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I can't think of a time where I have liked a defensive backfield as much as I do with NE's...
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NE (7-3) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 || 16
NYJ (7-3) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 || 11
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Late pick six not enough as Pats sweep Jets to take control of AFC East
It's never a good sign when your defense and special teams outscores your offense, not when your offense has just three points to their name.
Marcus Maye's pick six in the fourth quarter certainly made things interesting but it was New England's game the entire day as they beat the New York Jets 16-11 to sweep them for the seventh straight season to sit atop the AFC East.
Maye's pick six made it a two-point game after the Jets were unable to convert on the two point conversion with Melvin Gordon III being stuffed in the backfield. New England then went three-and-out as their rushing game failed to get it going like last week with Damien Harris held to 58 yards rushing.
The Jets were unable to capitalize, going three-and-out and then seven-and-out on back to back possessions as New England tried to bleed the clock out on the other side, up two point with 2:48 left in the game.
A fifteen-yard completion to Hunter Henry on 3rd and 6 kept the Patriots offense on the field and put them deep into the Jets territory, getting as close as the thirteen-yard line before Harris was stopped in the backfield to bring up fourth down. New England, with 22 seconds left in the game, opted to go for it and completed the fifteen-yard touchdown pass to Jonnu Smith but a penalty on Shaq Mason took the touchdown off the board and forced them to settle for a field goal.
Zach Wilson had completions of 15 and 34 yards on the ensuing possession but with no timeouts left, the game ended as Chris Godwin was tackled inbounds following his 34-yard grab.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[NYJ] Team Safety (11:07)
[NE] D. Harris, 5 Yd run (5:05)
[NYJ] L. Aguilar, 49 Yd FG (0:20)
Quarter 2
[NE] Q. Nordin, 24 Yd FG (9:26)
[NE] Q. Nordin, 52 Yd FG (0:00)
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
[NYJ] M. Maye, returned interception 25 Yds -- 2pt failed (11:30)
[NE] Q. Nordin, 41 Yd FG (0:12)
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New England Patriots
QB Mac Jones: 22 of 34, 260 yards, interception.
HB Damien Harris: 18 carries, 58 yards, touchdown.
HB Rhamondre Stevenson: 7 carries, 14 yards.
WR Jakobi Meyers: 6 receptions, 66 yards.
TE Hunter Henry: 4 receptions, 57 yards.
WR Kendrick Bourne: 4 receptions, 44 yards.
WR Charleston Rambo: 3 receptions, 42 yards.
LT Wynn: 68.3 PFF grade | LG Onwenu: 73.3 PFF grade | C Andrews: 46.9 PFF grade | RG Mason: 42.5 PFF grade | RT Brown: 59.5 PFF grade
S Devin McCourty: 9 tackles, tackle for loss (89.4 PFF grade)
S Kyle Dugger: 9 tackles, tackle for loss (83.6 PFF grade)
ILB Dont'a Hightower: 9 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks (91.8 PFF grade)
IDL Christian Barmore: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack (86.6 PFF grade)
EDGE Matthew Judon: 2 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks (86.8 PFF grade)
New York Jets
QB Zach Wilson: 23 of 27, 247 yards, sacked 7 times.
HB Melvin Gordon III: 20 carries, 59 yards, fumble, 7 receptions, 63 yards.
TE Jayden Hurst: 7 receptions, 83 yards.
WR Chris Godwin: 5 receptions, 55 yards.
WR Corey Davis: 3 receptions, 29 yards.
DT Quinnen Williams: 8 tackles, 4 tackles for loss.
S Marcus Maye: 5 tackles, interception, touchdown.
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Week 10 NFL Results
ATL 33 - TB 26 | CHI 31 - NO 7 | NYG 31 - TEN 28
NE 16 - NYJ 11 | BUF 21 - CIN 14 | DAL 42 - DET 14
PHI 31 - CAR 24 | LV 13 - ARI 7 | SEA 28 - SF 21
MIA 21 - MIN 14 | DEN 17 - LAR 14 | CLE 27 - BAL 14
KC 27 - JAX 14 | WAS 35 - IND 16
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AFC East Standings
1. New England, 7-3
2. New York Jets, 7-3
3. Miami, 6-4
4. Buffalo, 3-6
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Players of the Week
QB Deshaun Watson (MIA): 19 of 28, 224 yards, 3 touchdowns.
LB Don't Hightower (NE): 9 tackles, 3 sacks.
QB Dak Prescott (DAL): 25 of 32, 250 yards, 3 touchdowns, 4 carries, 21 yards, 2 touchdowns.
LB Devondre Campbell (DET): 19 tackles.
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Notable Injuries
CB Mike Hilton (CIN): Season (knee)
HB Javonte Williams (DEN): Season (ankle)
DE Jadeveon Clowney (CLE): Season (quad)
T Terron Armstead (LAC): Season (knee)
CB Derek Stingley Jr (NYG): Season (knee)
WR Bryan Edwards (LV): Season (knee)
DT David Onyemata (NO): Season (knee)
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Notable Transactions
Washington Football Team re-sign QB Taylor Heinicke (3yr/$24.1 million)
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Week 11 Preview: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Record: 3-6, T-3rd AFC North
Team Leaders
Passing: Joe Burrow (75% completion, 2128 yards, 15 TD, 6 INT, 90.1 rating)
Rushing: Joe Mixon (763 yards, 4.8 ypc, 5 TD)
Receiving: Tee Higgins (39 receptions, 671 yards, 5 TD)
Defense: Jessie Bates (38 tackles, 2 INT, 2 PBU)
Team Rankings
Scoring Offense: 22.1 PPG | 20th
Total Offense: 427 YPG | 18th
Passing Offense: 236 YPG | 19th
Rushing Offense: 108 YPG | 17th
Scoring Defense: 21.7 PAPG | 27th
Total Defense: 365.3 YPG | 16th
Passing Defense: 244.7 YAPG | 10th
Rushing Defense: 120.5 YAPG | 20th
Injuries
CIN CB Mike Hilton (knee)
CIN DE Cam Sample (foot)
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NE NT Davon Godchaux (elbow)
NE CB Roger McCreary (shoulder)
Cincinnati Bengals Projected Starters
QB #9 Joe Burrow | 6'4", 221lbs | 82 ovr, 83 spd, 86 acc, 80 awr, 88 thp, 92 sac, 91 mac, 86 dac
HB #28 Joe Mixon | 6'1", 218lbs | 93 ovr, 91 spd, 94 acc, 99 car, 87 btk
WR #1 Ja'Marr Chase | 6'0", 201lbs | 85 ovr, 92 spd, 90 acc, 90 cth
WR #83 Tyler Boyd | 6'2", 203lbs | 84 ovr, 90 spd, 92 acc, 96 cth
WR #85 Tee Higgins | 6'4", 216lbs | 81 ovr, 88 spd, 86 acc, 90 cth
TE #87 C.J. Uzomah | 6'6", 260lbs | 76 ovr, 82 spd, 88 acc, 86 cth, 62 rbk
LT #73 Jonah Williams | 6'4", 305lbs | 79 ovr, 85 str, 79 pbk, 74 rbk
LG #64 Graham Glasgow | 6'6", 308lbs | 77 ovr, 88 str, 76 pbk, 80 rbk
C #61 Austin Reiter | 6'3", 300lbs | 74 ovr, 81 str, 76 pbk, 73 rbk
RG #79 Jackson Carman | 6'5", 330lbs | 71 ovr, 90 str, 63 pbk, 75 rbk
RT #78 Morgan Moses | 6'6", 330lbs | 73 ovr, 89 str, 73 pbk, 75 rbk
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DE #91 Trey Hendrickson | 6'4", 270lbs | 81 ovr, 84 spd, 89 acc, 79 str, 71 pmv, 84 fmv, 66 bsh
DE #94 Sam Hubbard | 6'5", 265lbs | 76 ovr, 77 spd, 83 acc, 76 str, 66 pmv, 78 fmv, 74 bsh
DT #98 D.J. Reader | 6'3", 347lbs | 80 ovr, 76 acc, 88 str, 75 pmv, 59 fmv, 89 bsh
DT #6 Larry Ogunjobi | 6'3", 305lbs | 77 ovr, 82 acc, 89 str, 76 pmv, 64 fmv, 78 bsh
LB #55 Logan Wilson | 6'2", 241lbs | 81 ovr, 85 spd, 89 acc, 84 awr, 85 tkl, 72 bsh
LB #57 Germaine Pratt | 6'2", 245lbs | 70 ovr, 87 spd, 88 acc, 70 awr, 85 tkl, 65 bsh
CB #22 Chidobe Awuzie | 6'0", 202lbs | 80 ovr, 93 spd, 95 acc, 77 awr, 73 mcv, 79 zcv, 79 press
CB #38 Anthony Brown | 5'11", 196lbs | 78 ovr, 93 spd, 90 acc, 79 awr, 78 mcv, 73 zcv, 76 press
NB #6 Martin Emerson | 6'2", 200lbs | 72 ovr, 88 spd, 95 acc, 66 awr, 75 mcv, 65 zcv, 72 press
S #30 Jessie Bates III | 6'1", 200lbs | 94 ovr, 89 spd, 90 acc, 96 awr, 80 mcv, 92 zcv, 83 tkl
S #24 Vonn Bell | 5'11", 205lbs | 79 ovr, 88 spd, 90 acc, 76 awr, 71 mcv, 76 zcv, 79 tkl
K #18 Younghoe Koo | 5'9", 185lbs | 82 ovr, 93 kpw, 86 kac
P #14 A.J. Cole III | 6'4", 220lbs | 82 ovr, 95 kpw, 84 kac
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Bro is just about cooked... I like Jalen, but yes Gilmore was elite. Looking to the future though I guess.
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CIN (3-7) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 || 17
NE (8-3) | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 || 23
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Patriots defense hold off late Bengals comeback effort to bury Cincy's playoff hopes
Cincinnati could not have asked for a better start as Jamarr Chase got behind the Patriots defense for a 34-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter.
The Bengals wouldn't reach the endzone again until there was five minutes left in the fourth quarter, boding well for New England's chance to come away with the victory and that they did, beating Cincinnati 23-17.
New England led for most of the game after trailing 7-0 thanks to a seventeen point second quarter. They had a chance to extend that lead in the fourth quarter when Mac Jones found Charleston Rambo for a gain of 26 on 3rd and 13 to put the ball on the Cincinnati 35-yard line but three plays later, Jones would be intercepted by Anthony Brown in the endzone.
On the ensuing drive, Joe Burrow led a twelve play scoring drive that ended with an eight-yard touchdown pass to Billy Kemp IV on third and goal.
Both teams exchanged three and outs before New England went on a eight play drive to bleed out the rest of the clock.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[CIN] J. Chase 34 Yd pass from J. Burrow (11:17)
Quarter 2
[NE] Q. Nordin, 21 Yd FG (14:56)
[CIN] Y. Koo, 43 Yd FG (11:31)
[NE] J. White 5 Yd pass from M. Jones (3:17)
[NE] C. Winovich, returned fumble 1 Yds (0:36)
Quarter 3
[NE] Q. Nordin, 39 Yd FG (8:15)
[NE] Q. Nordin, 20 Yd FG (2:45)
Quarter 4
[CIN] B. Kemp IV 8 Yd pass from J. Burrow (5:10)
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New England Patriots
QB Mac Jones: 23 of 40, 284 yards, touchdown, interception, sacked twice.
HB Damien Harris: 20 carries, 118 yards.
HB Rhamondre Stevenson: 13 carries, 45 yards.
WR Jakobi Meyers: 7 receptions, 73 yards.
WR Charleston Rambo: 4 receptions, 68 yards.
TE Jonnu Smith: 4 receptions, 51 yards.
TE Hunter Henry: 3 receptions, 46 yards.
LT Wynn: 92.0 PFF grade | LG Onwenu: 66.9 PFF grade | C Hainsey : 73.1 PFF grade | RG Mason: 73.3 PFF grade | RT Brown: 74.6 PFF grade
C David Andrews: left game with injury.
S Devin McCourty: 8 tackles, tackle for loss (64.1 PFF grade)
CB J.C. Jackson: 5 tackles, interception (85.5 PFF grade)
IDL Deatrich Wise Jr: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, forced fumble (94.9 PFF grade)
EDGE Josh Uche: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, sack (100 PFF grade)
EDGE Chase Winovich: 2 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack, fumble recovery, touchdown (92.8 PFF grade))
Cincinnati Bengals
QB Joe Burrow: 20 of 27, 234 yards, 2 touchdowns, interception, sacked 5 times, fumble.
HB Joe Mixon: 19 caries, 82 yards, fumble.
WR Tee Higgins: 5 receptions, 82 yards.
WR Ja'Marr Chase: 4 receptions, 73 yards, touchdown.
LB Germaine Pratt: 14 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
S Jessie Bates: 11 tackles.
LB Logan Wilson: 11 tackles.
DT Larry Ogunjobi: 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
CB Anthony Brown: 5 tackles, interception.
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Week 11 NFL Results
NO 49 - CAR 34 | PIT 35 - BUF 24 | JAX 28 - IND 21
TEN 38 - HOU 24 | NYJ 35 - DEN 14 | NE 23 - CIN 17
MIA 35 - CLE 29 | LV 34 - LAR 3 | SEA 38 - CHI 20
KC 35 - LAC 28 | BAL 37 - ATL 31 | GB 24 - DET 20
ARI 38 - MIN 8 | SF 42 - PHI 24 | DAL 31 - TB 24
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NFL Playoff Standings
AFC
1. Kansas City, 10-1
2. New England, 8-3
3. Indianapolis, 7-4
4. Baltimore, 6-4
5. Las Vegas, 8-2
6. NY Jets, 8-3
7. Miami, 7-4
-- Jacksonville, 6-4
-- Denver, 5-5
NFC
1. Green Bay, 8-2
2. New Orleans, 8-3
3. San Francisco, 6-4
4. Washington, 6-4
5. Seattle, 6-4
6. Chicago, 6-4
7. Dallas, 6-4
-- Carolina, 6-5
-- NY Giants, 5-5
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Players of the Week
QB Zach Wilson (NYJ): 24 of 33, 312 yards, 5 touchdowns, interception.
S Ricardo Allen (JAX): 9 tackles, 2 interceptions.
QB Russell Wilson (SEA): 30 of 40, 356 yards, 3 touchdowns.
CB Marshon Lattimore (NO): 3 tackles, interception, touchdown.
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Notable Injuries
CB Mike Hilton (CIN): Season (knee)
HB Javonte Williams (DEN): Season (ankle)
DE Jadeveon Clowney (CLE): Season (quad)
T Terron Armstead (LAC): Season (knee)
CB Derek Stingley Jr (NYG): Season (knee)
DE Brian Burns (CAR): Season (leg)
WR Bryan Edwards (LV): Season (knee)
DT David Onyemata (NO): Season (knee)
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Notable Transactions
None
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Two key starters land on injury report
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- — New England Patriots edge rusher Matthew Judon and center David Andrews are expected to miss the next several weeks with injuries that they both suffered in the win over Cincinnati.
Judon appeared on the injury report with an elbow injury while Andrews' injury designation was his thumb.
Both players will miss this week's Thanksgiving matchup against the Detroit Lions and likely next week's primetime affair with the Buffalo Bills. With New England's bye coming late this season in week fourteen, it might give both players the opportunity to be back into the lineup against Pittsburgh in week fifteen.
Despite missing three games this season already, Judon is tied for third on the team with nine sacks. Replacing Judon will likely be a combination of Josh Uche (2.5 sacks) and Chase Winovich (4.0 sacks) and Kyle Van Noy (0.5 sack).
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Week 12 Preview: at Detroit Lions
Record: 3-8, 3rd NFC North
Team Leaders
Passing: Jared Goff (60% completion, 2641 yards, 11 TD, 13 INT, 78.6 rating)
Rushing: D'Andre Swift (628 yards, 4.5 ypc, 7 TD)
Receiving: Zach Pascal (62 receptions, 847 yards, 4 TD)
Defense: De'Vondre Campbell (96 tackles, 2 INT)
Team Rankings
Scoring Offense: 21.0 PPG | 26th
Total Offense: 429 YPG | 20th
Passing Offense: 240 YPG | 19th
Rushing Offense: 84 YPG | 27th
Scoring Defense: 31.3 PAPG | 31st
Total Defense: 416 YPG | 32nd
Passing Defense: 269 YAPG | 29th
Rushing Defense: 147 YAPG | 32nd
Injuries
NE C David Andrews (thumb)
NE EDGE Matthew Judon (elbow)
NE G Mike Onwenu (hip)
NE NT Davon Godchaux (elbow)
Detroit Lions Projected Starters
QB #16 Jared Goff | 6'4", 223lbs | 73 ovr, 77 spd, 85 acc, 70 awr, 89 thp, 91 sac, 79 mac, 79 dac
HB #32 D'Andre Swift | 5'8", 215lbs | 82 ovr, 90 spd, 90 acc, 92 car, 80 btk
WR #17 Zach Pascal | 6'2", 214lbs | 80 ovr, 87 spd, 92 acc, 92 cth
WR #19 Isaiah McKenzie | 5'8", 173lbs | 78 ovr, 92 spd, 93 acc, 91 cth
WR #87 Quintez Cephus | 6'1", 208lbs | 76 ovr, 89 spd, 91 acc, 91 cth
TE #88 T.J. Hockenson | 6'5", 251lbs | 89 ovr, 83 spd, 87 acc, 99 cth, 65 rbk
LT #68 Taylor Decker | 6'7", 318lbs | 79 ovr, 90 str, 77 pbk, 74 rbk
LG #73 Jonah Jackson | 6'4", 312lbs | 76 ovr, 85 str, 72 pbk, 76 rbk
C #77 Frank Ragnow | 6'5", 308lbs | 88 ovr, 92 str, 85 pbk, 83 rbk
RG #64 Mark Glowinski | 6'4", 310lbs | 76 ovr, 92 str, 73 pbk, 77 rbk
RT #58 Penei Sewell | 6'5", 331lbs | 83 ovr, 92 str, 77 pbk, 80 rbk
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DE #95 Romeo Okwara | 6'4", 263lbs | 78 ovr, 77 spd, 82 acc, 83 str, 87 pmv, 78 fmv, 68 bsh
DE #90 Trey Flowers | 6'2", 265lbs | 77 ovr, 76 spd, 87 acc, 87 str, 77 pmv, 67 fmv, 82 bsh
DT #75 Levi Onwuzurike | 6'3", 290lbs | 70 ovr, 85 acc, 89 str, 64 pmv, 67 fmv, 77 bsh
DT #54 Alim McNeill | 6'2", 317lbs | 64 ovr, 86 acc, 91 str, 65 pmv, 58 fmv, 79 bsh
LB #59 De'Vondre Campbell | 6'4", 232lbs | 82 ovr, 85 spd, 87 acc, 86 awr, 91 tkl, 67 bsh
LB #34 Alex Anzalone | 6'3", 241lbs | 71 ovr, 84 spd, 90 acc, 72 awr, 77 tkl, 72 bsh
CB #24 Amani Oruwariye | 6'2", 205lbs | 75 ovr, 89 spd, 87 acc, 78 awr, 72 mcv, 80 zcv, 78 press
CB #23 Jeff Okudah | 6'1", 202lbs | 75 ovr, 91 spd, 88 acc, 73 awr, 77 mcv, 75 zcv, 80 press
NB #40 Nik Needham | 6'0", 193lbs | 75 ovr, 86 spd, 87 acc, 82 awr, 78 mcv, 73 zcv, 79 press
S #2 Will Parks | 6'1", 200lbs | 71 ovr, 85 spd, 90 acc, 72 awr, 66 mcv, 73 zcv, 71 tkl
S #21 Tracy Walker III | 6'1", 206lbs | 75 ovr, 89 spd, 91 acc, 79 awr, 66 mcv, 72 zcv, 72 tkl