I gotta say you lovely lot, these game recaps are becoming rather tricky to write, even when the Patriots do win, but I aim to please, so I shall give it a go!
So, it’s safe to say that the offense is of a worry to us all, and with David Andrews out with injury now… do we really want to talk about it?
Okay let’s skim over some of the details, whilst Hunter Henry played 84% of the snaps he was only targeted once, for one catch, and Jonnu Smith was in for 54%, with four targets and four receptions, sigh.
And whilst Parker, Agholor, Bourne and Thornton were in the game, it was really only faithful Jakobi Meyers who made it in the Clazzy notebook, with four receptions for 52 yards.
However! The running backs were utilised a little more. Damien Harris had a nitro injection for the second half of the the first quarter, with his 22 yard zip, and a fabulous stutter step, and Hunter throwing the block! Rhamondre Stevenson steamrolled into the end of the second quarter with a 19 yard gain on the 3rd and 16, unfortunately a great run from Mac Jones was then erased by a holding call from Cajuste. That darn laundry!
I tell you what, let’s talk defence shall we?
The Patriots defence feels like a force to be reckoned with at this point, ranked tenth on PFF, currently they have the top sack-er in the league, in the sheer gem that is Matthew Judon.
At this point I would love to just take you through the ramblings that are my game notes, because I think they may paint the picture quite well:
Judon for the QB nightmare! 6 yard scramble by Zach Wilson
Bentley drilled the RB.
Uche and Bentley with pressure on Wilson.
Flush. Flush. Flush.
And that was just within the first two minutes of the Jets possession in the first quarter!
What followed was Devin McCourty with pressure on Mims, not to mention the catch he should have made when Zach Wilson threw him the ball at the end of the second quarter!
Deatrich Wise brought his six-year-jump-‘A’ game to this game too. What with his excessive pressure on Zach Wilson, batting the ball down to start the second quarter, hunting guys down like a ferocious tiger, 2 tackles, 3 assists and one sack!
Bentley, Dugger and Jon Jones are names that seem to be appearing on the good list most weeks now, and whilst I do hate to repeat myself, like I said, this defence is a force to be reckoned with!
There were plenty of almost too. Especially in the last four minutes of the fourth quarter. Godchaux almost had a touch down if it weren’t for Zach Wilson’s darn elbow, Wise with an almost bat-down-for-an-interception, Kyle Dugger and Jon Jones both almost had interceptions, and then the game almost went into overtime if it weren’t for the rookie Marcus Jones and his mammoth, game on the line, punt return of 84 yards for a touchdown!
It wasn’t a pretty win, but it was a win. Defences may win you games, but only time will tell as to how many!
Until next time, you lovely lot, go Pats!
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