The Third Act.

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NE (9-3) | 7 | 17 | 14 | 14 || 52
DET (3-9) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 || 7
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Patriots dominate and score 52 points in blowout win over the Lions
The last time the New England Patriots wore their throwback red jersey on Thanksgiving was during a matchup against the Detroit Lions were they scored 42 points and Tom Brady had a perfect passer rating.

Mac Jones wasn't quite perfect, finishing the game with a 115.9 passer rating but New England dominated nonetheless, beating the Lions 52-7 on Thursday.

Jones threw for 355 yards and two touchdowns while Damien Harris scored three touchdowns while rushing for 192 yards. Rhamondre Stevenson added 41 yards on the ground as well which could have been more after his long touchdown run was called back.

New England's defense outscored the Detroit offense with two pick sixes from Jonathan Jones and Adrian Phillips. The returns totaled 107 yards which was more yards than the Lions had gained all day on the ground and just 25 yards fewer than Detroit's passing yardage total.

The only thing that kept New England from scoring sixty points besides a penalty that took Stevenson's touchdown off the board was their kicking with Quinn Nordin missing four field goals, three of which were within 29 yards.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[NE] N. Harry 9 Yd pass from M. Jones (5:33)

Quarter 2
[NE] D. Harris, 4 Yd run (14:49)
[NE] Q. Nordin, 29 Yd FG (8:25)
[NE] J. Jones, returned interception 77 Yds (0:49)

Quarter 3
[NE] D. Harris, 3 Yd run (6:17)
[DET] T. Hockerson 35 Yd pass from J. Goff (4:31)
[NE] D. Harris, 75 Yd run (4:10)

Quarter 4
[NE] A. Phillips, returned interception 30 Yds (11:17)
[NE] D. Keene 6 Yd pass from M. Jones (6:47)
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New England Patriots
QB Mac Jones: 33 of 43, 355 yards, 2 touchdowns.
HB Damien Harris: 29 carries, 192 yards, 3 touchdowns.
HB Rhamondre Stevenson: 6 carries, 41 yards.
TE Jonnu Smith: 9 receptions, 87 yards.
WR Jakobi Meyers: 7 receptions, 60 yards.
WR Braxton Berrios: 4 receptions, 56 yards.
WR N'Keal Harry: 3 receptions, 58 yards, touchdown.
WR Charleston Rambo: 3 receptions, 46 yards.
LT Wynn: 96.5 PFF grade | LG Onwenu: 93.4 PFF grade | C Hainsey : 79.4 PFF grade | RG Mason: 93.4 PFF grade | RT Brown: 86.0 PFF grade
S Jalen Mills: 4 tackles (83.1 PFF grade)
CB Jonathan Jones: 3 tackles, interception, touchdown (89.2 PFF grade)
ILB Dont'a Hightower: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks (84.1 PFF grade)
EDGE Josh Uche: 2 tackles, tackle for loss, sack (70.5 PFF grade)
S Adrian Phillips: 1 tackle, interception, touchdown (77.9 PFF grade)

Detroit Lions
QB Jared Goff: 19 of 44, 182 yards, touchdown, 2 interceptions, sacked 4 times.
HB D'Andre Swift: 4 carries, 49 yards.
TE T.J. Hockerson: 6 receptions, 71 yards, touchdown.
WR Zach Pascal: 6 receptions, 53 yards.
WR Isaiah McKenzie: 3 receptions, 42 yards.
CB Jeff Okudah: 11 tackles.
LB De'Vondre Campbell: 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
S Will Parks: 11 tackles.
LB Alex Anzalone: 10 tackles, tackle for loss.

[Agent]

19/44 what an awful QB

[six7]

bby goat

[MajorSupreme]

We love a game without turnovers

[Soapy]

19/44 what an awful QB

might be a sneaky ski mask all timer.

bby goat

bahhhh

We love a game without turnovers

makes two of us.

[Soapy]

Week 12 NFL Results
SEA 24 - MIA 21 | BAL 38 - NO 20 | BUF 28 - ARI 26
WAS 10 - CHI 8 | CIN 30 - PIT 24 | KC 30 - TEN 28
HOU 26 - PHI 20 | LAR 21 - CAR 10 | LV 31 - SF 24
DEN 28 - LAC 10 | CLE 34 - ATL 28 | TB 28 - GB 25
NE 52 - DET 7 | JAX 45 - DAL 17 | MIN 31 - NYG 24
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NFL Playoff Standings
AFC
1. Kansas City, 11-1
2. New England, 9-3
3. Jacksonville, 7-4
4. Baltimore, 7-4
5. Las Vegas, 9-2
6. NY Jets, 8-3
7. Indianapolis, 7-4
-- Miami, 7-5
-- Denver, 6-5

NFC
1. Green Bay, 8-3
2. New Orleans, 8-4
3. Seattle, 7-4
4. Washington, 7-4
5. Dallas, 6-5
6. Chicago, 6-5
7. San Francisco, 6-5
-- Carolina, 6-6
-- NY Giants, 5-6
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Players of the Week
QB Lamar Jackson (BAL): 24 of 29, 309 yards, 4 touchdowns.
CB Desmond King (HOU): 9 tackles, 2 interceptions.
QB Kyler Murray (ARI): 25 of 36, 288 yards, 2 touchdowns, 13 carries, 72 yards, 2 touchdowns.
LB Zaven Collins (ARI): 10 tackles, interception, forced fumble, fumble recovery.
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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)
TE George Kittle (SF): 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
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Week 13 Preview: at Buffalo Bills
Record: 4-7, 4th AFC East

Team Leaders
Passing: Josh Allen (62% completion, 3059 yards, 19 TD, 8 INT, 93.9 rating)
Rushing: Devin Singletary (689 yards, 3.9 ypc, 1 TD)
Receiving: Stefon Diggs (51 receptions, 790 yards, 5 TD)
Defense: Tremaine Edmunds (77 tackles, 2 TFL, 3 INT, 10 PBU)

Team Rankings
Scoring Offense: 22.5 PPG | 21st
Total Offense: 458 | 7th
Passing Offense: 276 YPG | 7th
Rushing Offense: 101 YPG | 21st
Scoring Defense: 27.3 PAPG | 26th
Total Defense: 360 YAPG | 19th
Passing Defense: 262 YAPG | 26th
Rushing Defense: 98 YAPG | 7th

Injuries
NE C David Andrews (thumb)
NE EDGE Matthew Judon (elbow)
NE NT Davon Godchaux (elbow)

Buffalo Bills Projected Starters
QB #17 Josh Allen | 6'5", 237lbs | 89 ovr, 86 spd, 88 acc, 86 awr, 99 thp, 85 sac, 84 mac, 86 dac
HB #26 Devin Singletary | 5'7", 203lbs | 80 ovr, 86 spd, 90 acc, 84 car, 83 btk, 78 trk
WR #14 Stefon Diggs | 6'0", 191lbs | 97 ovr, 92 spd, 94 acc, 94 cth
WR #11 Cole Beasley | 5'8", 174lbs | 81 ovr, 8 spd, 87 acc, 94 cth
WR #13 Gabriel Davis | 6'2", 210lbs | 75 ovr, 91 spd, 89 acc, 86 cth
TE #88 Dawson Knox | 6'4", 257lbs | 83 ovr, 87 spd, 91 acc, 88 cth, 67 rbk
LT #73 Dion Dawkins | 6'5", 320lbs | 84 ovr, 89 str, 84 pbk, 78 rbk
LG #76 Jon Feliciano | 6'4", 325lbs | 76 ovr, 86 str, 73 pbk, 74 rbk
C #60 Mitch Morse | 6'6", 305lbs | 81 ovr, 92 str, 79 pbk, 75 rbk
RG #75 Darryl Williams | 6'6", 330lbs | 76 ovr, 87 str, 77 pbk, 78 rbk
RT #79 Spencer Brown | 6'8", 314lbs | 72 ovr, 91 str, 63 pbk, 73 rbk
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DE #96 Carlos Basham Jr. | 6'3", 281lbs | 68 ovr, 86 spd, 87 acc, 82 str, 66 pmv, 75 fmv, 75 bsh
DE #56 William Bradley-King | 6'3", 254lbs | 64 ovr, 79 spd, 85 acc, 70 str, 55 pmv, 67 fmv, 64 bsh
DT #91 Ed Oliver | 6'1", 287lbs | 82 ovr, 84 spd, 88 acc, 89 str, 79 pmv, 70 fmv, 74 bsh
DT #57 A.J. Epenesa | 6'5", 265lbs | 74 ovr, 78 spd, 83 acc, 85 str, 77 pmv, 64 fmv, 72 bsh
LB #49 Tremaine Edmunds | 6'5", 250lbs | 80 ovr, 87 spd, 87 acc, 85 awr, 88 tkl, 84 bsh
LB #58 Matt Milano | 6'0", 223lbs | 77 ovr, 83 spd, 87 acc, 85 awr, 83 tkl, 82 bsh
CB #27 Tre'Davious White | 5'11", 192lbs | 94 ovr, 91 spd, 94 acc, 95 awr, 95 mcv, 93 zcv, 95 press
CB #39 Bryce Callahan | 5'9", 188lbs | 84 ovr, 93 spd, 91 acc, 85 awr, 82 mcv, 87 zcv, 78 press
NB #24 Taron Johnson | 5'11", 192lbs | 82 ovr, 90 spd, 92 acc, 87 awr, 83 mcv, 79 zcv, 74 press
S #23 Micah Hyde | 6'0", 197lbs | 85 ovr, 89 spd, 89 acc, 88 awr, 79 mcv, 87 zcv, 72 tkl
S #21 Jordan Poyer | 6'0", 191lbs | 86 ovr, 88 spd, 91 acc, 88 awr, 81 mcv, 86 zcv, 76 tkl
K #1 Josh Lambo | 6'0", 215lbs | 74 ovr, 94 kpw, 83 kac
P #3 Pressley Harvin III | 5'11", 255lbs | 71 ovr, 93 kpw, 72 kac

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That front seven

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NE (9-4) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 || 24
BUF (5-7) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 || 26
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Both Mac and Allen lead comeback efforts but Bills come out on top as Nordin misses kick
Quinn Nordin was among the league's best kicker through the first half of the season before a recent stretch of missed kicks had turned what was a pro bowl level season to an area of concern for the New England Patriots.

After Mac Jones had led the team 38 yards in 21 seconds, Nordin had a shot to exercise those demons and help New England sweep the Buffalo Bills but he missed wide left and the Bills disappointing season got a hint of sunshine with their 26-24 win over New England on Monday night.

Buffalo had led the entire game before Damien Harris' three-yard touchdown run gave the Patriots the 24-23 lead with 2:19 left in the game. Josh Allen found himself on 4th and 2 on the first drive of the ensuing possession from their own 27-yard line and went for it, connecting with Greg Dulcich for a 13-yard gain.

Buffalo would pick up nineteen, twenty-one and thirteen yards on their next three plays to get the ball on the New England goal-line with 58 seconds left in the game and a chance to bleed out the clock and just kick the field goal. Instead, Buffalo kept the tempo, resulting in Allen being a sacked before a completion to Dulcich would set up the 19-yard field goal to take the lead with 22 seconds left in the game.

After a five-yard gain on the first play from scrimmage which ate up New England's second timeout of the half, Jones was able to find Charleston Rambo for a 27-yard pick up near the sidelines. Jones went back to Hunter Henry for a fifteen-yard gain, setting up the 56-yard field goal attempt that would end up wide left.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[BUF] J. Lambo, 21 Yd FG (8:11)
[BUF] J. Poyer, returned fumble 24 Yds (6:33)
[NE] Q. Nordin, 36 Yd FG (3:34)

Quarter 2
[BUF] J. Lambo, 45 Yd FG (12:43)
[BUF] G. Davis 8 Yd pass from J. Allen (0:56)

Quarter 3
[NE] R. Stevenson, 20 Yd run (6:51)

Quarter 4
[NE] D. Harris, 3 Yd run (12:28)
[BUF] J. Lambo, 21 Yd FG (6:14)
[NE] D. Harris, 3 Yd run (2:15)
[BUF] J. Lambo, 19 Yd FG (0:21)
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New England Patriots
QB Mac Jones: 20 of 27, 266 yards, sacked once.
HB Rhamondre Stevenson: 15 carries, 70 yards, touchdown.
HB Damien Harris: 15 carries, 60 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Braxton Berrios: 6 receptions, 94 yards.
HB James White: 5 receptions, 51 yards.
WR Charleston Rambo: 4 receptions, 56 yards.
WR Jakobi Meyers: 1 reception, 26 yards (left game with injury).
TE Jonnu Smith: left game with injury.
LT Wynn: 74.6 PFF grade | LG Onwenu: 78.3 PFF grade | C Hainsey : 66.2 PFF grade | RG Mason: 54.1 PFF grade | RT Brown: 44.7 PFF grade
CB Jonathan Jones: 9 tackles, tackle for loss, 2 PBU (87.9 PFF grade)
S Kyle Dugger: 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss (76.4 PFF grade)
S Adrian Phillips: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss (60.5 PFF grade)
EDGE Chase Winovich: 2 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks (80.8 PFF grade)
IDL Lawrence Guy: 2 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks (85.8 PFF grade)

Buffalo Bills
QB Josh Allen: 29 of 39, 421 yards, touchdown, sacked 5 times, 4 carries, 25 yards.
HB Devin Singletary: 13 carries, 52 yards, 5 receptions, 33 yards.
TE Greg Dulcich: 9 receptions, 129 yards.
WR Gabriel Davis: 6 receptions, 97 yards, touchdown.
WR Cole Beasley: 5 receptions, 56 yards.
WR Stefon Diggs: 3 receptions, 92 yards.
LB Tremaine Edmunds: 13 tackles, tackle for loss.
S Micah Hyde: 9 tackles.
LB Matt Milano: 9 tackles.
DT Ed Oliver: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.

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Week 13 NFL Results
IND 35 - HOU 17 | CIN 38 - NYJ 35 | JAX 35 - NYG 21
CLE 28 - BAL 23 | GB 37 - CHI 31 | TEN 37 - PHI 22
MIN 34 - DET 20 | CAR 42 - ATL 23 | DEN 24 - SEA 19
DAL 34 - WAS 28 | LV 26 - LAC 10 | TB 21 - PIT 17
BUF 26 - NE 24 | ARI 24 - SF 17
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NFL Playoff Standings
AFC
1. Kansas City, 11-1
2. New England, 9-4
3. Jacksonville, 8-4
4. Baltimore, 7-5
5. Las Vegas, 10-2
6. NY Jets, 8-4
7. Indianapolis, 8-4
-- Denver, 7-5
-- Miami, 7-5
-- Baltimore, 7-5
-- Cleveland, 6-6

NFC
1. Green Bay, 9-3
2. New Orleans, 8-4
3. Seattle, 7-5
4. Dallas, 7-5
5. Washington, 7-5
6. Carolina, 7-6
7. San Francisco, 6-6
-- Chicago, 6-6
-- Arizona, 5-7
-- NY Giants, 5-7
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Players of the Week
QB Joe Burrow (CIN): 26 of 34, 300 yards, 3 touchdowns.
DE Randy Gregory (JAX): 5 tackles, 3 sacks.
QB Aaron Rodgers (GB): 29 of 40, 354 yards, 4 touchdowns, interception.
LB K'Von Alexander (PHI): 13 tackles, sack.
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Notable Injuries
CB Mike Hilton (CIN): Season (knee)
TE Dawson Knox (BUF): Season (ankle)
HB Javonte Williams (DEN): Season (ankle)
DE Jadeveon Clowney (CLE): Season (quad)
T Terron Armstead (LAC): Season (knee)
TE George Kittle (SF): 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)
HB Dalvin Cook (MIN): Season (bicep)
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Notable Transactions
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