{"id":43291,"date":"2022-10-10T12:31:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T16:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=43291"},"modified":"2022-10-10T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T16:32:16","slug":"observations-from-the-patriots-victory-over-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2022\/10\/10\/observations-from-the-patriots-victory-over-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"MORSE: Observations from the Patriots&#8217; Victory Over the Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I expected a big win by the Patriots and that was exactly what they went out and did.\u00a0 Detroit had the worst defense in the league, giving up an average of 35 points a game.\u00a0 During the game, they lost 5 defensive backs.\u00a0 By the end of the game, they were playing players in their secondary that were not in the NFL earlier in the week.\u00a0 On Offense, Detroit had 9 of 11 starters Questionable and missed part or all of practice last week.\u00a0 So keep everything in perspective when evaluating this win.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, this was a great win, a well-needed win.\u00a0 The Patriots are just plain better.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Defense won this game. They stopped Detroit on all 6, fourth-down plays.\u00a0 Detroit\u2019s kicker was hurt and Head Coach Dan Campbell didn\u2019t trust him to kick.\u00a0 This was the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time in NFL history that a team stopped all 6 fourth-down plays in a game.<\/li>\n<li>Rhamondre Stevenson was an absolute beast running for 161 yards on 25 carries. The Patriots ran for a total of 176 yards, 11 yards over the average that Detroit was giving up.\u00a0 I will also add that Stevenson was terrific in Blitz pickup, helping to keep Bailey Zappe clean and without a sack all game.<\/li>\n<li>A hamstring injury to Damien Harris left the Patriots precariously thin at RB. They decided to only dress 2 RBs and made Pierre Strong inactive.\u00a0 That was a very dangerous decision and one they should not have made.\u00a0 I would have made OG Chase Hines inactive or one of the 6 WRs that were active.<\/li>\n<li>Huge game for Kyle Dugger. He had the 59-yard fumble scoop and score off the Matt Judon strip sack.\u00a0 He was also responsible for helping to shut down Detroit TE TJ Hockenson.\u00a0 They held him to 1 catch.\u00a0 Dugger also had a big tackle for loss in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> series fighting through a double-team block and making the tackle on a WR screen.<\/li>\n<li>Matt Judon was in Lion&#8217;s backfield all day. He was credited with 2 sacks and numerous QB hurries.\u00a0 One time the Lions tried to use TJ Hockeson blocking one-on-one versus Judon.\u00a0 That was a total mismatch and Judon ended up with a sack.<\/li>\n<li>In his post-game press conference, Nick Folk received plenty of praise from Coach Belichick. Belichick said it\u2019s not easy kicking in the swirling wind of Gillette stadium. \u00a0\u00a0He went on to say the wind was cutting directly across the field from the Patriots&#8217; sideline to the Lions&#8217; sideline.\u00a0 That was good for 5 Field Goals.<\/li>\n<li>But the 5 FGs meant the Patriots left 20 points on the Field. I was concerned early that they were settling for FG rather than getting TDs and that was keeping Detroit in the game.\u00a0 \u00a0That was until the Judon strip sack and Dugger 59-yard scoop and score.<\/li>\n<li>The Patriots&#8217; game plan worked perfectly. Run the ball down the throats of the Lions.\u00a0 Use play-action passes once the run game is established for big chunk passing plays.\u00a0 Control the clock and build a lead.\u00a0 Make Detroit one-dimensional as they had to chase the score and abandon the run game. \u00a0The plan was to shut down Hockenson which they did.\u00a0 \u00a0The coaching staff kept it simple and clean for the third-string QB starting his 1<sup>st<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Bailey Zappe was near perfect. His stat line of 17 of 21, 188 yards 1 TD, 1 INT, and no sacks.\u00a0 He was credited with 5 official yards rushing but it was +10 yards before two kneel downs for -5.\u00a0 I loved seeing Bailey climb the pocket and step into throws.\u00a0 The credit for keeping a clean pocket goes to the O-line.\u00a0 The Interception was not Zappe\u2019s fault but a drop by Agholor at the 45 into the defender&#8217;s hands.\u00a0 If that was completed, Zappe would have been 18-21 for over 200 yards and they were moving towards another score.\u00a0 I was so impressed with his poise and patience.<\/li>\n<li>The Patriots had 15 QB pressures on the 36 dropbacks by Goff.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of Agholor, what was he doing trying to catch that pass in his body? Catch it with your hands.\u00a0 That\u2019s 3 turnovers by Agholor in 5 games.\u00a0 Will Belichick put him in the doghouse as he did Kendrick Bourne?\u00a0 It was reported that Agholor injured a hamstring.<\/li>\n<li>Jakobi Meyers was dearly missed. He had 7 catches on 8 targets for 111 yards.\u00a0 Terrific boost from having him back.\u00a0 He is just the opposite of Agholor.\u00a0 He catches everything with his hands and is not fast but reliable.\u00a0 Need to start thinking about re-signing him for a long-term contract before he gets to Unrestricted Free Agency.<\/li>\n<li>Injuries for Detroit were a considerable factor in this game. As I said in my preview article, watch the injury reports and see who will end up playing.\u00a0 On Offense, they were missing D\u2019Andre Swift and DJ Chark.\u00a0 Many other players came back after missing time during the week so they were not 100%.\u00a0 I have never seen 5 Defensive backs get hurt in one game.<\/li>\n<li>The only regular they had in their secondary at the end of the game was Jeff Okudah and he was terrible (2 Pass Interference calls), especially against Parker. Pro Football Focus said this was the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> worst game of his career.\u00a0 He was 2-4 when passed and had a rating of 28.5 which might be the worst of the week for the entire league.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t feel sorry for Detroit, the Patriots have their fair share of injuries at this time of year. They got Tyquan Thornton back but lost starting RB Damien Harris.<\/li>\n<li>The Detroit Defense was so inept, they had no sacks and just 2 QB pressures despite liberally blitzing the Patriots&#8217; young rookie 3<sup>rd<\/sup> string QB. Trent Brown owned Aidan Hutchison.\u00a0 I loved how Zappe gave Hutchison a little shimmy shake of the shoulders and Hutchison flew by him.<\/li>\n<li>Zappe does play action very well for a player that never took a snap under center until he entered the pros.<\/li>\n<li>The Patriots&#8217; secondary played magnificently as I thought they would. It was a combined effort of pressure on the QB by the front seven and great coverage in the secondary.\u00a0 Jack Jones is quickly establishing himself as a defensive force, with his second INT in as many games and a nice Pass Breakup in the end zone on a desperation throw by Goff.\u00a0 On the INT, they saw the wheel route on video and Jack Jones played a loose coverage on his man going to the end zone.\u00a0 Hockenson beat the LB and appeared to be open but Jack Jones left his man and made the INT.\u00a0 That was some good coaching and preparation.<\/li>\n<li>My wife was impressed with Jones too because she heard Jones this and Jones that. She didn\u2019t realize there were three Joneses in the secondary.\u00a0 I think they are the new \u201cLaw Firm\u201d of Jones, Jones, and Jones.<\/li>\n<li>Belichick owns Goff. He was 19-32 for 229 yards but that wasn\u2019t nearly enough.\u00a0 Goff often panicked.\u00a0 Josh Reynolds had a good game with 6 catches for 92 yards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There was a huge cheer from the crowd calling out Zappe, Zappe, Zappe at the end of the game.\u00a0 Quite the kudos for the rookie QB.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s all not get too Zappe Happy, he is the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> string, rookie and he might get another start in CLE, but Mac Jones is the starter when he is ready to return.\u00a0 Zappe\u2019s performance is great news for the team\u2019s future.\u00a0 I think that the team will feel more comfortable giving Jones another game or two off to heal up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I expected a big win by the Patriots and that was exactly what they went out and did.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":43248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10],"tags":[22815,375,44],"class_list":["post-43291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patriots-news","tag-2022-patriots-season","tag-detroit-lions","tag-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MORSE: Observations from the Patriots&#039; 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