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SOCIAL DISTANCING AT HOME — Cam Newton can rest easy, for the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new Patriot starting quarterback, who is trying to do what Steve Young, Aaron Rodgers and Jay Fiedler have done, took his first steps in taking over for the NFL GOAT quarterback.\u00a0 With Tom Brady way down yonder in New Orleans preparing to take on a team with a quarterback almost as old as he himself, Newton took the helm of the Patriot offense and rushed for two touchdowns.\u00a0 The Patriots avenged a Week 17 loss at home last year to the Miami Dolphins with a 21-11 victory at an empty Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon.\u00a0 The win was not as close as the score indicated, as both the offense and defense dominated their sides of the ball.<\/span><\/p>\n

Newton finished with 230 all-purpose yards, including 75 rushing yards on 15 carries and a 5-yard average.\u00a0 But even more satisfying than these stats were his passing numbers.\u00a0 He finished 15 of 19 passing for 155 yards and a 100.7 passer rating despite no passing touchdowns.\u00a0 He ran a generally conservative offense that was run-oriented, but looked terrific in the passing game other than a few off-balance throws off his back foot.<\/span><\/p>\n

This game signalled to the league that the Patriots have literally re-invented themselves on offense.\u00a0 The Patriots amassed 217 team rushing yards and averaged 5.2 yards per carry.\u00a0 Sony Michel had 37 yards and had the other rushing touchdown, Rex Burkhead had 32 yards, and even undrafted rookie J.J. Taylor had four carries for 28 yards.\u00a0 Newton himself will make defenses stand up and take notice, and game planning for the Patriot offense will not be the same as in the last 20 or so years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only things which kept this game close were a fumble out of the end zone by N\u2019Keal Harry, and zero points off of three Ryan Fitzpatrick interceptions.\u00a0 In the third quarter, the Patriots used the run to maintain unreal ball control and shortening the game.\u00a0 To open the quarter, the Patriots drove 75 yards in 8 plays, consuming 4:46 off the clock and ending with an 11-yard run by Newton for a touchdown on a right end run.\u00a0 After a quick Miami three-and-out, the Patriots then drove 78 yards on 12 plays to the Miami 10-yard-line.\u00a0 Newton then hit Harry in the right flat, and Harry headed for the right pylon.\u00a0 Just before he went out of bounds, Jerome Baker stripped the ball away from Harry and the ball rolled out of the end zone for a touchback.\u00a0 This play could have turned the game to Miami\u2019s favor at the time, and Harry will no doubt get extra vigorous tutelage this week on ball security.<\/span><\/p>\n


Fitzpatrick was picked off three times on Sunday.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick was picked off three times, the first two times by Stephon Gilmore and Adrian Phillips, both picks coming in the second quarter.\u00a0 But the first pick was followed by a three-and-out with Newton falling down for a sack on third down, and the second drive ended with a Nick Folk miss on a 46-yard field goal attempt at the end of the first half.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, the Patriots had control of this game throughout.\u00a0 Some pass interference calls in the second half aided the Dolphins on their fourth quarter touchdown by Jordan Howard to make it 14-11 with just under a quarter to play.\u00a0 But the Dolphins, especially with Davante Parker lost to an injury in the first half, could not solve the talented Patriot secondary and the good linebacker play.\u00a0 Kyle Van Noy had five tackles, but he wore a white uniform and not a navy blue one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick, who attended the former football powerhouse known as Harvard, was 20 of 30 passing for 191 yards and three picks.\u00a0 His rating was 44.6.\u00a0 Despite leaving the game in the first half, Parker was the leading receiver with four catches for 47 yards.\u00a0 The Dolphins rushed for only 87 yards as a team, averaging 3.2 yards per carry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Harry and Julian Edelman each had five catches to lead the Patriots.\u00a0 Edelman, who was nowhere near the \u201cgo-to guy\u201d in this new offense, led the team with 57 yards and added 23 rushing yards on a jet sweep in the fourth quarter.\u00a0 Overall, this offense was pretty much conservative without being \u201cvanilla\u201d, with Newton basically getting a feel for things and not making any bad or foolish throws.\u00a0 On some plays, Newton did throw off his back foot, but there were no real mistakes other than getting sacked twice, one time after slipping.\u00a0 Newton was charged with not losing the game, and he succeeded.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next week the Patriots head for the great northwest to take on a Seattle team with a quarterback with a similar skill set as Newton.\u00a0 Russell Wilson had 322 yards passing and four touchdowns as the Seahawks opened with a 38-25 win at Atlanta.\u00a0 Stopping Wilson won\u2019t be the same as stopping Fitzpatrick.\u00a0 And you can bet that the Seattle defense will be ready and waiting for Newton.<\/span><\/p>\n

To beat Seattle, the Patriots will need to mix up the run and pass more than they did today.\u00a0 At some point, Newton will have to be more daring with his throws, Edelman will have to be his old self, and Harry cannot allow foolish fumbles.\u00a0 The Patriots won\u2019t have to deal with the infamous 12th man at CenturyLink Field, but winning in Seattle is never easy under any conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

But for now, things look good in Patriot Nation.\u00a0 This was the first time since 1999 that Brady was not on the Patriot roster.\u00a0 And things look good after the first test.\u00a0 In an empty stadium with plenty of canned noise, the Patriots are 1-0 in 2020.\u00a0 Good opener, all around.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, flip your TV channel to your Fox station, and enjoy the Saints game today.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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