Five Things to Know About the Patriots Win Over the Cowboys
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Five Things to Know About the Patriots Win Over the Cowboys
The win gives the Pats a sweep over the NFC East Division -- Eagles, Redskins, Giants and now, the Cowboys.
The Patriots are now 10-1, and the Cowboys fall to 6-5, but still leads its division.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTCowboys owner Jerry Jones was not very happy with the loss. “It is a significant setback for our team,” Jones after the game at Gillette Stadium. “We needed this win. We needed to win against an opponent like this. We haven’t had them. Consequently, we’re very aware of that.”
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Five Things to Know About the Patriots Win Over the Cowboys - November 24, 2019
Wide Receiver Shortage
The New England Patriots won 13-9 over the Dallas Cowboys without two of their three best wide receivers — both Phillip Dorsett and Mohammed Sanu missed the game due to injuries.
It left the Patriots with just three wide receivers — Julian Edelman and rookies N'Keal Harry and Jakobi Meyers.
Harry had only played one NFL game before Sunday and Meyers was undrafted.
Kicking Game Frayed
The placekicking game is still not solved. The third kicker of the year, Nick Folk, was just 2 of 4 against the Cowboy in difficult weather conditions.
The kicking raised questions about the need dependability in a Super Bowl run.
Surprisingly, Jake Bailey had a subpar game with an average of 43.8 for the game. It sounds like a big number, but his kicking was inconsistent.
Tom Brady Breakdown
Tom Brady was 17 of 37 and was clearly affected due to Sanu and Dorsett’s absence, but many of his throws were simply gruesome.
He is throwing for 267 yards a game in 2019.
His QB rating through 11 games is 88.5.
Top Defense Key
Through 11 games, the Patriots have only surrendered 117 points — the second-best NFL defense is the San Francisco 49ers (10-1) who has surrendered 163 points on the season.
Against the Cowboys, the Patriots gave up ZERO touchdowns.
Jamie Collins was once again a beast and is making a run for AFC Defensive player of the year (if the Pats' Stephon Gilmore doesn't win it).
Special Teams — Dominate Again
What was the single biggest play of the game?
Matthew Slater's punt block, which led to the only touchdown of the game.
This is the third punt block on the season for the Patriots.
