The lack of sideline-to-sideline pursuit leaves Dont’a Hightower alone in the hole with Justin Jackson and Hightower whiffs. On the 75-yarder, outside corner Joejuan Williams does his job to force the ball carrier back inside, but the pursuit from the Pats’ front seven leaves a lot to be desired.
Still, the good news is that offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is starting to figure out their usage: Henry is the route-runner, and Jonnu Smith is the ball carrier. The Patriots’ tight end duo only had three catches for 46 yards. Pats’ Tight End Duo Quiet, But Starting to Figure Out Roles We’ll see how it looks on the coaches tape over the next few weeks, but they held it together to get the win against a good front. However, they leveled out with a 49% success rate on the ground and kept Jones clean enough to make some big plays through the air. Pats’ Offensive Line, Run Game Finishes Strong to Close it Outįollowing suit with their quarterback, New England’s O-Line was far from perfect, wiping out two big Damien Harris with holding calls (one touchdown) and some heavy pressure in the first half. The Pats’ rookie also hit Meyers (17 yards) and N’Keal Harry (15 yards) on the game-sealing drive to get the Patriots in field goal range.Īlthough it wasn’t Mac’s best, it was more than good enough on Sunday. Instead, they got a game-changing pick-six from safety Adrian Phillips and closed out the Chargers with a 14-play, seven-minute drive to make it a two-possession game with a Nick Folk field goal. However, the Patriots didn’t allow those errors to sink them on Sunday.
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In the post-Brady era, a thin margin of error usually means that those miscues would be too much to overcome, and we’d get another close but no cigar loss full of moral victories. New England had a touchdown called back due to a penalty, a fumble in field goal range, and back-to-back red zone drives netted three points with blunders in play-calling by offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. New England proved they could beat a quality opponent on the road and are trending in the right direction to make a playoff push in the AFC this season.Īlthough the rest of the AFC is on notice, an even bigger statement by the Patriots was that they beat a talented Chargers team without their A-Game.
The Patriots (4-4) made a statement in a 27-24 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers (4-3) at SoFi Stadium on Sunday.
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