Official Game Schedule of the New England Patriots

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• Why Patriots' Lawrence Guy deserves NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
• Pats stonewall Bengals' two-point conversion run in first quarter
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• Predicting who the New England Patriots will play in 2019 home opener

ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss joined WBUR'sMorning Editionhost Bob Oakes to talk more about the win. The New England Patriots started off their Super Bowl defense with a bang — beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 33-3 last night at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. If the Patriots get taken out of the Thursday night opener, there's a good chance they'll be moved to Sunday night in Week 1. If that happens, there are plenty of intriguing matchups that the NFL could choose from for the first Sunday night game of the year. The Patriots host the Jets, Bills, Dolphins, Cowboys, Giants, Steelers, Browns and Chiefs in 2018, and about half of those would be interesting. The essential app for anyone attending a Patriots game at Gillette Stadium.

The Patriots were also the only NFL team that made the playoffs, and had a winning season, in every year of the 2010s decade. This was the Patriots' first win in Miami since Week 17 of the 2016 season, and their first shutout since Week 3 of that same season. Additionally, New England's defense held the Dolphins' offense to just 184 yards and forced four turnovers. By holding the Dolphins to 0 points and the Steelers to 3 points a week prior, the defense made history, in fact, it tied the record for fewest points allowed through two games during the Super Bowl era. After much speculation over whether Antonio Brown would debut against the Dolphins as a result of his rape lawsuit, he indeed started and had four receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown.

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New England marched 60 yards down the field, but the drive stalled at the New York 22. New England would score on a forced fumble by Jamie Collins which was returned by Kyle Van Noy for a touchdown. Additionally, on the next New England possession, they scored another touchdown on a 1-yard QB sneak by Brady. With no score changes for the remainder of the game, the Patriots finished with a 35–14 victory. New England went three-and-out on their following drive but scored on a 25-yard pass to Phillip Dorsett thereafter. In the Patriots' last possession of the first half, even with good field position, they failed to capitalize with a touchdown, settling for another field goal.

The Gillette Stadium App will help you enhance your game day experience with useful information including mobile ticketing and automated customer service, not to mention robust and exclusive, in-game video replays. There are probably going to be a lot of championship trophies at Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox home opener. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. After the first pitch, all four of the Red Sox World Series MVPs -- Pearce, Ramirez, Ortiz and Lowell -- took a photo together, as the champions from the past and present Red Sox and Patriots mingled near the dugout. From left field, a large group of Patriots emerged, carrying the Lombardi Trophies with them. That group included Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Stephon Gilmore, Patrick Chung, Jason McCourty and Matthew Slater.

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Seven of the Ravens' plays in their first drive were runs by Lamar Jackson, Mark Ingram II, and Gus Edwards. On 3rd down, the Patriots seemingly held the Ravens to a field goal attempt, but a neutral zone infraction by Shilque Calhoun gave the Ravens a first down which then led to a 3-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Lamar Jackson. On the Patriots' first possession, Tom Brady threw 3 straight incomplete passes which led to a punt.

The defense helped the Patriots quickly gain an insurmountable 17-point lead through a sequence of turnovers. In fact, they forced turnovers on three consecutive drives by forcing two fumbles on Nick Chubb and intercepting Baker Mayfield on a shovel pass. On one of the fumbles, Dont'a Hightower recovered and registered his first touchdown since Week 1 of the 2012 season. Lawrence Guy managed to record his first career interception off of the botched shovel pass. Meanwhile, despite the weather obstructions, Tom Brady managed to play well, recording two touchdowns and completing multiple remarkable throws.

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On the ensuing possession, the Bills struggled to obtain yards and went three-and-out. C. Jackson blocked Corey Bojorquez's kick which was recovered and returned by Matthew Slater for a touchdown to put the Patriots up 13–0. Both teams' offenses failed to reach midfield and punted on the next two drives. However, on the possession after that, Josh Allen threw another pick, which was intercepted by J.

At the Washington 11-yard line, the Patriots went three-and-out and settled for a field goal with the score being 12–7 at the end of the first half. With the passing game being mostly unreliable, New England's offense began relying on and utilizing its running game far more. This proved vital as the Patriots advanced rapidly behind Sony Michel's rushing attack and they scored on a 29-yard pass to Brandon Bolden.

This lasted only briefly, as their defense gave up three points on the Steelers' first drive of the third quarter. Tom Brady and the offense responded quickly with a 58-yard pass to Dorsett, his second touchdown catch of the game. In Pittsburgh's final drive, they managed to advance 50 yards down the field, but failed to score with time running out. Ultimately, the Patriots defeated the Steelers 33–3, starting 1–0 for the season.

News Pool report with NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating Walt Anderson PFWA pool reporter Mike Reiss interviews NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating Walt Anderson following the Patriots - Raiders game on Sunday, December 18, 2022. Once the Patriots had taken the field and soaked up the applause, three players — Gronk, Edelman and Gilmore — took the mound for the opening pitch. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen talks with former player Ray Lewis, NFL Network's Rhett Lewis about making the 2023 Pro Bowl Games roster.

However, their winning streak would soon end as a result of their Week 9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, which was also their first loss to the Ravens since the 2012 AFC Championship Game. In Week 12, the Patriots set a new NFL record with their 17th consecutive 10-win season, surpassing the San Francisco 49ers, who set the original record of 16 consecutive 10-win seasons in 1983–1998. It will be the fourth time the Patriots will open the season against Pittsburgh and the third time they will open against the Steelers as defending Super Bowl champions. The Patriots hosted Pittsburgh in 2002 and 2015 following their Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl XLIX titles. The players were greeted by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, as well as the Red Sox' ownership group and the front office, before the 2018 team made their way onto the field to accept their rings -- led by manager Alex Cora.

Phillip Dorsett had a spectacular game, leading the Patriots in receiving yards and touchdowns, catching four passes on four targets for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Josh Gordon had three receptions for 73 yards in his first game since Week 13 of the 2018 season. Moreover, the Patriots defense played well, holding the Steelers to 308 yards and just three points. On February 4, 2019, de facto defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Brian Flores was hired as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins also hired wide receivers coach Chad O'Shea to be their offensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach Josh Boyer to serve in that same capacity, in addition to a role as the defensive pass game coordinator.

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In a rematch of Super Bowl LII, the Patriots won a defensive battle 17–10. Their only touchdown came on a trick play in the third quarter, in which Tom Brady threw a screen pass to Julian Edelman who then proceeded to throw a touchdown pass to Phillip Dorsett. With this win, the Patriots secured a winning season for the 19th year in a row. In the 4th quarter, down two scores, Brady threw an interception to Earl Thomas which ultimately killed any chance of winning for the Patriots.

Taking advantage of the turnover, New England's offense marched 50 yards down the field for a 4-yard touchdown run by Brandon Bolden. Tom Brady also threw a catch-and-run pass to James White for 26 yards despite great coverage by Matt Milano. On the extra point attempt, Stephen Gostkowski missed yet another extra point, his fourth of the season.

Furthermore, New England's defense continued its dominant play by shutting out the Jets' offense and sacking Luke Falk five times. The Patriots' defense has not allowed a touchdown in 17 quarters, last occurring in the fourth quarter of the 2018 AFC Championship Game. Also, this was the fifth consecutive game, including playoffs, in which the Patriots did not allow any touchdowns in the first half, tracing back to the 2018 AFC Championship.