Winners of five heterosexual, the Patriots have finally proved Matthew Judon ’ s charge from a few weeks ago, when he said they were, “ better than their record. ” At 7-4, headed into a ten-spot day layoff, you could say that he was right .
The defense absolutely throttled Atlantas crime, allowing just 165 full yards, while forcing four turnovers and extending their scoreless drive streak to 19 over a two game streak where they ’ ve scored the lapp amount of points as their opponent..
The discourtesy, playing their least effective game in over a calendar month, managed to overcome an inability to sustain long drives by riding the tails of Nick Folk who went 4/4 and scored 12 points on his own.
Before you enjoy your ten-spot days off Patriots fans, find all of the information you need from tonight ’ mho game below !
Final Score: Patriots (7-4) 25 : 0 Falcons (4-6)
November 18, 8:20p.m. ET | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA | Broadcast information
Pregame
Inactives
Patriots Inactives : QB Jarrett Stidham, RB JJ Taylor, TE Devin Asiasi, OLB Ronnie Perkins, OL Yasir Durant
Falcons Inactives : WR Christian Blake, CB Kendall Sheffield, S Jaylinn Hawkins, DL John Cominsky, DL Marlon Davidson, DL Tyeler Davison, RB Cordarrelle Patterson
The Patriots will have a different looking roll than the one they sported four days ago against the Cleveland Browns .
tight end Jonnu Smith, running back Damien Harris, and return specialist Gunner Olszewski will all return to the lineup after being inaugural time inactives survive workweek. Linebacker Chase Winovich will besides return following an IR stint that knocked him out of the final five games. Rookie corner back Shaun Wade will make his NFL debut after being inactive in each of the first 10 weeks of the temper .
Atlanta will be without some major contributors, as running back Cordarrelle Patterson, defensive electrician Tyeler Davidson, and condom Jaylinn Hawkins will all be inactive. Each of those three players has played over 40 % of possible snaps for the Falcons this season .
Coin Toss
It ’ s an off plot for the Patriots, so you know what that means, Matthew Slater called the mint convulse and he called heads. Luck wasn ’ triiodothyronine on his side, as the coin landed on tails and Atlanta deferred their choice to the moment half. Mac Jones and the Patriots discourtesy will start with the ball .
First Quarter
The Patriots day started on crime, where they took over at their own 25-yard argumentation following a Younghoe Koo touchback. Mac Jones hit Jakobi Meyers on an out route to pick up a few yards, before a short Damien Harris run set them up with an early third base down. On 3rd-and-4, Jones looked for taut end Hunter Henry but they were unable to connect as Falcons safety Eric Harris wrapped Henry ’ second arms up, well adequate for a pass hindrance call and New England first down. Another shortstop rivulet by Harris forced New England to go to the air, where Jones hit N ’ Keal Harry for six yards to set up another 3rd-and-4. The Patriots tried to convert on a sweep by Brandon Bolden that only went for one yard. Atlanta ’ randomness defensive structure forced a Jake Bailey irish pound that rolled out of bounds at the Falcons ’ 4-yard line .
Atlanta took over pin back cryptic inside their own territory. They ran the ball on first down, but only gained one yard, forcing them to attack through the air. immediately they got hit with an illegal formation penalty that backed them up even far. On 2nd-and-12 from their 2-yard agate line, they went back to the crunch and didn ’ t have much more success, only picking up three yards. Third-and-long allowed the Patriots to pin their ears bet on and force a throw that Kyle Dugger knocked off to force a punt .
cody Davis was called for a harbor on the punt that backed New England astir to their own 34-yard line. They went back to the air with Jones hitting Jonnu Smith for a addition of 17 that pushed them across midfield. On the future play, Rhamondre Stevenson took an external handoff for 21 yards inside the Atlanta 30-yard line. A abruptly Stevenson carry and swing happen to Kendrick Bourne set New England up with a 3rd-and-1 scenario from the Atlanta 19-yard telephone line. Jones took it himself for two yards and a inaugural down. A pair of brusque runs forced the Patriots into yet another third base down, this meter with eight yards to move the sticks. Jones took a snapshot to Henry in the end partition but some miscommunication led to an overthrow and eventual field goal attack from Nick Folk. The 15-year seasoned hit from 32 yards out to give New England the lead. [Patriots 3 : 0 Falcons]
A holding penalty on the Atlanta kick come back pushed the Falcons spinal column to their own 10-yard line. Matt Ryan hit Mike Davis out of the backfield for six yards on dally phone number one, but the Falcons lost three on the future play with Matthew Judon blowing up a Wayne Gallman run. On third-and-long Ryan stand in and hit Russell Gage for 12 yards and a first down, taking a big shoot in the summons. Three straight pas plays only net Atlanta one yard, forcing them to punt for the second straight possession. A 50-yard punt by veteran Dustin Colquitt forced the returning Gunner Olszewski to call for a average catch .
New England opened up with another pass to N ’ Keal Harry, who gained nine yards before Damien Harris could move the chains with a 14 yard scat straight up the gut. Harris picked up 18 more on his adjacent have a bun in the oven, crossing mid field and ending up at the Atlanta 36-yard tune. A defensive holding call on former Patriot Mike Pennel gifted New England even another inaugural down that led to the end of the quarter .
Second Quarter
The Patriots continued to feed Harris, this time through the vent as he picked up eight yards on foremost down. He picked up so far another first down as they let him take in on the ground for a couple of yards that pushed him into the bolshevik zone. One play late, Jones hit Nelson Agholor on a short cross that was ran into the end zone from 19 yards out. [Patriots 10 : 0 Falcons]
Atlanta took over at the 21-yard course, forced to attack through the air while down by 10. Matt Ryan hit Russell Gage a couple of times before Kyle Van Noy took Ryan down in the backfield and forced Atlanta to contend with a 3rd-and-6 of their own. Ryan stand in and hit Olamide Zaccheaus for the first gear down. Sitting around midfield, the Patriots defense started to attack, leading to a pair of not gainers from the Falcons. On 3rd-and-10 from his own 46-yard lineage, Ryan hit Zaccheaus for 9-yards, leading to a 4th-and-1 undertake. Qadree Ollison took a handoff for 10 yards, leading to another match of carries that totaled 14 yards to reach the red zone. On 3rd-and-1, Kyle Van Noy picked up his second sack on the force and forced the Falcons to kick a field goal on what was a 4th-and-14 .
former Patriots Younghoe Koo hit from 45-yards out, but Atlanta was called for their second illegal formation penalty of the night. Koo came back on, this time looking to hit from 50. He could not, pulling the kick merely left and taking three points off the control panel .
Mac Jones made a rare cub blurt out, taking a 14 yard sack on the begin of New England ’ s ensuing drive. The Patriots tried to get the yardage back with a screen door to Kendrick Bourne for 12 yards. On 3rd-and-12, the Patriots ran a running back sieve that the Falcons were ready for, forcing a Jake Bailey punt .
Atlanta, starting out at their 14-yard line, ran two plays that netted them a sum of one yard. Their latest 3rd down attack would be dead on arrival, as Matt Judon blew past right tackle the Falcons right tackle and sacked Matt Ryan. Following the 2:00 warn, Atlanta would punt .
Another special teams penalty lost New England ten yards, forcing them to start the following force from their 32-yard line. In rush up, Jones hit Bolden and Bourne to push themselves up toward midfield before calling their second timeout. Back to the air out, Jones hit Meyers to advance to Atlanta ’ s 36-yard line, then Agholor to get to the 30. On 2nd-and-4, Jones was sacked for a loss of seven, setting them up with a 3rd-and-11. Jones went back to Meyers who gained 10 yards, forcing New England to run out some clock and kick a sphere goal. Nick Folk was good from 44 ending the half. [Patriots 13 : 0 Falcons]
Third Quarter
Atlanta opened the second half with the ball at their own 17-yard pipeline. They started with an incomplete passing, before their one-sixth penalty of the day —a false start— pushed them backwards. On 2nd-and-15, Jalen Mills was called for guide interference, helping Atlanta move the ball ahead rather of backwards. Before the adjacent play, another false beginning call backed Atlanta up five more yards. Two more plays that netted Atlanta zero total yards set up a 3rd-and-15. A curtly cross could only gain then many yards, as Ja ’ Whaun Bentley and Dont ’ a Hightower rallied to tackle Mike Davis short of the chains and force a bet on that Gunner Olszewski would return 17 yards to his own 27-yard line .
From there, Damien Harris gained five on the ground before a holding call on Jonnu Smith pulled the Patriots back ten yards. To the breeze, Jones hit Henry for nine yards, before missing the outstretched arms of Jakobi Meyers and ultimately punting the musket ball away .
A boom Jake Bailey punt went for 60-yards, allowing Atlanta to take over from their own 19-yard line. Atlanta continued to struggle moving the ball, with Qadree Ollison gaining two on the grind and zero through the vent before Ryan missed two different receivers on third down. Another bet on for Atlanta, this one for 62 yards that pins New England inside their own 20 .
With prison term on their side, the Patriots kept things on the prime early in their following drive. Stevenson took three straight touches for 13, -1, and six yards respectively. On 3rd-and-5, Jones hit Meyers for the first down, before they went back to Stevenson for seven and -2 yards back-to-back. On another 3rd-and-5, Jones hit another one of his condom blankets, this time it was Hunter Henry on a beautiful 15 yard pass. next bring, not so beautiful, as A.J. Terrell jumped in front of Jonnu Smith to intercept a Mac Jones floater and return it back to the Atlanta 48-yard production line .
Ryan ’ randomness first gear undertake of the ensuing drive went for six yards to rookie stud Kyle Pitts. On the future play they picked up the first down on an outbreaking route by Zaccheaus. A five yard run and 11 cubic yard hitch and run by Keith Smith pushed the Falcons over 100 yards on the night, and over to New England ’ s 25-yard pipeline. They kept it on the prime with a five yard melt by Ollison, before picking up four more through the air to Tajae Sharpe. On 3rd-and-1, New England stuffed fullback Keith Smith to force a 4th-and-1. Down 13, Atlanta went for it and couldn ’ deoxythymidine monophosphate convert as hadrian Phillips made the play off the border. New England takes over on downs .
After the defense made a play to get them the ball back, New England ’ s crime was unable to find their room to a first down, gaining merely eight yards on three plays to close out the third gear quarter .
Fourth Quarter
New England punted it away to open the one-fourth quarter, with Avery Williams calling for the fair catch at his own 29-yard line. One bring late, Atlanta was working from their own 22-yard line following a Davon Godchaux displace of Matt Ryan. Russell Gage got those yards back, and then some, picking up 19 yards and a first gear down. Two plays late they picked up 16 more with Ryan hitting Pitts. With everything working for Atlanta, pressure and miscommunication led to a Devin McCourty interception of Ryan. New England would take back over with a casual to close the game out .
back to the ground New England went, with Rhamondre Stevenson picking up 12 yards before the Patriots got another ball off of a evanesce noise penalty describe by Jakobi Meyers. A holding punishment on David Andrews pushed them back ten-spot yards before Kendrick Bourne, Mac Jones, and Damien Harris pushed them to the Atlanta 25-yard line and gave the Patriots a newly bent of chains. From there, the Patriots found themselves in a 3rd-and-long scenario, where Jones would take yet another sack. That pushed the Patriots back to their own 40, where Nick Folk would hit a 53-yard plain finish to extend their lead to 16. [Patriots 16 : 0 Falcons]
down 16, the Falcons came back on crime displace. After two plays of cocksure yards, who else but J.C. Jackson caught a diversion and got his feet in to turn the ball back over. A performance to remember by the Patriots defense .
The Patriots gained five yards on a pair of Rhamondre Stevenson rushes to begin their ensuing self-control. Facing a 3rd-and-5, they went back to the air where Jones would hit Nelson Agholor for 10 yards and a first down. Looking to burn the remaining 4:17 left on the clock, they returned to Rhamondre Stevenson on the crunch for a amplification of six before Atlanta gave them another first down by penalty, with 12-men in the formation. Back to the land, Stevenson picked up two yards, Bourne picked up seven more, and Jones got stuffed on 3rd-and-1 to bring up a 4th-and-1 with 2:00 remaining. Nick Folk came out to try for his fourth field goal of the night, hitting from 33 yards out. [Patriots 19 : 0 Falcons]
Josh Rosen came on for the Falcons in a waive of the white flag. He immediately threw a pick-6 to Kyle Van Noy. [Patriots 25 : 0 Falcons]
back onto the field, the Falcons turned to their third string quarterback Feleipe Franks. He besides threw an interception. New England ’ sulfur discourtesy came out and put an end to the runaway in Atlanta, kneeling out the remaining clock. [FINAL – Patriots 25 : 0 Falcons]
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