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Patriots Report

First Quarter Summary

Offense
The offense hasn’t played as well as we would like to see. They are struggling to run the ball consistently and have scored just three total rushing touchdowns. New England is seventh in total yardage, 2nd in total offensive yardage, 2nd in passing yardage and 11th in rushing yards. They lead the league with 91 first downs.

Brady struggled with turnovers, throwing six so far. He threw three touchdowns and zero picks against the Eagles, so that’s a good sign.

Gronkowski and Edelman have been what we expected for the most part, though it would be nice to see them both get into the endzone more. Brandon LaFell is averaging less than 4 receptions per game, that needs to come up for certain. Aaron Dobson has seemingly emerged as the deep threat we’ve been hoping for for years. He is second behind Gronkowski with 262 yards on just 13 receptions for an average of 20.2 yards per catch. Dobson is tied for second on the team with two scores.

Defense
The defense has played well overall. The team is third in the league in total yards allowed and first in passing yards allowed. They are 25th in rushing yards allowed, due mostly to their struggles last week against Philadelphia’s dynamic rushing offense.

New England has allowed the least points in the league and they’re number one in sacks. They only have one interception, which is tied for last in the league.

Special teams
Gostkowski has hit all five of his field goal attempts and all of his extra point attempts. The majority of his kickoffs have been touchbacks.

Rookie punter Barry Ferrell has only punted a few times but he holds the league lead in average per punt at 43.8. None have his punts have been returned.

Spencer Greer, the undrafted rookie runningback who has handled the bulk of the return duties, is only averaging 20.2 yards per kick return, one of the lowest in the league. His punt return average is 10.0, third best in the league. Greer doesn’t seem to be a threat to break one but he makes good choices and always seems to make a good move to pick up some extra yards. If the team wants a little more in the return game they may look to get Edelman back there some more going forward.

Overall
The bottom line is that the Patriots have started off 4-0. They have had some struggles in getting there but at the end of the day wins and losses are the only thing that matters. The offense needs a bit more balance and to start scoring more points. The defense needs to tighten up against the run and get some takeaways.

New England Patriots Stats - 2015
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
T. Brady	104/163	1256	7.7	314.0	73	9	6	90.4
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
L. Blount	45	201	4.5	12	0	2	50.3	2
S. Ridley	43	189	4.4	11	0	0	47.3	0
T. Brady	2	9	4.5	5	0	1	2.3	0
S. Greer	3	5	1.7	3	0	0	1.3	0
J. Develin	2	2	1.0	3	0	0	0.5	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
R. Gronkowski	27	317	11.7	4	31		79.3	3.2
J. Edelman	22	238	10.8	2	20		59.5	3.2
B. LaFell	15	165	11.0	1	22		41.3	2.1
S. Ridley	14	152	10.9	0	44		38.0	11.3
A. Dobson	13	262	20.2	2	73		65.5	7.8
T. Ford	5	57	11.4	0	14		14.3	2.6
S. Greer	4	42	10.5	0	16		10.5	12.5
T. Wright	3	25	8.3	0	13		6.3	0.7
J. Boyce	1	10	10.0	0	10		2.5	2.0
A. Diaz	1	11	11.0	0	11		2.8	5.0
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
N. Solder					3		0
S. Vollmer					3		0
J. Tretter					3		0
M. Bernadeau					2		0
O. Asante					2		1
C. Fleming					0		1
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
J. Mayo			32	0	2	1	0	0
D. Hightower			22	0	2	1	0	0
J. Collins			19	1	5	0	0	0
D. McCourty			16	0	1	0	0	0
D. Harmon			16	0	0	0	1	0
V. Wilfork			11	5	8	0	0	0
B. Browner			10	0	0	0	0	0
C. Jones			9	5	6	0	0	0
R. Ninkovich			9	3	3	0	0	0
B. Spikes			7	0	0	0	0	0
D. Revis			6	0	0	3	0	0
L. Ryan			4	0	0	0	0	0
L. Buchanan			3	0	0	0	0	0
S. Sylvester			2	0	0	0	0	0
K. Arrington			1	0	0	0	0	0
L. Walden			1	1	1	0	0	0
S. Thompson			1	0	0	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
S. Greer	11	222	20.2	26	0	7	10.0	0
J. Edelman	1	17	17.0	17	0	0	0.0	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
S. Gostkowski	5	5	100	41	11	11	100	26
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
B. Ferrell	5	219	50	43.8	43.8	0	1	0

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Around the NFL



BALTIMORE’S STEVE SMITH SR. LEADS THE NFL WITH 584 RECEIVING YARDS

Scores
Thursday Night
CLE 27 – 34 CIN
Sunday Early
PHI 31 – 11 TB | DET 34 – 3 GB | MIN 6 – 16 STL | NYG 13 – 30 DAL
BAL 49 – 9 PIT | OAK 7 – 27 KC | HOU 27 – 24 NYJ
Sunday Late
JAX 20 – 23 MIA | SD 14 – 22 BUF | DEN 38 – 30 CHI | SF 10 – 28 SEA
Sunday Night
ARI 34 – 14 WAS
Monday Night
IND 31 – 34 NO


Headlines


Bengals QB Andy Dalton out at least a month


Players of the Week
NFC Offense – NO QB D. Brees – 39/50 367Yds 3TD
NFC Defense – SF LB N. Bowman – 17Tkl, 1Int
AFC Offense – BAL QB J. Flacco – 33/44 321Yds 6TD Int
AFC Defense – HOU LB B. Cushing – 11Tkl, 1Int


Key Injuries
BUF LG K. Urbik – Achilles Tear – IR
KC LG J. Allen – Broken Ankle - IR
IND C J. Harrison – Pectoral tear - IR
NYG OT J. Pugh - Hip Fracture – IR
JAX QB K. Clemens – Hip Fracture - IR
PIT OG R. Foster - Achilles Tear – IR


CHI WR B. Marshall – Upper Arm Fracture – 3 Weeks
CHI RG C. Long – Broken Ankle - 11 Weeks
CIN RE M. Daniels – Broken Thumb – 3 Weeks
CIN QB A. Dalton – Dislocated Knee – 4 Weeks
CIN LB V. Burfict – Foot Stress Fracture – 12 Weeks
CIN LT A. Whitworth – Broken Hand – 2 Weeks
BUF QB E. Manuel – Broken Thumb – 1 Week
DEN WR E. Sanders – Dislocated Knee – 3 Weeks
DEN FS R. Moore – Dislocated Ankle – 2 Weeks
CLE HB A. Ellington – Partial ACL Tear – 2 Weeks
CLE RG M. Pouncey – Ruptured Disk – 1 Week
TB DT G. McCoy – Broken Toe – 2 Weeks
TB DT T. Knighton – Dislocated Ankle – 6 Weeks
TB DE M. Johnson – Upper Arm Fracture – 5 Weeks
SD LB M. Ingram – Pulled Groin – 1 Week
SD HB D. Woodhead – Upper Arm Fracture – 3 Weeks
KC HB J. Charles – Quad Tear – 3 Weeks
KC HB K. Davis – Broken Ribs – 1 Weeks
IND LT M. Roos – Broken Thumb – 1 Week
IND LB D. Jackson – Hamstring Tear – 1 Week
IND FS R. Johnson – Forearm Fracture – 3 Weeks
DAL LE W. Hayes – Partial MCL Tear – 1 Week
DAL RE T. Crawford – Dislocated Ankle – 7 Weeks
MIA TE F. Davis – Hamstring Tear – 6 Weeks
PHI QB N. Foles – Dislocated Ankle – 3 Weeks
PHI TE Z. Ertz – Shoulder Tear – 3 Weeks
SF CB C. Culliver – Dislocated Ankle – 3 Weeks
NYG LT W. Beatty – Partial ACL Tear – 2 Weeks
JAX DT S. Marks – Upper Arm Fracture – 5 Weeks
JAX DT M. Campbell – Broken Thumb – 2 Weeks
JAX CB P. Cox – Dislocated Elbow – 5 Weeks
NYJ WR P. Harvin – Broken Ribs – 1 Week
DET LE J. Hughes – Dislocated Ankle – 1 Week
GB TE B. Bostick – Dislocated Knee – 3 Weeks
OAK HB K. Moreno – Broken Collarbone – 2 Weeks
OAK LT K. Dunlap – Broken Thumb – 2 Weeks
BAL LE H. Ngata – Dislocated Ankle – 1 Week
WAS MLB P. Riley Jr. – Foor Fracture – 2 Weeks
SEA C M. Unger – Upper Arm Fracture – 1 Week
SEA LB K. Wright – Dislocated Ankle – 4 Weeks
PIT TE H. Miller – Broken Toe – 1 Week
HOU LT D. Brown – Foot Stress Fracture – 10 Weekss
MIN HB C. Spiller – Broken Toe – 2 Weeks
MIN TE K. Rudolph – Broken Collarbone – 3 Weeks
MIN LE V. Curry – Dislocated Ankle – 2 Weeks
MIN RE E. Griffen – Pulled Groin – 1 Week


Transactions
Bills sign LG C. Johnson - 1Yr $1.6M

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Patriots Report


Patriots at Giants Preview
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Met Life Stadium – East Rutherford, New Jersey
Monday, October 12th, 2015 – 8:30PM



ODELL BECKHAM JR. AND THE GIANTS HOST THE PATS ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

This week the Patriots head into New Jersey to face the 0-5 Giants. New York always seemed to play New England tough when Eli Manning was under center. This time it’s Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback.


Players to Watch
The Giants had seen enough of Eli Manning and brought in Ryan Fitzpatrick in the offseason. Fitzpatrick has a plethora of weapons around him including superstar in the making Odell Beckham Jr. Victor Cruz is across from him and Reuben Randle gives the Giants three solid targets at WR. Former Patriot Danny Amendola is there as well. Newcomer Jordan Cameron is one of the top young TEs in the league. Behind Fitzpatrick is Ryan Matthews with Rashad Jennings there to spell him.


On defense the Giants are led by CBs Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Prince Amukamara. Their defensive line and linebackers are mostly below average.

Tale of the Tape
NE –Stat - NYG
Offense
1643 - Tot – 1425
1237 - Pass – 1146
406 - Rush – 279
25.0 - Points – 17.0
Defense
956 - Tot – 1970
510 - Pass – 1290
446 - Rush – 680
56 - Points – 154

Injury Report
NE – None
NYG – LT William Beatty, C Matt Milton, RG Ryan Wendell, RT Justin Pugh, LE David Bass


Outlook
New England has no excuse for anything but a blowout. The Giants look to be one of the worst teams in the league. New York is missing 4 of their 5 starters on the offensive line.


The Patriots should be able to do whatever they want on offense and should be all over Ryan Fitzpatrick.


Game Prediction
New England should win easily and Brady should be on the sidelines for most of the 4th quarter.