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ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss joined WBUR'sMorning Editionhost Bob Oakes to talk more about the win. The New England Patriots started off their Super Bowl defense with a bang — beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 33-3 last night at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. If the Patriots get taken out of the Thursday night opener, there's a good chance they'll be moved to Sunday night in Week 1. If that happens, there are plenty of intriguing matchups that the NFL could choose from for the first Sunday night game of the year. The Patriots host the Jets, Bills, Dolphins, Cowboys, Giants, Steelers, Browns and Chiefs in 2018, and about half of those would be interesting. The essential app for anyone attending a Patriots game at Gillette Stadium.
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New England marched 60 yards down the field, but the drive stalled at the New York 22. New England would score on a forced fumble by Jamie Collins which was returned by Kyle Van Noy for a touchdown. Additionally, on the next New England possession, they scored another touchdown on a 1-yard QB sneak by Brady. With no score changes for the remainder of the game, the Patriots finished with a 35–14 victory. New England went three-and-out on their following drive but scored on a 25-yard pass to Phillip Dorsett thereafter. In the Patriots' last possession of the first half, even with good field position, they failed to capitalize with a touchdown, settling for another field goal.
This was the Pats' second loss in a row this season, and their first home loss since October 1, 2017 against the Carolina Panthers. For the third straight season, the Patriots will close out the regular season with two home games against AFC East foes, vs. Buffalo and vs. Miami on Dec. 29. The Buffalo game will be played on either Saturday, Dec. 21 or Sunday, Dec. 22. The Patriots own the best divisional record in regular-season play with an record since 2001 and have gone 18 straight seasons without being swept by a division opponent, the longest such streak in the NFL since 1970. To celebrate the occasion, the NFL is apparently thinking about having two of its oldest teams -- the Bears and the Packers -- open the 2019 season with a Thursday night game in either Green Bay or Chicago.
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Seven of the Ravens' plays in their first drive were runs by Lamar Jackson, Mark Ingram II, and Gus Edwards. On 3rd down, the Patriots seemingly held the Ravens to a field goal attempt, but a neutral zone infraction by Shilque Calhoun gave the Ravens a first down which then led to a 3-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Lamar Jackson. On the Patriots' first possession, Tom Brady threw 3 straight incomplete passes which led to a punt.
The defense helped the Patriots quickly gain an insurmountable 17-point lead through a sequence of turnovers. In fact, they forced turnovers on three consecutive drives by forcing two fumbles on Nick Chubb and intercepting Baker Mayfield on a shovel pass. On one of the fumbles, Dont'a Hightower recovered and registered his first touchdown since Week 1 of the 2012 season. Lawrence Guy managed to record his first career interception off of the botched shovel pass. Meanwhile, despite the weather obstructions, Tom Brady managed to play well, recording two touchdowns and completing multiple remarkable throws.
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They also avoided a possible 3-game losing streak for the first time since 2002. The Patriots hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers during primetime in their first game of the 2019 season. With their win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 16, the Patriots clinched the AFC East for the 11th consecutive year.
New England would manage to reach the red zone once again, but yet another possession was hampered, and they obtained a field goal. After a series of sacks and penalties on Cleveland, their drive lost momentum immediately and they failed to convert on 4th and 16 at their own 19. The Patriots sought to capitalize off the stop, but Mike Nugent missed his field goal wide left in what was his last game as a Patriots; he was cut from the team just days later.
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After the coaching staff received their rings, David Price was the first Red Sox player to receive his ring. The team then collectively trotted to center field to raise the flag for the 2018 world champs. According to ESPN's Dianna Russini, a Bengals staffer spotted the Patriots.com cameraman and proceeded to observe what he was doing.
Julian Edelman caught both of Brady's touchdowns and had 8 receptions and 78 yards for the day. Also, without soon-to-be released wideout Josh Gordon, Brady targeted newly acquired receiver Mohamed Sanu, who caught two receptions for 23 yards in his Patriots debut. With this victory, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick obtained his 300th win.
However, their winning streak would soon end as a result of their Week 9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, which was also their first loss to the Ravens since the 2012 AFC Championship Game. In Week 12, the Patriots set a new NFL record with their 17th consecutive 10-win season, surpassing the San Francisco 49ers, who set the original record of 16 consecutive 10-win seasons in 1983–1998. It will be the fourth time the Patriots will open the season against Pittsburgh and the third time they will open against the Steelers as defending Super Bowl champions. The Patriots hosted Pittsburgh in 2002 and 2015 following their Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl XLIX titles. The players were greeted by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, as well as the Red Sox' ownership group and the front office, before the 2018 team made their way onto the field to accept their rings -- led by manager Alex Cora.
As a result of the NFL's International Player Pathway program, the Patriots were granted an additional 91st spot which was allocated to German fullback Jakob Johnson. On a special holiday edition of Patriots All Access presented by GEICO, 3rd year player Josh Uche discusses his approach, as he enjoys his most productive season to date. In addition, Coach Belichick highlights another explosive receiver to be wary of on the Belestrator, and see another side of captain David Andrews, as this native Georgian now calls New England home.
Afterward, J. C. Jackson intercepted Josh Allen for his second pick of the day. Even with great field position at the Buffalo 42, the Patriots only managed to reach the Buffalo 4-yard line where they settled for a field goal. Josh Allen was concussed from a hit by Jonathan Jones on the ensuing drive while he attempted to scramble for a first down. Allen would be replaced by backup Matt Barkley who continued to lead the offense to the New England 3-yard line where the Bills failed to score on 4th-and-goal. Both teams' offenses were unable to create any effective drives after this point. Nonetheless, Buffalo's offense managed to reach midfield on their final possession but Matt Barkley threw an easy interception to Jamie Collins as a result of pressure from Kyle Van Noy.
Taking advantage of the turnover, New England's offense marched 50 yards down the field for a 4-yard touchdown run by Brandon Bolden. Tom Brady also threw a catch-and-run pass to James White for 26 yards despite great coverage by Matt Milano. On the extra point attempt, Stephen Gostkowski missed yet another extra point, his fourth of the season.
Rookie wide receivers Jakobi Meyers and Gunner Olszewski had their best games of the season thus far, combining for almost 100 yards receiving. The defense intercepted Jones three times and forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown. Although the Patriots overcame the Bills, this proved to be an extremely sloppy game for their offense, as Tom Brady recorded his first interception of the year at the Buffalo 2-yard line and a completion rate under 50%, having gone 18 of 39. New England's offense went a mere 5/18 on third down conversions and only obtained 11 first-downs. The defense, however, recorded four interceptions as well as five sacks but also allowed 109 yards of rushing from Frank Gore and 23 first-downs.
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