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Patriots Come Out Flat And Lose #2 Seed<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Happy New Year, from all of us here, we hope that you all had a happy, safe and fun New Year\u2019s Eve and an even better 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Patriots lost out on a big…and needed opportunity to earn themselves a bye week by losing to the Miami Dolphins at home 27-24 in the final regular-season game of\u00a0 2019. Entering Sunday\u2019s game Tom Brady had a 15-1 record at home against Miami but like last year, they lost a game to the Dolphins in the final seconds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, check out our grades and we\u2019ll take one more look at the game film before putting the regular season behind us this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Tom Brady after one of his best performances against the Bills had one he\u2019d rather forget. Brady was sailing the ball high on many of his incompletions and was wearing different cleats (looked like hightops) which may speak to having an ankle issue which would explain part of it. But both he and the team started slowly against a team that was 28th in pass defense. Brady was 2-4 for 10 yards in the first quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n

His protection overall was outstanding, he had plenty of time to throw for the vast majority of the game. The accuracy and timing just weren\u2019t there. Brady finished 16-29 for 221 yards with 2 TDs and a horrible pick-six to Eric Rowe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Patriots running game once again had a pretty solid night rushing for 135 yards with some solid work by Sony Michel (74 yards on 18 carries) and Rex Burkhead (48 yards on six carries). Despite Miami cheating their linebackers up in the box and blitzing on running plays, they consistently gained yardage after contact and have turned it up a notch down the stretch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Elandon Roberts once again provided good blocking in the running game, opening the hole for Michel\u2019s touchdown run. And he caught his first NFL pass, which just happened to go for a 38-yard TD.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wide Receivers:<\/b> C-<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Dolphins bracketed Julian Edelman all game long and dared the Patriots to beat them elsewhere. Edelman, hobbled by shoulder and knee issues, hasn\u2019t been 100 percent for quite some time. On Sunday he was held to just three catches for 26 yards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Phillip Dorsett and Mohamad Sanu once again failed to pickup the slack. Sanu had just three catches for 35 yards, that 2nd round draft pick trade is looking worse and worse. Dorsett meanwhile had just one catch a 50-yard bomb from Brady where he did do a nice job of tracking the ball and kept going for some yards after the catch. But that was it, and it isn\u2019t enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

N\u2019Keal Harry had three catches for 29 yards on seven targets. Brady\u2019s two touchdowns came on passes to Roberts (38 yards) and to James White on a nicely designed screen pass for 11 yards with a great block by Shaq Mason.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Are we seeing a trend here on the Patriots skill position players? Matt LaCosse has been much, much better in the run blocking department lately, helping to open some holes for the backs to get to the second level. But with Miami\u2019s linebackers cheating up and blitzing inside in the running game, we kept waiting for the Patriots to attack the seams and make them pay\u2026 nothing materialized and LaCosse didn\u2019t have a catch\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But he wasn\u2019t alone. Ben Watson had just one catch for four yards. This was a disappointing end to what was a disappointing regular season for the tight ends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The offensive line play was not the reason for the team losing on Sunday, they opened holes for the running backs to run for 135 yards and if the defense had played their normally stellar game, then they\u2019d have run for a lot more. Shaq Mason and Joe Thuney were both excellent.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pass protection for nearly the entire game was terrific, giving Brady oodles of time to throw and look downfield. The only sack given up was by Marcus Cannon on a nice speed rush move by Trent \u201cToolbox\u201d Harris who may look familiar to Patriots fans. He spent the last two training camps here and was a member of the practice squad in 2018.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The defensive line once again played very solidly against the run, which wasn\u2019t a big surprise as the Dolphins entered the game as the worst running team in the league averaging just 72.9 yards per game. They only managed 63 here, but their running backs had a combined 37 yards on 16 carries. Lawrence Guy and Danny Shelton were solid as usual.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The defensive ends set the edge well but didn\u2019t generate a lot of pressure on Ryan Fitzpatrick.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The linebackers had some issues with wrapping up and missing tackles which was a small issue but in what has become a concerning trend, the pass rush, while getting pressure has been just short of getting home. Kyle Van Noy, Jamie Collins, and Dont\u2019a Hightower was getting plenty of pressure on Fitzpatrick, but those big drive ending sacks or QB hits resulting in turnovers haven\u2019t been there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Collins had one of their only two sacks and a QB hit, where they generated only four. They are going to need those players to step un next week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Secondary:<\/b> D<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Patriots secondary had, by far, their worst game of the season. Stephon Gilmore had his worst game as a Patriot since perhaps his first month here. DeVante Parker clearly won the matchup against the Patriots top corner as no one has done yet. Parker had eight catches for 137 yards with the vast majority coming against Gilmore.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Gilmore wasn\u2019t alone, J.C. Jackson allowed six receptions while Jonathan Jones still hobbled by a bad groin allowed five catches on five targets. Mike Gesicki got the better of Pat Chung most of the game and beat him for the game-winning touchdown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Special Teams had a solid game on Sunday. Brandon Bolden ripped off his longest return of the season for 38 yards which set the team up with excellent field position for a change. Nate Ebner had a couple of good tackles in coverage while Matthew Slater remains the gold standard for gunners in the league. Nick Folk converted all three extra points and his only field goal attempt. A good day for Joe Judge\u2019s troops\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Patriots coaching staff, and it begins with Bill Belichick had some head-scratching moments this week. After preaching like they were treating this as a playoff game, the Patriots came out flat and it was Miami who looked like it was playing for a playoff bye. And the end of the first half time management looked like the team was playing not to lose (Marty ball?) which isn\u2019t the way the Patriots have performed under Belichick.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defensively, the Belichicks (plural) were taken to school to Chad O\u2019Shea, who, interestingly enough was fired after the game. They never found a way to counter what Miami was doing or to stop them…And that isn\u2019t a great offense at all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Offensively, despite all the hand-wringing over Josh McDaniels play calling, this offense is very flawed, especially at wide receiver and while he may have waited a bit too long to adjust the power running game, he\u2019s working with a short deck.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re on to Tennessee and the Wild Card game…\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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