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Miami continues to be a house of horrors for the New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 You really can\u2019t blame the weather, as it was overcast with temps in the low 80\u2019s.\u00a0 It did rain, but that didn\u2019t have an impact on the game.<\/p>\n

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  1. Mac Jones played like a rookie and got sucked into coverages he wasn\u2019t ready for. After giving up a TD on the Dolphins’ 1st drive, Xavier Howard looked like Ty Law, dropping off his man and picking off the pass on third down and taking it to the house.\u00a0 The Patriots are down 14 points and the game plan is out the window. Later, Jones had a meltdown when he ran the clock down, trying to change the play.\u00a0 Luckily someone on the sideline called timeout.\u00a0 On the very next play, Agholor and Bourne lined up left, came off the line, and ran into each other.\u00a0 Jones passed it to the sideline where one of the receivers was supposed to be.<\/li>\n
  2. Why do the Patriots start so slow? They looked like they were not ready to play the game. Giving up an opening TD drive that took 7:36 off the clock, and was 13 plays for 77 yards.\u00a0 Tagovailoa was 7 for 7 on the drive and Jaylen Waddle set the rookie record for receptions.\u00a0 All short passes off the RPO.\u00a0 Then when the Pats get the ball on offense, it’s two runs, and on 3rd<\/sup> and 1, threw a pick-six!<\/li>\n
  3. The blown call against Brandon Bolden was just plain awful. That play changed the game. This was the statement from Gene Senatore the CBS Officiating Analyst.\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019re tough judgment plays for a couple of reasons,\u201d Steratore said. \u201cWhen a player starts to give himself up, if the defensive player has committed to that tackle right as the player is giving himself up, as is happening here, provided there\u2019s no contact to the head area, which there also isn\u2019t, you wouldn\u2019t want to see a foul on this play. \u201cBut that play is really a difficult play to referee in real-time. I would\u2019ve liked to have seen a (non-call) on the play, but it\u2019s a hard play to officiate in live-action.\u201d\u00a0 Tom E, Curran has this to say in a tweet.\u00a0 Gene, no one gives a s*** how difficult it is to officiate. That’s why they get paid pretty well. For tough calls. But show that to 10 officials in a classroom and all 10 would get it right. Bolden committed to tackling as the late slide began, and he didn’t hit him in the head.<\/li>\n
  4. I would add that Punter Michael Parlady should have been doing everything he could to dive for the 1st<\/sup> down, on this 4th down play. Instead, he slides well short of the line to gain and hopes the official will bail him out with a roughing call.\u00a0 Absolute bullshit and a game-deciding play.\u00a0 It would have been the Patriots ball at the Miami 43, a few yards away from Nick Folk FG range.\u00a0 That\u2019s at least 3 points, a 6 point swing when you take away the 3 points Miami got by continuing the drive. \u00a0If this play is so tough then why isn\u2019t there someone from the booth overturning the call?\u00a0 Since Bill Belichick didn’t throw the challenge flag, I assume the play couldn’t be challenged.<\/li>\n
  5. Uncharacteristic penalties on special teams with Lawrence Guy covering the Long Snapper for a gift 1st<\/sup>, lining up offsides, or jumping off-sides.\u00a0 Defensive pass interference by Jalen Mills.\u00a0 Add to that Jones’ head bob on 4th<\/sup> and one.\u00a0 These are the mistakes other teams make not the Patriots.<\/li>\n
  6. 4th<\/sup> and one and only tried to draw the Phins off-sides. Jones gets called for a head bob and loses 5 yards.\u00a0 No balls by the coaching staff, Belichick doesn\u2019t trust his offense, his O line, and his rookie QB.\u00a0 They are playing scared.<\/li>\n
  7. The Patriots’ defense couldn\u2019t stop the RPO offense of Miami. They should have been better prepared for the game.\u00a0 That\u2019s put on the Patriots coaches.\u00a0 The Dolphins ran for 195 yards.\u00a0 I said in my Preview article to watch out for Duke Johnson, as he ran for a new career-high of 117 yards on 25 carries.\u00a0 All the Patriots needed was a defensive stop at the end of the game, but couldn\u2019t get it.\u00a0 That\u2019s been a broken record this year as it happened in the opening game against the Dolphins.\u00a0 In the opener, Tagovailoa got the ball with 3:11 left on the clock and ran out the time.\u00a0 In this game, Tua got the ball with 2:53 and turned it back with 14 seconds left.<\/li>\n
  8. Brandon Bolden had a great game, rushing 7 times for 46 yards (6.5) and a TD.\u00a0 He also had 2 catches for 20 yards and a TD.<\/li>\n
  9. \u00a0Ju\u2019Whaun Bentley has a lot of critics but he was the only LB to show up Sunday. He had 17 tackles, 9 of which were solo.\u00a0 Adrian Phillps was strong as well, contributing 10 solo tackles and 1 overall.<\/li>\n
  10. The Patriots are lacking LB play in this game. Kyle Van Noy, Jaime Collins, Matt Judon were invisible.\u00a0 Van Noy had the only sack, but embarrassed himself by not containing Tagovailoa, then just jogging after the play.\u00a0 Judon continues to run past the quarterback.\u00a0 His roughing the passer penalty was just awful and he was benched after that.\u00a0 Judon lost containment that led to a big 27-yard scamper.<\/li>\n
  11. The Defense had no takeaways in this game. Devin McCourty had a big drop of an easy interception that preceded the faked punt \/ Unnecessary Roughness call against Branden Bolden.\u00a0 An interesting stat is the Patriots have 26 takeaways in their 10 wins but only 4 in their 7 losses.<\/li>\n
  12. Mac Jones took responsibility for the botched Center \/ QB exchange. Ted Karras was in for David Andrews who was having equipment problems.<\/li>\n
  13. Damien didn\u2019t have a great game but his 15th<\/sup> rushing TD of the season was the second-best in the Patriots’ history.<\/li>\n
  14. The Pats had just scored to make it 17-10, and they were back in the game. Judon loses containment for 27 yards, Wise jumps off-sides, and Mills gets called for PI at the one, a 1-yard run makes it 24-10 with 4:31 left in the 3rd<\/sup>.<\/li>\n
  15. It could be worse, you could be a Colts fan.\u00a0 Two weeks ago the Colts were the most feared team eligible for the playoffs.\u00a0 This week they lose to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team we put up 50 points on last week, and knock themselves out of the playoffs.\u00a0 Do they hang banners at Lucas Oil Stadium for almost making the playoffs?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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