to cut it. They need a lot more from both of them, especially against a secondary that has been getting abused pretty regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meyers had three catches for 46 yards, while fellow rookie N\u2019Keal Harry was targeted once on the pass that Brady was intercepted. Harry ran a sloppy route and didn\u2019t box out properly, allowing Bradley Roby to jump the route and intercept the pass. Harry was sent to Siberia (or so it seemed) the rest of the game. He wasn\u2019t targeted again. More to that later…\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tight Ends:<\/b> C<\/span><\/h3>\n

Ben Watson was only targeted once and had one catch for 23 yards, breaking a tackle and converted a big 3rd and 17 on the Pats\u2019 first touchdown drive. Matt LaCosse played a lot of snaps and provide good blocking in run support. He had one catch for 24 yards and also had a drop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The offense needs to target the tight ends more down the seam and they\u2019ll need better production from each of them in the final month of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Offensive Line: <\/b>B<\/span><\/h3>\n

The offensive line played a very good game on Sunday night overall. The run blocking was the best it has been all season, generating 145 yards on the ground and averaging 5.0 yards per rush. Guards Shaq Mason and Joe Thuney were very good at opening lanes for the backs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The pass protection didn\u2019t look great on the surface with Brady getting pressured on over a third of his dropbacks. But with Houston pinning their ears back in the second half with New England down by two or more scores and Brady often holding the ball for an inordinately long time (WRs not separating), it contributed to that.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Defensive Line:<\/b> B+<\/span><\/h3>\n

The defensive line had another very good day against the Texans. Houston wanted to establish the running game with Carlos Hyde and Duke Johnson and the Patriots defense stuffed them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Houston was able to generate 52 yards on 23 carries, 2.3 yards per rush. Lawrence Guy and Danny Shelton continue their stellar play, disrupting the runs at the point of attack and getting good penetration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

John Simon had one very good pressure and nearly sacked Deshaun Watson for a big loss. But Watson was able to slip away and got back to the line of scrimmage before throwing an incomplete pass. They, later on, that drive went the length of the field for a touchdown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Linebackers:<\/b> B-<\/span><\/h3>\n

The linebackers (Boogeymen) weren\u2019t very scary this week as they were victimized in coverage for two touchdowns. Watson and the Houston coaches were able to isolate Dont\u2019a Hightower and Kyle Van Noy and they were both beaten easily.\u00a0 Elandon Roberts was flagged for an interference penalty and JaWhaun Bentley was beaten in coverage a few times as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

The linebackers did, however, generate all three of the Patriots sacks with Hightower, Van Noy and rookie Chase Winovich each notching a sack of Watson. Tackling was an issue as well at times.\u00a0 Jamie Collins had a quiet evening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Secondary:<\/b> B-<\/span><\/h3>\n

Watson went right after Stephon Gilmore and Jonathan Jones this week and DeAndre Hopkins had probably his best game against the Patriots with five catches for 64 yards. They went after Jones using their speed guys (Kenny Stills and Will Fuller) from the slot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fuller beat Jones for a deep TD but upon review, Jones was able to knock the ball away. Undeterred, Watson went right back on the next snap and Stills beat Jones cleanly for the touchdown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coming into Sunday night\u2019s game, the Patriots had allowed only four TDs on the season and they allowed four more on Sunday night. Watson\u2019s passer rating was a stellar 140.7 against a team that been allowing opposing QBs a rating of about 100 points less.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Teams:<\/b> C<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Special Teams didn\u2019t have a great night, and Sunday may have been one of their quietest games of the season. Kai Forbath (since released) missed an extra point. Jake Bailey was okay averaging 44-yards per punt. He had one bad onside kick attempt and one excellent one, perfectly bouncing the ball over the Texans front. But it bounced just a tad too high. Brandon Bolden got a fingertip on it and very nearly hauled it in. The coverage units were so-so and the return game was not good.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coaches:<\/b> C<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Patriots coaching staff made some curious decisions. Abandoning the run when they finally got it going seemed ridiculous at the time, however, rewatching on tape, it was clear Houston was stacking the box. But the bizarre call for the two-point conversion was a head-scratcher.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brady saw that Houston was aligned defensively with something they didn\u2019t like. But they didn\u2019t call timeout allowing themselves to take a penalty for delay of the game. Then they flipped-flopped, opting for the kick where Forbath shanked it left.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And freezing out Harry, whether that is Brady, McDaniels or Bill Belichick is flat out wrong. He made a rookie blunder, but benching him there especially with the WRs not named Julian Edelman doing next to nothing? Not a good move. They should have gone right back to him allowing him a chance to redeem his confidence…ah well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Houston\u2019s coaches (save for the final 9:53), definitely got the better of Belichick and McDaniels. And that doesn\u2019t happen often.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So we\u2019re on to Kansas City and a home game next week. Buckle your seatbelts, its going to be a bumpy week on social media.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter <\/span><\/i>@SteveB7SFG<\/span><\/i><\/a> or email me at <\/span><\/i>stevebpatsfans@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

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