Five Takeaways From Patriots 17-10 Win Over Eagles - Brady’s Performance and Defense’s Domination
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Five Takeaways From Patriots 17-10 Win Over Eagles - Brady’s Performance and Defense’s Domination
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The Patriots shut out the Eagles in the second half. The Patriots defense is back, but what was not was Tom Brady.
In a stinging column in USA Today, Mike Jones writes about Brady’s frustration and subpar performance, “But nine questions during 1 minute and 56 seconds at the podium were all Brady could stomach. A feeble offensive performance – 31% success rate on third downs, a 1-for-3 showing in the red zone and only 298 total yards – was weighing on Brady.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTFor the third time this season, he had failed to record a touchdown pass. For the second time this season, the Patriots failed to score 20 points.”
Brady stats have been sub-sub par.
See the 5 Takeaways Below
5 Takeaways from Win Over the Eagles - Nov. 18, 2019
Tom Brady - Bad News
Remember Peyton Manning's Super Bowl run with the Broncos? Manning, once one of the greatest NFL slingers, couldn't make many passes due to injuries and age.
In February of 2016, Denver beat Carolina behind a dominant defense and a caretaker QB Manning.
Sound similar?
Former Patriot quarterbacks Jacobi Brisset and Jimmy Garapollo are ranked 11th and 12th respectively in QB ratings and way down the list is Tom Brady at #21 — just once slot ahead of Doug Jones on the New York Giants.
Brady’s QBR was 67.3 against the Eagles.
Brady — Good News
Brady is still ranked 6th in the NFL for passing yards, throwing for 2,752 for the season or an average of 275 yards per game.
Although -- his completion percentage is just 63%.
Here is the really good news — the Patriots are 9-1.
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Patriots Defense
The Patriots continue to excel on defense — the team has only surrendered 108 points in 10 games — by far the NFL best.
San Francisco ranks second having surrendered 155 points.
The Patriots gave up 10 points in the first half and then surrendered nothing.
Sack Attack
Patriots defense recorded 5 sacks on Sunday against the Eagle.
In the past few years, the Patriots have had a 'bend don't break' defense. Now, they have a smashmouth swarming defense.
Dallas Up Next
Next up for the Patriots is the Dallas Cowboys at home on Sunday at 4:25 PM.
A win at Philly is a good sign that the Pats are back on track after their beating from the Baltimore Ravens.
It is critical with Baltimore streaking that the Patriots win out to hold the home-field advantage for the playoffs.
