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Patriots: Clock Management a Systemic Failure

Image courtesy of Adam Glanzman | Getty Images BY Jon Lyons NEFJ Correspondent The Patriots have lost two in a row, first a 33-26 loss against Minnesota that was filled with their own mistakes and a 24-10 loss last night in which their offense was completely inept. There have been several common themes in the two losses, but one that stands out is their ineffective clock management at the end of the…

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Patriots: Loss to Bills reaffirms that the Patriots are a middle of the pack team

AP Photo The Patriots hung for a quarter against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night. The first quarter. From the second quarter on, the Bills proved that the gap between them and the Patriots is wider than the Grand Canyon. Buffalo didn’t even come close to playing their best offensively and still won by two touchdowns. The Bills are a complete team in all three phases. They can run the…

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Patriots: Offensive ineptitude continues; Bills beat Pats again

  FOXBOROUGH – It’s official. The Buffalo Bills own the New England Patriots. For 20+ years, fans could easily dismiss any threat from the lowly, laughing stock franchise, but not anymore. Thursday night’s primetime matchup wasn’t as ugly as the playoff game a year ago, but it wasn’t much better as New England fell 24-10 to its division rivals. The offense showed zero ability to move the ball again and…

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Patriots Four Down Preview: Buffalo Bills (8-3) at New England Patriots (6-6)

Kickoff: The Patriots and Bills meet for the first time this season. The Patriots are 77-47-1 all time against the Bills. They are 39-23 all time at home against Buffalo. 16-4 at Gillette Stadium. The two teams faced off three times last season with the Bills winning two of the three match ups including a 47-17 win in the Wild Card round. Four Downs 1st Down: Run fits against Allen:…

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Patriots Scouting Report: Run fits the key in slowing down Allen

The Patriots issues with stopping running or athletic quarterbacks are well documented. Both Lamar Jackson and Justin Fields had big performances against the Patriots this season. Conventional wisdom would say that Josh Allen is next in line to have a big day but the Patriots can avoid that. Here are three reasons how. 1. Gap Sound: Run fits are everything against an athletic quarterback. The Patriots have to make sure…

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