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Patriots vs Broncos – Player Ups & Downs

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A game in which many, myself included, struggled to see a scenario where Denver would come away victorious yesterday, ended up with egg on our face as the Patriots fell 18-12. Here are the ups and downs from Week 6.

Ups ⬆️

Cornerbacks

Say what you will about yesterday’s performance, but in parts, the defense played very well. More specifically, it was the CB’s who played well. Firstly, Jon Jones went 1/8 on passing targets against him and allowed just 16 yards, recorded two PBU, and one INT. Stephon Gilmore had a good game also, along with J.C. Jackson who grabbed the other of Drew Lock’s interceptions.

https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1317915385375621121?s=20

Whilst they did allow some chunk plays, they were instrumental in red zone defense by restricting the Broncos to just field goals all day, they were by far the best unit on the field.

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Patriots GameDay Supplement 10/18

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Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

Shhh! It’s football day, we might actually see a Patriots game on a Sunday, so let’s not scare it away! Here’s your Game Day supplement for all of the latest news ahead of this afternoon’s Week 6 encounter against the Denver Broncos.

More Positive Tests…

After having their last two games re-scheduled a number of times, the Patriots finally look set to play this afternoon as scheduled. But, the COVID-19 problems still linger around the franchise. Yesterday, a report by Field Yates advised that Sony Michel, Shaq Mason, and Derek Rivers were being placed on the reserve/COVID list.

Now, this is frustrating, but there is some reassurance that Cam is back, along with Gilmore. The team has also promoted a number of players to fill the gaps left, but far from ideal.

Roster Moves

Main Roster
DT Carl Davis (Signed from Jaguars PS)
OL Caleb Benenoch (Promoted from PS)*
DT Nick Thurman (CV19 replacement)*
WR Isaiah Zuber (CV19 replacement)*
DE Rashad Berry (CV19 replacement)*
*Main roster promotions will revert back to PS after the game

Released
TE Paul Quessenberry (PS)

Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list
RB Sony Michel
OL Shaq Mason
DE Derek Rivers

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Patriots Roster Transactions 10/17

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It feels like this is a never-ending cycle of disappointment and frustration. Per Field Yates, the Patriots have placed three more players on the reserve/COVID list, they’ve also elevated a number of players to the main roster.

Placed On Reserve/COVID List

RB Sony Michel
OL Shaq Mason
DE Derek Rivers

It’s important to remember that anyone who’s placed on the reserve/COVID list either has tested positive for COVID-19 or has been in close contact with someone who tested positive.

Promoted From Practice Squad

OL Caleb Benenoch
DE Rashod Berry (CV19 Replacement)
WR Isaiah Zuber (CV19 Replacement)
DT Nick Thurman (CV19 Replacement)

Benenoch will provide extra depth for the offensive front now Shaq Mason will miss out, Berry who was a former TE in college may get a chance to feature along with Thurman for some support at DT. I’m also delighted to see Isaiah Zuber be involved again, he’s shown some promise already this season.

Keep an eye out for my game day supplement tomorrow morning!

BREAKING- Patriots cancel Friday practice after another positive COVID-19 test

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First sourced by Ryan Spagnoli, the Patriots have canceled today’s planned practice session and all media for the rest of the day following another positive COVID-19 test.

https://twitter.com/Ryan_Spags/status/1317120176228368384?s=20

It’s unclear who in the organization may have tested positive, but this now cast serious doubt once again on another Patriots game week. Additional reports of a second, not yet confirmed positive test could be announced shortly.

What’s Next?

This is really bad, now with the Patriots and Broncos bye weeks in the books, the NFL has backed themselves into a scheduling corner of nightmares.

The one good thing is that the Pats have mostly been remote/virtually working this week and only had one practice outdoors which was yesterday, so this could be an isolated event, but forfeits may come into the fray if the team isn’t able to play the game this week.

At this time per the above tweet, there is no change to Sunday’s scheduled game.

BREAKING- Patriots-Broncos postponed by NFL

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Per Adam Schefter, the NFL is postponing the Patriots-Broncos game.

“This decision was made to ensure the health and safety of players, coaches and game day personnel and in consultation with medical experts.”

NFL on Patriots-Broncos postponement

Not at all surprising, and it looks that this will be the team’s bye week, but the NFL needs to get a grip of reality right now, the Titans had another positive test today, and it’s only going to get worse if serious action isn’t taken.

BREAKING- Patriots Monday night game in doubt after NFL closes down facility

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Faith Ninivaggi/ Boston Herald

Per Adam Schefter and Field Yates, the NFL is closing down the Patriots’ facility this morning once again, casting serious doubt on their rescheduled Monday night game against Denver.

Now, we don’t know exactly what has happened but this could indicate a new positive test showed up sometime yesterday/late last night.

UPDATE

Now confirmed, a further player/coach has tested positive this morning.

Week 5 Injury Check-In – 10/10-Game Projections

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Monday is just a couple days away, let’s take a look at the final injury report of the week that include the official game status projections.

New England Patriots

OUT
NONE
DOUBTFUL
NONE
QUESTIONABLE
DL Adam Butler (Shoulder) – Limited today
WR Julian Edelman (Knee) – Limited today
OL Shaq Mason (Calf) – Limited today
OL Isaiah Wynn (Calf) – Limited today
S Devin McCourty (Non-injury related)

The same group as last week remains questionable for Monday nights game, with the one addition of Devin McCourty who was absent from practice earlier this afternoon.

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