“Just get the game over with”.
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They settled for a field goal.
“I try to get in ultra-focus zone”, he said. “Go for it. That’s what you do”.
“If you look back on it, I don’t think there is any reason why we couldn’t have been 9-1 right now or 10-0 or whatever the case may be”, Beckham said. Fortunately, New England got the touchdown on that drive, anyway.
The Patriots won, deal with it. Especially you, Giants fans…Haven’t you had enough enjoyment of New England’s misery? In a game that featured many big plays, it was quarterback Tom Brady who found himself with the ball in his hands late in the game this time, unlike the previous three times these two teams hooked up.
“That was awesome”, said Carolina coach Ron Rivera, adding he was happy the defense kept up the pressure throughout the game. “I think if you shy away from the opportunity, you have a good chance of going out there and second-guessing yourself”. “It’s always one of the little guys that bails them out”. If they were able to establish a consistent ground game and limit mistakes, it would not have been surprising to see them put up 40. Even if it turned out well, just understand the situation and do it better.
Vikings 30, Raiders 14: Adrian Peterson ran for 203 yards and a touchdown in his record-tying sixth career 200-yard game, Cordarrelle Patterson returned a kick 93 yards for a score and Minnesota took over sole possession of first place in the NFC North by beating Oakland. In 2012 we was placed on season-ending injured reserve after breaking his foot in a December game against the Miami Dolphins. NY sacked Brady three times working against the Patriots’ banged-up, makeshift line.
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman will likely be out for 6-8 due to a broken foot.
Kansas City shut down Manning, making five interceptions and kicking five field goals to cruise to a 29-13 win at the Broncos.
Running back Dion Lewis was lost for the season the previous week after suffering a torn ACL. “I thought his awareness on that was outstanding and his quickness and ability to get up-field and get about an extra six or seven yards after the catch was really critical to the next play, or the field goal two plays later”. And Lewis fill-ins James White and Brandon Bolden combined for just two yards on two carries. They allowed the Patriots to convert on fourth down on the final drive.
“We were close and when they brought their goalline defense in we had to adjust”, said Eli Manning. Shane Vereen learned this very early in his four-year career with the Patriots.
The stat sheet won’t show it, but Malcolm Butler did a terrific job all game frustrating star receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
Manning entered the day with 71,836 yards through the air, 2 shy of Brett Favre’s record and tied with Favre with 186 victories.
Beckham believed he caught the ball and that his touchdown should have stood. It’s no coincidence the Giants were 1-for-5 in the red zone. Dont’a Hightower did his best to pick up the slack, with eight solo tackles, while safety Patrick Chung had a team-high 10 total tackles.
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-SPECIAL TEAMS: A-minus. Seemingly every week, Joe Judge’s New England special teams units find a way to make a big impact in victory. Sunday’s win in NY was no different. Anyway, Bahr made 300 of 412 field goals (72.3 percent) and is considered a legend by Parcells because of one particular clutch kick. And if you took 7 points with the Giants, you had to sweat out one of those insane lateral sequences on the final kickoff and hope a fumble was not returned for a touchdown.
