The New England Patriots might not want to rely too heavily on the deep ball once the playoffs begin.
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While Miami has spent more than a decade being a second-class citizen to New England, which has owned the AFC East, the next coach should be encouraged by the fact that Sunday’s 20-10 victory was Miami’s third consecutive win over New England at home.
The wildcard games will be next weekend, but the New England Patriots clinched the division after a season with 12 wins and four losses and will be playing in the divisional playoffs.
For the first time all season, Brady didn’t throw a touchdown pass and it appears the injuries to skill-position players have added up. He was sacked twice and took some hard hits to his legs and back. He also writes for Examiner.com as the New England Patriots Examiner.
Brady was seen limping after the game and is reportedly dealing with an ankle sprain that he will – thanks to a bye week – have two weeks to recover from. “We just didn’t do much after that offensively”.
“If form holds and the Broncos and Patriots meet in the AFC Championship, the Patriots would probably be – and this would depend on how they look in the playoffs – you could see the Patriots being a small favorite in Denver”, Kornegay said. The Patriots would go on to draft a number of other players that would in contribute to the teams success in 2015, including, Guard Shaq Mason, and long snapper Joe Cardona. Does this defense have the clutch end-of-game stops in them that last year’s defense had against the Ravens (Harmon interception) and Seahawks (you know the one)?
Sunday may have resulted in a loss in the record books, but getting out healthy ultimately makes the Patriots winners, which will be more important in the weeks to come.
– The Pats offense didn’t do much outside James White’s 68-yard catch-and-run on third down during the first drive of the second half.
Tannehill Shines – It’s no secret that it’s been an up and down season for Ryan Tannehill, but on Sunday he was at his best. He was not intercepted and was sacked just once.
Unfortunately for the Patriots, wide receiver Keshawn Martin, running down the middle of the field out of the right slot, drew pass interference on the underthrown pass, when he gave cornerback Brent Grimes a slight pushoff. That included a 46-yarder that led to Cameron’s score. The sixth seeded Pittsburgh Steelers are easily one of the best teams in the conference, and should stand a good chance to beat the A.J. McCarron led Cincinnati Bengals. Believe me, I’ll be do everything I can to be out there. He’s just scratching the surface. With the added field goal, the game was tied at ten.
-Cornerback Justin Coleman (concussion) was inactive in Miami, missing his sixth game of the season after previously dealing with a hand injury.
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Tannehill bested Tom Brady in the first half as he was 13-of-21 for 142 yards and 1 touchdown.
