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PatsProp Preview – Cowboys In Foxboro

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My first Patriots game was this matchup back in 2019, a cold Sunday afternoon, the weather was horrific, but, it was an amazing experience for me. I got to see Tom Brady play in one of his final games for the Patriots, N’Keal Harry haul in his first NFL touchdown, and witness the Pats win a close one at Gillette. This time is different, both teams are different, and it could be a struggle for the Patriots to beat the Cowboys.

One’s To Watch

Mac Jones

To be fair, I might as well just keep Mac on this list every week, we’re all watching him like a hawk to see how he develops. The Cowboys have allowed the most passing yards out of all 32 teams in the NFL so far this season with an average of 311.0 yards per game. That being said, Mac Jones has yet to hit 300 yards passing, could this be the game? Keep an eye out for Mac’s production in the red zone tomorrow also, it’s an area the offense needs to get better in.

The Secondary

The secondary unit had a torrid time against Davis Mills and the Texans last week, and in case you forgot, J.C. Jackson was burned by a practice squad wideout. There won’t be any practice squad weapons for the Cowboys tomorrow, just Ceedee Lamb, Amari Cooper, and Dalton Shultz who have combined for 9 touchdowns so far this year, the defensive backfield will have their work cut out, and will need to up their game.

A reminder that Jaylen Mills and Jon Jones are questionable to play with injuries.

Hunter Henry

Tight End production is picking up and Hunter Henry has established himself as the leader of the group. He’s managed to find the end zone in the last two consecutive weeks which is encouraging for an offense that has struggled at times in enemy territory.

I have a feeling that we could be seeing the big fella spiking the ball once again tomorrow, keep an eye out for him.

Damien Harris

Harris should be good to go tomorrow after getting banged up in Houston as he continues to try and find some form, maybe trying too hard perhaps? The line hasn’t helped things, but Harris needs to have a better game this week and try and get the run gaming moving forward, after all, Bill only trusts him in the backfield currently by the looks of things.

Nick Folk

Folk has played a huge part in most of the Patriots wins over the last couple of seasons, and he continues to enjoy the form of his career with the team. I’m sure he’ll be kicking more field goals than extra points as normal tomorrow.

How ‘Bout Them Cowboys?

Who from America’s team poses a threat to the Patriots’ chances of victory on Sunday?

Ceedee Lamb

Lamb is a big danger threat and the Patriots should be very concerned about what he brings to the Dallas offense, he’s lanky and quick, with the ability to get open and haul in balls into tight windows along the sideline. He could be the difference-maker tomorrow.

Tony Pollard

Zeke Elliott is Zeke Elliott, but Tony Pollard has established himself as the future of the Cowboys rushing attack. He’s been excellent over the last few seasons for Dallas and averages 6.4 yards per carry this year, the most out of the league running backs.

Trevon Diggs

Diggs is for me the stand-out player on the Cowboys’ defense as he comes to Gillette Stadium in ridiculous form, looking for his sixth-straight game with an interception. The second-year corner has already doubled his pick tally from last year, hauling in six picks in five games so far this season, he’ll be one to look out for tomorrow.

Patriots Fantasy Starter PPR

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Nick Folk

Big Kick Nick is my PPR pick from the Patriots for your to start in your team this week. He’s currently ranked #1 at the position. Score last week: 17:00 – Average score: 10:40

Prediction Corner

@ShawMellors – Patriots 20 – Cowboys 32

Although overall the Cowboys defense isn’t very good, their offense is much better than the Pats, I can’t see them allowing it to get too cose. Patriots 20 Cowboys 32.

@clazzyclare – Patriots 29 – Cowboys 23

The cowboys have a great offense but if the Patriots defense can just hold them a little and the offensive line steps up this could be an offense vs offense nail-biting game. Patriots 29 Cowboys 23.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1SCXg4LqE8

The Game Winning Patriots Drive

There were a few magical wins in 2010 that made you believe the Patriots mojo was still alive and well, and this was the first one of 2011.

If there was a knock against the 2009 and 2010 Pats it was that they were frontrunners. They looked unstoppable when they were in control, but as soon as they got behind or hit some turbulence they were dead meat.

Yesterday’s victory was a big step in putting the front runner trait to rest this season. The defense put together one of their best 60 minutes in a long time, and the offense was able to overcome sloppy play all day and put together the drive you see above when it matter most.

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

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The Last Minute Prediction

Patriots offense vs. Cowboys secondary still a better matchup than Romo vs. Patriots secondary. Woodhead returns and has an impact. Haynesworth starts to make some noise with interior rush resulting in edge rushers Anderson and Ninkovich a collective big day. Close early, but Pats slowly pull away.

Patriots Football Machine rolls 42-21.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-last-minute-prediction-patriots-offense-vs/

Saturday thoughts on Patriots-Cowboys

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Call me crazy but I’m really not too worried about the Cowboys game tomorrow. Not because I think the Patriots will win but because I don’t feel like it’s a must-win game. Of course I’d like to win it, but mostly I just intrigued to see how our defense matches up against a pretty good passing attack.

I like the Pats chances this year against just about anyone, but I think we can all agree that it’s a team like the Cowboys or Packers that would pose the biggest threat to the Patriots Super Bowl aspirations. It’s the teams that we might not be able to outscore that would give us problems. Basically why the Colts were able to keep pace with the Pats in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and nearly in 2010.

Most of the teams that the Pats will face in the AFC aren’t going to be able to beat them unless they catch Tom Brady on one of those days where it’s just not clicking, at least early on in the game.

The blueprint to beat the Pats is pretty simple, but extremely tough for teams to do, especially if they go down early.

  1. Don’t turn the ball over.
  2. Have long drives that end in touchdowns.
  3. Don’t turn the ball over.

If you do those things you can take advantage of New England’s defense and the Cowboys seem capable of putting that game together.

So I see this game as we head into the bye as a good marker for where the Patriots are at. Can they show us they’re capable of getting off the field on third down against an adept passing offense? Can they hold up against another pressure Ryan defense? Or will it be another “we gave up 400 yards but they just couldn’t stop Brady so we won”. I hope it’s not. I am getting sick of those.

This game will be a great barometer. More than anything I’m excited to see how the team responds and how they (hopefully) continue on a path of improvement especially on defense.