NE @ Mia: L 33-20
"Once Miami stopped beating Miami, New England had no answers."
NE had a good 1st half. They benefited from turnovers and ran the score up. In the second half Miami stopped making dumb mistakes and took over.
NE @ MIN: W 30-7
"6 sacks, 4 interceptions from Matt Cassel and a blocked field goal for a touchdown doomed the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, as the Patriots breezed to a 30-7 win, coach Bill Belichick's 200th."
NE only scored after turnovers, which put them in great field position.
NE vs OAK: W 16-9
NE only scored 16 points at home against my Raiders. C'mon man serious. What more do you need to know? Well, Oakland only had 1 turnover.
**You Probably remember the NE/KC game so we don't need to go into that.
OFFENSIVE stats |
total yards |
passing yds |
rushing yds |
Turnovers |
NE |
1194 |
804 |
390 |
5 |
CIN |
1152 |
787 |
365 |
1 |
*Cincy has nearly matched NE's offensive production in only 3 games vs NE's 4.
DEFENSIVE stats |
ttl yds allwd |
passing yds allwd |
rushing yds allwd |
Turnovers |
NE |
1261 |
742 |
519 |
8 |
CIN |
1058 |
718 |
340 |
7 |
*4 of NE takeaway's were in 1 game against Minnesota. 1 vs Oakland. 3 vs Miami. Cincy doesn't turn the ball over. What will NE do? Probably the same thing they did against Oakland.
Conclusion
I think NE's defense was overrated due to 1 game against Minnesota. They're at home but, they were also at home agianst Oakland. Cincinnati has the 4th ranked defense. They played a high power offense in Atlanta and limited them to 10 points. They allow an average of 11 points.
NE's offense is BAD. They cored 16 on Oakland, and a couple TD's in garbage time against KC. NE has depended on turnovers and good field position because, they cant move the ball. Cincy has turned the ball over 1 time all season.