Ruins of Pompeii.

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Not bad... season may not be a complete crapshoot for the Pats

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Not bad... season may not be a complete crapshoot for the Pats

Not so fast, my friend!

Editor's Note: I was waiting for EA to fix the captain patches on the Pats unis but doesn't seem to be happening any time soon. Will get this underway in the next few days

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Maye has strong outing, Brissett injures shoulder in Patriots' preseason loss to Commanders
LANDOVER, Md. -- — Drake Maye completed 13 of 20 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown for New England in the Patriots' 20-10 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday night in the preseason finale.

Maye, the rookie from North Carolina battling Jacoby Brissett for the starting job, made a good case, while the offensive line made it clear why first-year coach Jerod Mayo might not want to throw him in right away.

Brissett started the first series, and was sacked hard by defensive lineman K.J. Henry. Brissett finished the series, but left after that and the Patriots listed him as having a right shoulder injury.

Mayo said that Brissett would have been able to continue playing had it been a regular-season game, and he will be evaluated again Monday.

Maye then finished the first half, throwing an 18-yard scoring pass to Kevin Harris. The Patriots finished the preseason 1-2.

Mayo seemed to tip his hand on the upcoming quarterback decision when asked if he would allow Maye to back up Brissett if Brissett wins the starting job.

“I would like to sit here and say 100%, he's our second-best quarterback on our roster right now,” Mayo said about Maye. “I'm not sure until I watch the film.”

Maye got little help from his offensive line, which was flagged eight times in the first half for false start, holding or illegal formation. At one point, Maye's shoe flew off because he was stepped on so hard by left guard Sidy Sow. Brissett's injury came on a play where two blockers ran into each other.

That could influence Mayo's decision, particularly given that Washington did not play any of its starters on either side of the ball. Maye said he's up for a Week 1 start if called upon.

“I think I'm ready for whatever this football team asks of me,” said Maye, the No. 3 overall draft pick.

Mayo said he was unhappy with the “undisciplined football” the line played, and added that the team will be aggressive in improving over the next week.

“Our job is to always look for better players," Mayo said. "We'll be very active on the waiver wire. There will be some good football players out there on the street, and we'll try to get this team better.”

Commanders coach Dan Quinn, meanwhile, was content to run out the clock on the preseason, with quarterback Jayden Daniels among the 34 players sitting out Sunday.

Martavis Bryant caught a touchdown pass with 3:06 left to seal the victory for the Commanders (1-2).

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[supahotfire]

we got action?

Bentley and barmore will be missed

[Baze]

I think my sliders still work fine on Madden, been able to play 2 test games without issues

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we got action?

Bentley and barmore will be missed

a bit of a throwback for the day ones, we got action!

#sickomode

I think my sliders still work fine on Madden, been able to play 2 test games without issues

let's see em! not like i care about winning anyway

[Baze]

I think my sliders still work fine on Madden, been able to play 2 test games without issues

let's see em! not like i care about winning anyway

same ones in the thread dawg

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I think my sliders still work fine on Madden, been able to play 2 test games without issues

let's see em! not like i care about winning anyway

same ones in the thread dawg

im talking about let see em in action

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‣ NFL 2024 Regular Season, Week 1 - Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
(0-0) New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals (0-0)

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NE | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 27
CIN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24

Timely and opportunistic Patriots win Jerod Mayo's debut as coach, overcome Joe Burrow's career day
The New England Patriots didn't need to be better than the Cincinnati Bengals.

They just needed to be better than them on critical plays and situations. Rhamondre Stevenson took advantage of his goal line opportunities, scoring three touchdowns, while New England's goal line stop of the Bengals would prove to be the difference maker as the Patriots beat the Bengals 27-24 in overtime to hand first-year head coach Jerod Mayo a victory in his coaching debut.

Coming out of the half tied at 10, the Bengals had a chance to take the lead with the ball on the three-yard line on first and goal. Burrow completed a pass to Andrei Iosivas who was stopped at the goal line but on the next two plays, the Bengals failed to gain a single yard and went for it on fourth down, getting stuffed in the backfield by Keion White.

Jacoby Brissett, the nine-year veteran chosen by Mayo to start over first-round draft pick Drake Maye, then led a nineteen play drive that culminated with Stevenson's touchdown. Cincinnati would respond with a quick strike only for the Patriots to return to their methodical ways, taking twelve plays to go up a touchdown with two minutes left in the game.

Burrow, who finished with 463 passing yards, completed eight of his ten pass attempts in the game's final drive culminating with a six-yard touchdown pass to Mike Gesicki. Cincinnati's offensive success would halt in overtime, going three and out on their first possession and allowing New England to drive down the field for the game winning field goal.

Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
Evan McPherson, 28 Yd FG (2:34)

Quarter 2
Joey Slye, 50 Yd FG (1:53)
Kadarius Toney 75 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (1:40)
Rhamondre Stevenson, 1 Yd run (0:29)

Quarter 3
No scores

Quarter 4
Rhamondre Stevenson, 2 Yd run (11:10)
Ja'Marr Chase 12 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (7:56)
Rhamondre Stevenson, 3 Yd run (1:56)
Mike Gesicki 6 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (0:38)

Overtime
Joey Slye, 21 Yd FG (1:16)


QB Jacoby Brissett: 25-41, 250 yds
HB Rhamondre Stevenson: 21 att, 99 yds, 3 TD
HB Antonio Gibson: 19 att, 83 yds, 7 rec, 92 yds
TE Hunter Henry: 6 rec, 24 yds
WR Demario Douglas: 5 rec, 37 yds
WR K.J. Osborn: 4 rec, 58 yds
WR Ja'Lynn Polk: 3 rec, 39 yds
LB Jahlani Tavai: 11 tkl, TFL, sack, PBU
CB Christian Gonzalez: 9 tkl, INT, PBU


QB Joe Burrow: 38-46, 463 yds, 3 TD, INT, sacked 3 times
HB Zack Moss: 6 att, 9 yds
WR Tee Higgins: 9 rec, 124 yds
TE Mike Gesicki: 9 rec, 73 yds, TD
WR Ja'Marr Chase: 8 rec, 85 yds, TD
WR Kadarius Toney: 5 rec, 118 yds, TD
HB Zack Moss: 5 rec, 45 yds
DT Geno Stone: 15 tkl
LB Logan Wilson: 15 tkl
LB Germaine Pratt: 11 tkl, TFL
DE Trey Hendrickson: 3 tkl, 2 TFL