The Third Act.
The Third Act.
honestly I would just lineup darnell and rondale on the same side and send rondale deep, darnell on an out route, and harris in the flats all day long against Atlanta. expecting a big day on the ground too
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NE (2-0) | 7 | 13 | 15 | 7 || 42
ATL (0-2) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 || 14
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Patriots rout Falcons in Tomlin's first return since Atlanta exodus
Mike Tomlin's tenure with the Atlanta Falcons lasted for one season as clashes with the front office resulted in a mutual parting of ways as Tomlin wanted more involvement with personnel decisions.
In his first ever return to Atlanta, rookies Keilan Britt, Tyrion James and Dre Agnew -- all drafted by Tomlin -- combined for nine tackles, six tackles for loss, five and a half sacks, one interception, sixty-one receiving yards and one touchdown (another that was called back) in the New England Patriots 42-14 boat racing of the Falcons on Sunday.
Mac Jones threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns, resting in the final two drives as rookie quarterback George Abraham finished the game. It was a tough day for Atlanta's Malik Willis who completed 66 percent of his passes but averaged six yards per attempt and was pressured eleven times, sacked six times and stripped once by Britt who also had an acrobatic interception off an attempted screen pass.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[ATL] E. Mitchell, 4 Yd run (9:30)
[NE] K. Nwangwu 31 Yd pass from M. Jones (6:54)
Quarter 2
[NE] C. Barmore, returned fumble 39 Yds (14:05)
[NE] H. Butker, 57 Yd FG (1:49)
[NE] H. Butker, 57 Yd FG (0:24)
Quarter 3
[NE] C. Rambo 80 Yd pass from M. Jones -- 2pt (9:02)
[NE] C. Rambo 33 Yd pass from M. Jones (3:17)
Quarter 4
[ATL] W. Mallory 4 Yd pass from M. Willis (4:26)
[NE] D. Agnew 25 Yd pass from G. Abraham (1:22)
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Atlanta Falcons
QB Malik Willis: 18 of 27, 163 yards, touchdown, interception, sacked 6 times, 4 carries, 41 yards, fumble (lost)
HB Elijah Mitchell: 20 carries, 81 yards, touchdown, 5 receptions, 15 yards
TE Will Mallory: 7 receptions, 60 yards, touchdown
WR Calvin Ridley: 3 receptions, 47 yards
LB Deion Jones: 10 tackles
CB Kenny Moore II: 10 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack, interception
LB Cole Holcomb: 7 tackles, tackle for loss, sack
S Jalen Catalon: 5 tackles, tackle for loss, interception
New England Patriots
QB Mac Jones: 21 of 36, 356 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, sacked twice (90.5 PFF grade)
HB Damien Harris: 24 carries, 89 yards (68.3 PFF grade)
HB Kene Nwangwu: 2 carries, 19 yards, 2 receptions, 38 yards, touchdown
TE Darnell Washington: 7 receptions, 107 yards (89.1 PFF grade)
WR Charleston Rambo: 6 receptions, 155 yards, 2 touchdowns (89.4 PFF grade)
TE Dre Agnew: 5 receptions, 61 yards, touchdown (79.2 PFF grade)
WR Rondale Moore: 2 receptions, 14 yards (56.5 PFF grade)
LT Patterson: 69.5 PFF grade | LG Alexander: 47.9 PFF grade | C Mitchell: 54.7 PFF grade | RG Tomlinson: 68.3 PFF grade | RT Onwenu: 56.7 PFF grade
ILB Trez Marshall: 12 tackles, 3 tackles for loss (77.3 PFF grade)
S Malachi Moore: 10 tackles (71.2 PFF grade)
EDGE Keilan Britt: 6 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, forced fumble, interception (100 PFF grade)
IDL Tyrion James: 3 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks (100 PFF grade)
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Week 2 NFL Results
GB 34 - MIN 13 | BUF 24 - CAR 14 | NE 42 - ATL 14 | CIN 24 - MIA 17
TEN 28 - HOU 24 | IND 24 - NYJ 20 | CLE 31 - DET 24 | JAX 27 - LAC 7
WAS 28 - DEN 7 | NYG 31 - LV 27 | ARI 41 - SF 35 | PIT 24 - LAR 17
DAL 38 - KC 34 | BAL 28 - CHI 7 | SEA 24 - TB 14 | NO 31 - PHI 16
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Players of the Week
QB Patrick Mahomes (KC): 32 of 44, 367 yards, 4 touchdowns
OLB Keilan Britt (NE): 6 tackles, 3 sacks, interception, forced fumble
QB Kyler Murray (ARI): 17 of 28, 336 yards, 4 touchdowns
CB Kenny Moore II (ATL): 10 tackles, sack, interception
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Notable Injuries
C Tyler Biadasz (DAL): Season (knee)
T Tristan Wirfs (TB): 5 Weeks (ankle)
WR Ainias Smith (TB): 4 Weeks (ankle)
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Notable Transactions
Seattle Seahawks trade G Nick Broeker to Miami Dolphins for 2027 third round pick
Green Bay Packers re-sign T Trent Brown (1yr/$14.1m)
Minnesota Vikings re-sign HB Dalvin Cook (4yr/$49m)
Pittsburgh Steelers re-sign WR Juju Smith-Schuster (4yr/$54.6m)
Pittsburgh Steelers re-sign OLB T.J. Watt (4yr/$114m)
Seattle Seahawks re-sign S Jamal Adams (4yr/$52.4m)
New York Jets re-sign WR Chris Godwin (4yr/$80.7m)
Dallas Cowboys re-sign HB Ezekiel Elliott (3yr/$29.6m)
Indianapolis Colts re-sign G Quenton Nelson (3yr/$49.2m)
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Week 3 Preview: at New York Jets
Record: 0-2, 4th AFC East
Last Season Record: 5-12
Injuries
NYJ LT Mekhi Becton (back)
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NE EDGE Jadeveon Clowney (abdominal)
New York Jets Projected Starters
QB #2 Zach Wilson | 6'2", 214lbs | 77 ovr, 83 spd, 88 acc, 71 awr, 97 thp, 84 sac, 79 mac, 82 dac
HB #13 Marlon Mack | 6'0", 210lbs | 82 ovr, 89 spd, 92 acc, 90 car, 82 btk, 85 spm
WR #14 Chris Godwin | 6'1", 205lbs | 92 ovr, 93 spd, 93 acc, 95 cth
WR #84 Corey Davis | 6'3", 209lbs | 76 ovr, 89 spd, 91 acc, 81 cth
WR #88 Terrace Marshall Jr. | 6'3", 200lbs | 73 ovr, 92 spd, 88 acc, 86 cth
TE #83 Tyler Conklin | 6'3", 254lbs | 76 ovr, 79 spd, 84 acc, 87 cth, 60 rbk
LT #67 Charles Cross | 6'5", 310lbs | 75 ovr, 89 str, 72 pbk, 77 rbk
LG #65 Alijah Vera-Tucker | 6'5", 308lbs | 84 ovr, 92 str, 74 pbk, 82 rbk
C #61 Connor Nixon | 6'4", 311lbs | 65 ovr, 88 str, 71 pbk, 74 rbk
RG #68 Derek Peerman | 6'4", 322lbs | 79 ovr, 90 str, 69 pbk, 80 rbk
RT #74 Paris Johnson Jr. | 6'7", 315lbs | 82 ovr, 92 str, 78 pbk, 78 rbk
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EDGE #91 John Franklin-Myers | 6'4", 292lbs | 86 ovr, 79 spd, 84 acc, 90 str, 77 pmv, 90 fmv, 79 bsh
EDGE #98 Arthur White | 6'4", 272lbs | 81 ovr, 84 spd, 86 acc, 82 str, 89 pmv, 61 fmv, 73 bsh
IDL #99 Aaron Donald | 6'1", 280lbs | 94 ovr, 88 acc, 95 str, 89 pmv, 93 fmv, 93 bsh
IDL #66 Mazi Smith | 6'3", 310lbs | 76 ovr, 81 acc, 88 str, 79 pmv, 77 fmv, 79 bsh
ILB #51 Krys Barnes | 6'2", 229lbs | 80 ovr, 85 spd, 87 acc, 83 awr, 95 tkl, 75 bsh, 66 mcv, 72 zcv
ILB #54 Nick Bolton | 5'11", 232lbs | 80 ovr, 85 spd, 83 acc, 81 awr, 94 tkl, 73 bsh, 64 mcv, 77 zcv
CB #15 C.J. Henderson | 6'1", 204lbs | 83 ovr, 93 spd, 93 acc, 82 awr, 86 mcv, 77 zcv, 80 press
CB #37 Bryce Hall | 6'1", 202lbs | 81 ovr, 89 spd, 91 acc, 82 awr, 75 mcv, 85 zcv, 83 press
NB #5 Ahmad Gardner | 6'2", 188lbs | 80 ovr, 92 spd, 92 acc, 75 awr, 81 mcv, 70 zcv, 81 press
S #39 Kyle Hamilton | 6'4", 218lbs | 88 ovr, 89 spd, 90 acc, 76 awr, 76 mcv, 78 zcv, 88 tkl
S #20 Marcus Maye | 6'0", 207lbs | 80 ovr, 88 spd, 90 acc, 79 awr, 78 mcv, 78 zcv, 73 tkl
K #8 Chris Boswell | 78 ovr, 96 kpw, 86 kac
P #1 A.J. Cole III | 85 ovr, 96 kpw, 89 kac
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NE (3-0) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 || 23
NYJ (0-3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 || 10
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Pats defense swarm Zach Wilson, Jets offense in 23-10 win on TNF
New England Patriots head coach Mike Tomlin challenged its defense after allowing nearly 400 passing yards in the season opener against Cleveland.
In the last eight quarters, the defense has allowed just 24 points and three touchdowns, completely dominating two young talented quarterbacks in Malik Willis last week and the New York Jets' Zach Wilson in the Patriots 23-10 win on Thursday night.
Wilson was held to just 4.4 yards per attempt, completing just 52 percent of his 51 passes as New York had no answers on the ground either. Veteran running back Marlon Mack averaged four yards per carry on the night.
It was a slow start for New England's offense as well, settling for four field goals in the first half before Charleston Rambo got behind the defense in the third quarter for a touchdown to top off a drive that started with a 59-yard run by Damien Harris.
Harris finished with 148 yards rushing to lead New England while Mac Jones completed 16 of 29 passes for 226 yards and a touchdown.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[NYJ] C. Boswell, 50 Yd FG (10:10)
[NE] H. Butker, 37 Yd FG (6:19)
[NE] H. Butker, 33 Yd FG (0:10)
Quarter 2
[NE] H. Butker, 56 Yd FG (10:48)
[NE] H. Butker, 34 Yd FG (2:25)
Quarter 3
[NE] C. Rambo 23 Yd pass from M. Jones -- 2pt (12:10)
[NE] H. Butker, 44 Yd FG (2:46)
Quarter 4
[NYJ] C. Davis 11 Yd pass from Z. Wilson (0:03)
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New York Jets
QB Zach Wilson: 27 of 51, 226 yards, touchdown, sacked 4 times.
HB Marlon Mack: 16 carries, 64 yards, fumble (recovered), 9 receptions, 54 yards.
WR Terrace Marshall Jr: 6 receptions, 66 yards.
WR Chris Godwin: 5 receptions, 48 yards.
TE Tyler Conklin: 5 receptions, 47 yards.
LB Khrys Barnes: 18 tackles.
CB Ahmad Gardner: 8 tackles.
OLB Nik Bonitto: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
S Jordan Battle: 7 tackles, tackle for loss.
DE John Franklin-Myers: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, sack.
New England Patriots
QB Mac Jones: 16 of 29, 226 yards, touchdown, sacked once, fumble (lost) (88.1 PFF grade)
HB Damien Harris: 29 carries, 148 yards (77.0 PFF grade)
TE Darnell Washington: 5 receptions, 105 yards (98.3 PFF grade)
WR Charleston Rambo: 3 receptions, 42 yards, touchdown (83.5 PFF grade)
TE Dre Agnew: 2 receptions, 30 yards (70.6 PFF grade)
LT Patterson: 69.6 PFF grade | LG Alexander: 74.8 PFF grade | C Mitchell: 77.2 PFF grade | RG Tomlinson: 82.1 PFF grade | RT Onwenu: 79.6 PFF grade
ILB Trez Marshall: 12 tackles, tackle for loss (69.5 PFF grade)
S Malachi Moore: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack (87.9 PFF grade)
CB Jaire Alexander: 5 tackles (83.7 PFF grade)
ILB Gio Whitfield: 5 tackles (63.8 PFF grade)
EDGE Keilan Britt: 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks (86.4 PFF grade)
IDL Quincey Thompkins: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack (81.5 PFF grade)
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Week 3 NFL Results
PIT 28 - LAC 20 | KC 24 - IND 21 | TB 22 - WAS 8 | BUF 26 - ATL 21
BAL 26 - CLE 20 | ARI 31 - MIN 28 | CIN 41 - DET 23 | JAX 28 - HOU 21
PHI 28 - LV 20 | MIA 37 - TEN 31 | NO 17 - CAR 14 | NYG 48 - DEN 42
DAL 28 - SF 18 | LAR 35 - SEA 14 | GB 42 - CHI 21 | NE 23 - NYJ 10
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Players of the Week
QB Nate Golson (DEN): 21 of 32, 275 yards, 4 touchdowns
LB Isaiah Golston (LV): 17 tackles
HB Aaron Jones (GB): 19 carries, 230 yards, 4 touchdowns
LB Eric Kendricks (DET): 8 tackles, interceptions
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Notable Injuries
T Sean Rhyan (ARI): Season (chest)
C Tyler Biadasz (DAL): Season (knee)
T Tristan Wirfs (TB): 4 Weeks (ankle)
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Notable Transactions
New York Jets sign WR Zeke Fowler from New England Patriots practice squad
New Orleans Saints trade OLB Jacob Curtis to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2027 third round pick
Los Angeles Chargers re-sign OLB Joey Bosa (4yr/$117m)
Kansas City Chiefs re-sign TE Travis Kelce (2yr/$15.8m)
San Francisco 49ers re-sign TE George Kittle (4yr/$55.2m)
San Francisco 49ers re-sign DE Nick Bosa (4yr/$90.7m)
Los Angeles Rams re-sign CB Jalen Ramsey (1yr/$23.2m)
Baltimore Ravens re-sign TE Mark Andrews (5yr/$66.9m)
New Orleans Saints re-sign HB Alvin Kamara (4yr/$51.9m)
Pittsburgh Steelers re-sign QB Matt Corral (5yr/$128m)
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Week 4 Preview: at Cincinnati Bengals
Record: 3-0, 1st AFC North
Team Leaders
Passing: Joe Burrow (68% completion, 455 yards, 9 TD, 2 INT, 116.4 rating)
Rushing: Joe Mixon (404 yards, 7.1 ypc, 2 TD)
Receiving: Ja'Marr Chase (14 receptions, 139 yards, 4 TD)
Defense: Logan Wilson (20 tackles, 3 INT)
Team Rankings
Scoring Offense: 31.0 PPG | 5th
Total Offense: 404 YPG | 21st
Passing Offense: 151 YPG | 32nd
Rushing Offense: 181 YPG | 3rd
Scoring Defense: 19.0 PAPG | 8th
Total Defense: 359 YAPG | 17th
Passing Defense: 269 YAPG | 29th
Rushing Defense: 90 YAPG | 5th
Injuries
CIN OLB Logan Wilson (knee)
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NE EDGE Jadeveon Clowney (abdominal)
Cincinnati Bengals Projected Starters
QB #9 Joe Burrow | 6'4", 221lbs | 88 ovr, 83 spd, 86 acc, 85 awr, 89 thp, 94 sac, 96 mac, 92 dac
HB #28 Joe Mixon | 6'1", 218lbs | 97 ovr, 92 spd, 93 acc, 99 car, 88 btk, 88 trk, 89 spm, 89 spm, 91 jkm
WR #1 Ja'Marr Chase | 6'0", 201lbs | 92 ovr, 93 spd, 91 acc, 97 cth
WR #83 Tyler Boyd | 6'2", 203lbs | 82 ovr, 89 spd, 92 acc, 91 cth
WR #7 Jaxon Smith-Njigba | 6'0", 206lbs | 81 ovr, 91 spd, 91 acc, 86 cth
TE #82 Tommy Tremble | 6'3", 250lbs | 83 ovr, 84 spd, 89 acc, 88 cth, 68 rbk
LT #73 Jonah Williams | 6'4", 305lbs | 84 ovr, 85 str, 81 pbk, 76 rbk
LG #72 Doug Nester | 6'5", 312lbs | 81 ovr, 86 str, 81 pbk, 75 rbk
C #66 Dennis Tartt | 6'2", 310lbs | 71 ovr, 83 str, 75 pbk, 73 rbk
RG #56 Connor McGovern | 6'5", 308lbs | 75 ovr, 87 str, 71 pbk, 74 rbk
RT #63 Jack Driscoll | 6'5", 312lbs | 71 ovr, 83 str, 75 pbk, 68 rbk
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EDGE #20 Drake Jackson | 6'4", 250lbs | 78 ovr, 77 spd, 85 acc, 81 str, 69 pmv, 79 fmv, 85 bsh
EDGE #35 Justin Wilcox | 6'4", 249lbs | 76 ovr, 85 spd, 88 acc, 78 str, 73 pmv, 79 fmv, 71 bsh
IDL #98 D.J. Reader | 6'3", 347lbs | 82 ovr, 76 acc, 89 str, 77 pmv, 61 fmv, 91 bsh
IDL #71 Harvey Prince | 6'5", 304lbs | 75 ovr, 86 acc, 88 str, 77 pmv, 73 fmv, 75 bsh
ILB #33 Nakobe Dean | 6'0", 225lbs | 74 ovr, 86 spd, 90 acc, 67 awr, 86 tkl, 72 bsh
ILB/S #17 Don Chapman | 6'1", 195lbs | 69 ovr, 87 spd, 88 acc, 68 awr, 71 tkl, 49 bsh
CB #25 Xavien Howard | 6'1", 198lbs | 87 ovr, 89 spd, 93 acc, 89 awr, 84 mcv, 88 zcv, 92 press
CB #22 Chidobe Awuzie | 6'0", 202lbs | 82 ovr, 92 spd, 94 acc, 80 awr, 76 mcv, 83 zcv, 82 press
NB #6 Martin Emerson | 6'2", 200lbs | 77 ovr, 89 spd, 96 acc, 76 awr, 78 mcv, 67 zcv, 76 press
S #30 Jessie Bates | 6'1", 200lbs | 98 ovr, 91 spd, 91 acc, 98 awr, 81 mcv, 97 zcv, 84 tkl
S #24 Vonn Bell | 5'11", 205lbs | 76 ovr, 88 spd, 90 acc, 74 awr, 71 mcv, 74 zcv, 74 tkl
K #10 Jason Myers | 73 ovr, 93 kpw, 78 kac
P #16 Jack Fox | 87 ovr, 96 kpw, 88 kac
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are you tweaking opponent depth charts at all?
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