Rob Ninkovich’s forced fumble on Mark Sanchez in overtime was his fourth of the season. Only Mike Vrabel (5) had more in one season than Ninkovich.
Not much to love about yesterday, but I certainly love this pic.
The defense seems predicated on having Vince Wilfork and Kyle Love swallow up double teams, allowing for Brandon Spikes and Jerod Mayo to make plays while edge rushers are allowed to get after the quarterback. As simple as it sounds, it works to perfection time and time again. Spikes and Mayo combined for 21 tackles Sunday and rookie Dont’a Hightower added seven more as well as a 10-yard sack.
Finally we get a good Gronk spike this year!
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That was when Brady started to show some of his old clutch spark. After taking over at his own 21, he completed four of five passes for 54 yards in the final 1:37 in hurry-up mode to put Stephen Gostkowski in position to kick the game-tying field goal as time expired. To open overtime, he led the Patriots on a 12-play 54 yard drive for what turned out to be the game-winning field goal.
5 takeaways from Patriots-Jets – Extra Points – Boston.com
5 takeaways from Patriots-Jets – Extra Points – Boston.com
This is Cunningham’s year. He has the speed and now it appears he has the strength to deal with tackles on a regular basis. His overtime sack with Ninkovich was just a matter of who got to the quarterback first. In this instance, it was Cunningham. He was providing pressure all game and has shown that he’s tough to handle for opposing tackles. He’s certainly come a long way from last season’s healthy nine-game appearance in which he recorded a total of one tackle.
The Patriots don’t blitz much, if at all, and don’t get to quarterback Mark Sanchez with the standard rush, which primarily consisted of Chandler Jones, Vince Wilfork, Kyle Love and Rob Ninkovich-or-Jermaine Cunningham. The rush does deliver when it counts on the final play of overtime, but Sanchez still had success with all that time to throw.