The Patriots had a tough loss last night against a tough team whose defense ranks number 1 in the league. The 49ers beat them by a score of 41-34. The interesting thing in this game was when the score was 31-3 at one point. The Patriots went on to almost make an inspirational comeback but they sadly let down a game winning touchdown in the last minutes of the 4th quarter. This game involved A LOT of fumbles. It also involved a lot of yards for Tom Brady, 443 yards. It was raining and sleeting all over the place last night and the ball was slippery. Stevan Ridley sadly ruined a potential touchdown on one of our last plays by fumbling the football. This would give San Fran the ball and ruin our chance of coming back because they would make a field goal in to secure the win and make it a 10 point lead. We would then get the ball back again but couldn't convert a 4th down into a first down because Danny Woodhead could not catch the football. San Fran had a lot of nice plays in the game, including a fake punt in which they converted a first down but I think we had the best plays of the game in which we tied it up 31-31 in the 4th quarter but like I said, we let up a game winning touchdown. Here's the grades.
Quarterback A
Tom Brady deserved this A for many reasons. One reason is for having 443 yards in the whole game and helping us tie it up 31-31 in the 4th quarter. Another reason is for saving a potential touchdown in which our defense stopped them from scoring on all their other plays. Tom Brady sort of shoved into the guy and kind of tackled him. Brady also had 1 touchdown pass on the night. Yes, I know that's not a lot BUT he made a lot of nice passes towards the end of the game and he also rushed a touchdown himself right near the end zone. Just to mention, Brady had 11 yards at rushing.
Offense B+
Yep, offense is getting a B+ because of Brandon Lloyd and Aaron Hernandez. Lloyd is a great fast wide receiver who caught for 190 yards! Hernandez caught a touchdown pass from Brady and helped us score there. Danny Woodhead also did a great job at rushing tonight, doing better than Ridley. He made 2 touchdowns also by rushing which helped us.
Defense C
The sloppy defense... oh boy. They got this C because the way they played this whole game. They were inconsistent this whole game. I mean sometimes they'd do a good job at stopping them from scoring and forcing them to turn it over but other times they would leave men wide open. Including a touchdown RIGHT after we scored to prove the outcome of the game. For the most part, they weren't that good this game letting up 41 points.
Kicking A
Stephen Gostowski got the A here for making 2 out 2 field goals in and all extra points in. He wasn't really a big player in the game.
Stats (On Important Players)
Quarterback
Tom Brady: 36/65 - 443 Yards - 1 Touchdown - 2 Interceptions
Offense: Receiving
Brandon Lloyd: 10 Receptions - 190 Yards
Aaron Hernandez: 10 Receptions - 92 Yards - 1 Touchdown
Wes Welker: 5 Receptions - 56 Yards
Michael Hoomanawanui: 1 Reception - 41 Yards
Deion Branch: 4 Receptions - 37 Yards
Danny Woodhead: 5 Receptions - 23 Yards
Rushing
Danny Woodhead: 61 Yards - 2 Touchdowns
Defense:
Dont'a Hightower: 5 Tackles
Jerod Mayo: 5 Tackles
Brandon Spikes: 3 Tackles
Devin McCourty: 1 Tackle - 1 Sack
Kicking:
Stephen Gostowski: 2/2 on Field Goals 4/4 on Extra Points
So overall a lot of blame of this loss should go to our defense. To be honest, I think the rest of our team played much better than the 49ers. I mean Brady did much better than Colin Kaepernick in yards wise. Even though Brady threw 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions he rushed a touchdown himself and got us near the end zone a lot too. Also, Brady's 2nd interception was Hernandez's fault for bobbling the ball, not Brady's. Let's not forget Kaepernick fumbling the ball 4 times and some of his fumbles were on the snaps too. Our offense in receiving wise did much better than their offense who's highest amount of yards for one player was 107 yards and 7 receptions by Michael Crabtree. The only reason they scored a lot of points was because our defense played bad and they always went for short passes. If they did go for long passes it would be when we left someone wide open. Like I mentioned above, the best part of the game was when we tied it up 31-31. Sadly our defense let up the winning touchdown in which we could not score again except a field goal. Anyways, the Pats played a tough game last night and played their best in the 4th quarter. They fought their way out of not scoring that quarter. What do you think? Did the Patriots play good this game? Will the Patriots get the first round bye or will Denver? Comment below!
- DJ
UR RANKINGS SUCK
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