The Patriots began the season with an upset win over the Cincinnati Bengals on the street. New England was not capable of stay undefeated, dropping its second sport 23-20 in time beyond regulation at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.
It wasn’t essentially a deflating loss, however the group’s quick turnaround heading into Thursday evening’s matchup towards the New York Jets in Week 3 confirmed it might be taught from the loss — particularly the offensive line.
“We all the time speak. There are a couple of performs right here and there, and you do not know which of them they’re,” Patriots heart David Andrews mentioned after the loss, per team-provided transcript. “They could be mundane, they could be vital conditions, and so we should return and clear these up. We had our probabilities to win. I am pleased with the way in which all sides of the ball competed. All you’ll be able to actually ask for is an opportunity to win, and we had one and type of gave it up. That’s the NFL, and now now we have a fast turnaround, so we’ll rinse this one out and prepare to go subsequent week.”
Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett accomplished 15 passes for 149 yards and was sacked thrice. The offense misplaced a complete of 24 yards on the performs.
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“There are issues we did nicely at the moment. There are issues that we have to enhance on,” Andrews mentioned. “I feel Jacoby bought hit an excessive amount of. I have never seen the movie, clearly, however I am turning round, seeing issues, feeling issues.
“We have to do a greater job and get extra manufacturing from our passing sport, which is one thing I’ve all the time mentioned is a group effort from everyone. It isn’t only one particular person or one place group; it takes a group; all 11 guys on offense to try this, and it is what we are going to strive to do that week.”
The Patriots received the coin toss heading into time beyond regulation and elected to obtain the ball to start out the additional body. After the primary two downs, New England had the chance to maneuver the chains. Sadly for the Patriots, Seattle’s defensive position held its floor and stopped New England from extending the drive. Jerod Mayo opted to punt the ball as an alternative of giving the offense an opportunity to get the primary down.
“We had a play and simply clearly didn’t get it executed proper,” Andrews mentioned. “We should return and take a look at it and see what we are able to appropriate. Like I mentioned, there are a number of performs and moments all through the sport the place you take a look at them and say, ‘Man, I want I had that one again.’
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“You do this even after a win, however it’s extra obtrusive after a loss. You by no means know when the essential moments are, and that was one in all them. Clearly, after a loss, there’ll look like there are much more, so we should appropriate it and transfer ahead.”
New England completed the sport with 310 complete yards in 66 performs throughout 11 drives. With out utilizing all of the group’s offensive weapons, the Patriots averaged simply 4.7 yards per play.
