They have yet to lose a game because at this point, they are 10-0, one of two undefeated teams in the National Football League, alongside the Carolina Panthers. The Patriots are playing on a short week which could be a factor into whether or not the receiver is cleared to play for Sunday night.
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As for Aaron Dobson, the prognosis is not final but he is expected to miss at least the Denver game, and perhaps more than that.
Dobson was injured while making a nice 17-yard catch in the second quarter, but he’ll miss the Broncos game along with Julian Edelman (broken foot). Unless Amendola can recover from his injury, Brady will have lost three of his top targets. “I think we run the gamut. We’re not at that level, but I promise you we’ll get there”. Although he was once considered injury-prone – he was knocked out with season ending injuries in back-to-back seasons in 2012-13 – Gronkowski has been a steady presence in the lineup this year. The team said he had an ankle injury and it was questionable whether he would return. The receiver underwent an MRI on Tuesday, which confirmed Amendola did not suffer a major injury in the third quarter on Monday night.
According to STATS, Brady was pressured on 45 percent of his dropbacks.
“That’s one of the craziest I’ve ever seen”, said Bills running back LeSean McCoy, who ran 20 times for 82 yards and a 27-yard touchdown. The Patriots ran the ball just nine times in Week 7, then a season-high 39 times two weeks later.
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Carpenter hit the right upright with a 48-yard attempt with 46 seconds left in the first half and Brady took his team down the field with a great catch on a 24-yarder by wide receiver Brandon LaFell that was reviewed and held. “Every game we play from here on out is not going to be easy”.
