The Patriots host the Miami Dolphins tonight on Sunday Night Football. On paper this is a tough match up for the Patriots, especially on defense. The Dolphins offense presents a lot of problems. The Patriots will have to be creative with their defensive plan if they want to slow this offense down. Offensively, the Patriots should be able to move the football. Miami’s front seven is good but there are…
Kickoff– The Patriots will host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday Night Football. The Patriots are coming off a 25-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last Sunday while the Dolphins beat the Chargers 36-34 in a shootout. The Patriots will be wearing their Pat the Patriot throwbacks tonight. Tonight is the first of two home games that they will be wearing the throwbacks. December 3rd against the Chargers will be the…
The Patriots announced yesterday that they will be wearing their throwback uniforms on September 17th against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday Night Football and December 3rd against the Los Angeles Chargers. The reds return. New England will wear their throwback uniforms for two games in 2023. pic.twitter.com/ik4nLKip7T — New England Patriots (@Patriots) July 20, 2023 The Patriots wore the “Reds” twice last season as well against the Detroit Lions and…
Bill Belichick strikes again. After slow playing free agency and frustrating Patriots fans the first two days of the legal tampering window, Belichick has gone on a shopping spree and his latest purchase is former Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki who signed a one year, $9 million dollar contract with the team. Gesicki caught 32 passes for 362 yards and 5 touchdowns last season. He has caught 18 touchdown passes…
The Patriots survived in a 23-21 win over the Dolphins. After going into the half tied at 7-7, the Patriots defense sparked a comeback. Trailing 14-10, Kyle Dugger picked off Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown. The Patriots never looked back as a late Jakobi Meyers touchdown put the game away. Here are seven points on today’s win. 1. Team win: The offense got…
The Miami Dolphins have joined a growing list of teams around the NFL utilizing the Shanahan/McVay motion based offense. The offense is a modern twist on the West Coast offense but unlike the traditional West Coast offense, teams like the 49ers, Rams, Dolphins, Vikings and Packers are using motion every to two to three plays to force the defense to show their hand pre-snap. It is all about figuring what…
Kickoff: The Patriots and Dolphins meet for the second time this season with a possible playoff bid on the line. The Dolphins won the season opener in Miami 20-7. Miami leads the all time series 60-54. The Patriots are 35-17 all time in Foxboro against Miami and 2-2 in Boston. Miami has won two of the last three meetings at Gillette Stadium including last season’s opener. Miami swept the season series…
The Patriots struggled to get anything going on offense and despite the defense holding Miami to 13 points, they lost 20-7. The Patriots are now 9-13 in Miami under Bill Belichick. Here are seven points I am making about today’s game. 1. Offensive struggles continue: The offensive problems that plagued the Patriots in the preseason continue to be an issue today. The offensive line continued to struggle, Patricia abandoned the…
Kickoff: The Patriots kickoff the season against a familiar foe. The Patriots have opened up each of the last two seasons against the Dolphins. They beat them in 2020 but lost the home opener last season. Miami has been a house of horrors for Bill Belichick’s Patriots as his team’s have gone 9-12 in South Beach in his tenure as Patriots coach. The Patriots have dominated the Dolphins overall in…
The Patriots left for Miami on Tuesday so that they can practice in the heat ahead of Sunday’s game against the Dolphins. Bill Belichick is trying to get his team for the season opener but he is also looking to reverse a trend. He knows the team’s track record in South Beach during his tenure is not good. The Patriots are 9-12 in Miami during his time as the head…