The Third Act.

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CLE (5-5) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 || 10
NE (6-4) | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 || 27
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Harris, defense leads Patriots to 27-10 win over Browns
The exodus of Odell Beckham Jr. led to the Cleveland Browns beating the second-place Cincinnati Bengals last weekend and led to many buy into the notion that it'd be addition by subtraction. The New England Patriots put a hold to that narrative.

Damien Harris rushed for 164 yards, outperforming his former SEC counterpart in the Patriots 27-10 win over Cleveland on Saturday.

Cleveland had jumped out to a 10-0 lead following a fumble by Hunter Henry that gave Cleveland a short field before Nick Chubb rushed it in from seven yards out to extend their lead. It'd be their last points of the night due to three missed kicks from kicker Don Bailey.

Henry amended that fumble with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Mac Jones to tie the game and Nick Folk was able to take the lead just before halftime on a his second field goal of the game. Henry found the endzone once more in the third quarter to extend the Patriots lead.

Harris' one-yard run in the fourth quarter sealed the victory.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[CLE] D. Bailey, 45 Yd FG (10:47)
[CLE] N. Chubb, 7 Yd run (3:50)

Quarter 2
[NE] N. Folk, 41 Yd FG (14:56)
[NE] H. Henry 19 Yd pass from M. Jones (7:51)
[NE] N. Folk, 30 Yd FG (0:39)

Quarter 3
[NE] H. Henry 4 Yd pass from M. Jones (3:07)

Quarter 4
[NE] D. Harris, 1 Yd run (6:51)
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New England Patriots
QB Mac Jones: 23 of 33, 186 yards, 2 touchdowns, sacked 2 times.
HB Damien Harris: 28 carries, 164 yards, touchdown.
TE Hunter Henry: 7 receptions, 69 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Jakobi Meyers: 5 receptions, 41 yards.
TE Jonnu Smith: 4 receptions, 40 yards.
LT Wynn: 39.5 PFF grade | LG Karras: 64.4 PFF grade | C Andrews: 81.1 PFF grade | RG Mason: 73.8 PFF grade | RT Onwenu: 73.8 PFF grade
S Kyle Dugger: 16 tackles, tackle for loss.
S Devin McCourty: 8 tackles.
EDGE Matt Judon: 7 tackles, tackle for loss, 3 sacks.
S Adrian Phillips: 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
Grade Scale :: 80+ ELITE | 79-70 ABOVE AVERAGE | 69-60 AVERAGE | 59> BELOW AVERAGE

Cleveland Browns
QB Baker Mayfield: 27 of 33, 248 yards, sacked 4 times.
HB Nick Chubb: 16 carries, 67 yards, touchdown.
TE Austin Hoper: 9 receptions, 58 yards.
HB Demetric Felton Jr.: 6 receptions, 29 yards.
WR Jarvis Landry: 5 receptions, 52 yards.
WR Donovan People-Jones: 2 receptions, 43 yards.
LB Anthony Walker Jr: 8 tackles.
DE Jadeveon Clowney: 3 tackles, 2 sacks.

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16 tackles from Dugg

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16 tackles from Dugg

i haven't compiled his PFF grade yet but that shit could be 90+, son was everywhere especially at the LOS on those stretch plays

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Week 10 NFL Results
MIA 17 - BAL 14 | BUF 34 - NYJ 16 | TB 31 - WAS 24 | ATL 23 - DAL 20
TEN 14 - NO 13 | JAX 27 - IND 23 | PIT 38 - DET 24 | NE 35 - CLE 3
MIN 30 - LAC 20 | CAR 27 - ARI 17 | PHI 23 - DEN 15 | GB 35 - SEA 21
LV 29 - KC 23 | LAR 20 - SF 7
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NFL Playoff Standings
AFC
1. Tennessee, 8-2
2. Las Vegas, 6-3
3. Pittsburgh, 6-3
4. Buffalo, 6-3
5. Baltimore, 6-3
6. New England, 6-4
7. Cincinnati, 5-4
-- LA Chargers, 5-4
-- Kansas City, 5-5
-- Cleveland, 5-5
-- Denver, 5-5
-- Indianapolis, 4-6
NFC
1. Green Bay, 8-2
2. Arizona, 8-2
3. LA Rams, 8-2
4. Tampa, 7-2
5. Dallas, 6-3
6. Atlanta, 5-4
7. New Orleans, 5-4
-- Carolina, 5-5
-- Minnesota, 4-5
-- Philadelphia, 4-6
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Players of the Week
QB Trevor Lawrence (JAX): 23 of 30, 298 yards, 3 touchdowns.
LB Rashaun Evans (TEN): 9 tackles, sack.
QB Aaron Rodgers (GB): 25 of 33, 271 yards, 4 touchdowns.
CB Kendall Fuller (WAS): 11 tackle, interception.
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Notable Injuries
CB Bryce Callahan (DEN): Season (knee)
OLB Bradley Chubb (DEN): Season (ankle)
OLB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (CLE): Season (ankle)
DE J.J. Watt (ARI): Season (shoulder)
HB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (KC): Season (knee)
HB Miles Sanders (PHI): Season (ankle)
WR Calvin Ridley (ATL): Season (personal)
HB Raheem Mostert (SF): Season (knee)
CB Jaire Alexander (GB): Season (shoulder)
QB Sam Darnold (CAR): Season (shoulder)
CB Jonathan Jones (NE): Season (shoulder)
HB James White (NE): Season (hip)
HB Cam Akers (LAR): Season (anle)
LT Ronnie Stanley (BAL): Season (ankle)
WR Michael Thomas (NO): Season (ankle)
QB Jameis Winston (NO): Season (knee)
HB Derrick Henry (TEN): Season (foot)
DE Danielle Hunter (MIN): Season (shoulder)
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Notable Transactions
Chicago Bears re-sign WR Allen Robinson II (3yr/$42.5 million)
Denver Broncos re-sign QB Teddy Bridgewater (3yr/$57.4 million)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-sign TE O.J. Howard (4yr/$19.9 million)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-sign HB Leonard Fournette (5yr/$34.5 million)
Kansas City Chiefs re-sign S Tyrann Mathieu (5yr/$80.4 million)
Carolina Panthers re-sign CB Stephon Gilmore (1yr/$21.9 million)

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Week 11 Preview: at Atlanta Falcons
Record: 5-4, T-2nd NFC South

Team Leaders
Passing: Matt Ryan (63% completion, 2446 yards, 15 TD, 6 INT, 94.4 rating)
Rushing: Cordarelle Patterson (340 yards, 3.9 ypc, 4 TD)
Receiving: Kyle Pitts (40 receptions, 590 yards, TD)
Defense: Deion Jones (92 tackles, 2.0 sacks, INT, 3 PBU)

Team Rankings
Scoring Offense: 22.0 PPG | 18th
Total Offense: 406 YPG | 17th
Passing Offense: 261 YPG | 10th
Rushing Offense: 84 YPG | 29th
Scoring Defense: 26.7 PAPG | 28th
Total Defense: 363 YAPG | 17th
Passing Defense: 238 YAPG | 13rd
Rushing Defense: 125 YAPG | 24th

Injuries
WR Calvin Ridley (personal)
OLB Dante Fowler Jr. (knee)

Atlanta Falcons Projected Starters
QB #2 Matt Ryan | 6'4", 217lbs | 83 ovr, 70 spd, 79 acc, 85 awr, 85 thp, 90 sac, 92 mac, 89 dac
HB #84 Cordarelle Patterson | 6'2", 220lbs | 81 ovr, 91 spd, 92 acc, 82 car, 79 btk
WR #14 Russell Cage Jr. | 6'0", 186lbs | 76 ovr, 90 spd, 92 acc, 85 cth
WR #19 Richie James Jr. | 5'9", 185lbs | 74 ovr, 91 spd, 92 acc, 81 cth
WR #4 Tajae Sharpe | 6'2", 194lbs | 70 ovr, 87 spd, 91 acc, 84 cth
TE #8 Kyle Pitts | 6'6", 245lbs | 87 ovr, 91 spd, 92 acc, 92 cth, 56 rbk
LT #70 Jake Matthews | 6'5", 305lbs | 81 ovr, 86 str, 82 pbk, 75 rbk
LG #77 Jalen Mayfield | 6'5", 319lbs | 69 ovr, 92 str, 63 pbk, 72 rbk
C #61 Matt Hennessy | 6'4", 307lbs | 71 ovr, 84 str, 71 pbk, 71 rbk
RG #63 Chris Lindstrom | 6'3", 307lbs | 82 ovr, 88 str, 79 pbk, 80 rbk
RT #76 Kaleb McGary | 6'6", 306lbs | 72 ovr, 87 str, 70 pbk, 73 rbk
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DE #99 Kerry Hyder Jr. | 6'2", 280lbs | 73 ovr, 73 spd, 82 acc, 79 str, 60 pmv, 75 fmv, 75 bsh
DE #97 Gray Jarrett | 6'0", 305lbs | 88 ovr, 69 spd, 84 acc, 91 str, 89 pmv, 76 fmv, 88 bsh
NT #91 Geno Atkins | 6'1", 300lbs | 77 ovr, 83 acc, 88 str, 76 pmv, 65 fmv, 78 bsh
OLB #56 Vince Biegel | 6'3", 246lbs | 70 ovr, 83 spd, 86 acc, 77 str, 78 tkl, 58 pmv, 72 fmv
ILB #45 Deion Jones | 6'1", 222lbs | 87 ovr, 90 spd, 92 acc, 86 awr, 85 tkl, 80 bsh
ILB #54 Foyesade Oluokun | 6'2", 215lbs | 81 ovr, 90 spd, 89 acc, 88 awr, 84 tkl, 70 bsh
OLB #51 Brandon Copeland | 6'3", 263lbs | 68 ovr, 85 spd, 85 acc, 82 str, 72 tl, 73 pmv, 54 fmv
CB #24 A.J. Terrell Jr. | 6'1", 195lbs | 83 ovr, 92 spd, 92 acc, 83 awr, 85 mcv, 83 zcv, 83 press
CB #22 Fabian Moreau | 6'0", 204lbs | 76 ovr, 93 spd, 93 acc, 75 awr, 74 mcv, 78 zcv, 77 press
NB #20 Kendall Sheffield | 5'10", 210lbs | 75 ovr, 93 spd, 93 acc, 67 awr, 76 mcv, 75 zcv, 72 press
S #23 Erik Harris | 6'2", 220lbs | 73 ovr, 91 spd, 89 acc, 76 awr, 66 mcv, 73 zcv, 66 tkl
S #21 Duron Harmon | 6'1", 205lbs | 78 ovr, 86 spd, 88 acc, 88 awr, 73 mcv, 80 zcv, 67 tkl
K #7 Younghoe Koo | 5'9", 185lbs | 82 ovr, 93 kpw, 86 kac
P #1 Matt Bosher | 6'0", 208lbs | 72 ovr, 92 kpw, 75 kac

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Editor's Note
Got a PS5 over the weekend and It doesn't seem that I can transfer the PS4 version of the game's saved data to the PS5 so instead, I'm just going to keep the Browns game recap as is even though the stats are not going to be identical and will pick it back up with the Falcons game. Got it? Let's ride.

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Pats sign IDL Gerald Willis III following Wise injury
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- — New England Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise has been ruled out for Thursday's primetime matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.

Wise, 27, showed up on this week's injury designation sheet with a finger injury that was later reported to be a broken finger that he suffered in practice. Wise is expected to have surgery on his broken finger and will miss the Falcons game due to it being a short week.

The Patriots are already thin on the defensive line with Henry Anderson and Chase Winovich already being out with injuries. The team signed free agent Gerald Willis III to their active roster and relegated left tackle Yodny Cajuste to their practice squad.

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Upgraded and motivated

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NE (6-5) | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 || 31
ATL (6-4) | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 || 33
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Falcons hold off comeback effort from the Patriots
It wasn't quiet the Super Bowl but as the Mac Jones-led New England Patriots were roaring back from a 30-3 deficit, Atlanta Falcons couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Jones' scramble for a touchdown with 52 seconds left in the game gave New England its first and only lead of the game but it was short lived as Matt Ryan completed a 32-yard pass to help setup Younghoe Koo's game winning field goal to beat the Patriots 33-31.

The game started as terrible as it could for New England with a Kyle Pitts touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, two interceptions from Jones and a fumble from Hunter Henry that led to 23 first half points. Atlanta then opened the second half with a 67-yard touchdown on their first series of the second half to jump out to their twenty seven point lead.

Jones finished the game with 323 yards passing but took 50 pass attempts to do, completing just 24 of his passes. Matt Ryan has one of his better days this season, throwing for 440 yards and two touchdowns, completing 73 percent of his passes.

Atlanta's defense limited New England's two tight ends -- Henry and Jonnu Smith -- to just three catches between them.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[ATL] K. Pitts 75 Yd pass from M. Ryan (14:50)
[ATL] Y. Koo, 24 Yd FG (6:10)
[ATL] M. Davis, 4 Yd run (0:59)

Quarter 2
[ATL] Y. Koo, 44 Yd FG (7:33)
[NE] N. Folk, 42 Yd FG (1:10)
[ATL] Y. Koo, 46 Yd FG (0:00)

Quarter 3
[ATL] C. Patterson 67 Yd pass from M. Ryan (12:20)
[NE] H. Henry 4 Yd pass from M. Jones (7:34)
[NE] N. Agholor 40 Yd pass from M. Jones (1:32)

Quarter 4
[NE] D. Harris, 5 Yd run (7:37)
[NE] M. Jones, 8 Yd run (0:52)
[ATL] Y. Koo, 44 Yd FG (0:06)
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New England Patriots
QB Mac Jones: 24 of 50, 323 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, sacked 2 times, 3 carries, 25 yards, touchdown.
HB Damien Harris: 14 carries, 82 yards, touchdown.
HB Rhamondre Stevenson: 11 carries, 107 yards, 6 receptions, 93 yards.
WR Jakobi Meyers: 10 receptions, 110 yards.
WR Nelson Agholor: 4 receptions, 79 yards, touchdown.
LT Wynn: 64.2 PFF grade | LG Karras: 66.2 PFF grade | C Andrews: 69.3 PFF grade | RG Mason: 83.1 PFF grade | RT Onwenu: 76.3 PFF grade
CB J.C. Jackson: 10 tackles.
S Devin McCourty: 9 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
LB Kyle Van Noy: 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
IDL Lawrence Guy: 4 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
EDGE Matthew Judon: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, sack.
Grade Scale :: 80+ ELITE | 79-70 ABOVE AVERAGE | 69-60 AVERAGE | 59> BELOW AVERAGE

Atlanta Falcons
QB Matt Ryan: 41 of 56, 440 yards, 2 touchdowns, sacked 6 times.
HB Cordarelle Patterson: 9 carries, 28 yards, 13 receptions, 129 yards, touchdown.
TE Kyle Pitts: 9 receptions, 111 yards, touchdown.
WR Tajae Sharpe: 6 receptions, 53 yards.
WR Olamide Zaccheaus: 3 receptions, 58 yards.
WR Frank Darby: 2 receptions, 44 yards.
LB Foyesade Oluokun: 13 tackles.
LB Deion Jones: 8 tackles, interception.
DE John Cominsky: 2 tackles, tackle for loss, sack, interception.

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Letting Matty Ice put 440 on you is nuts.