The Patriots needed just six plays to make it 14-0 on Blount’s 5-yard run. As we all know, Rice didn’t play in 2014 after being released by the Baltimore Ravens and no other team as of yet has taken the juicy bait know as Gray Ice.
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After the game, Tom Brady was said it would be “tough” for the Patriots to lose a player like Lewis. Lewis was loved this season exclusively for his surprising production, not for who he was as a person away from the game.
New England beat the Redskins, 27-10.
Bill Belichick acknowledged the contributions of Dion Lewis this season during a conference call Tuesday. Belichick has a history of picking players up on waivers after the deadline, and I could see the Patriots looking out of the organization at either Travaris Cadet or Montee Ball as players that could serve as third-down backs.
Less than two weeks after that game, the Patriots signed Lewis to a two-year, $3.8 million extension that included a 0,000 signing bonus.
“You just gotta be yourself”, White said. Cousins finished 22 for 40 for 217 yards and led Washington to just a second-quarter field goal before hitting Jordan Reed on a 3-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds left. He has a league-best passer rating of 113.5 and is the clear MVP front-runner. Game after game, Lewis is matched up one-on-one in space with slow linebackers and poor tackling cornerbacks.
After the Patriots’ first touchdown, they lined up for what seemed like a routine kickoff, but Stephen Gostkowski pulled back and dribbled it to the right, where it bounced off Washington’s Ryan Grant and was recovered by Johnathan Freeny.
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The question isn’t will there be another shifty running back again this season, but rather who will be the pass-catching back that rises to the national spotlight and starts in fantasy leagues around the country. Even so, pass-rusher Jason Pierre-Paul just returned to the Giants’ lineup from his summer fireworks-related injury. And the Patriots will have to show they can maintain their level of efficiency on offense through their offensive-line juggling, which included left tackle Nate Solder being placed on the IR list with a torn biceps, and now the loss of Lewis. “Dion has worked really hard and he’s had a really productive spring, camp and helped our football team a lot, great attitude, great worker, great kid”, Belichick said. “I’m sure they’ll be prepared and step up and give us their best and do a good job for us”.
