The patriots are still a work in progress

OVERVIEW OF THE PATRIOTS-JAGUARS OF TOM E. CURRAN: The Revenge of the Jags?

And it was so. The Jaguars took their revenge from last year's defeat in the AFC championship game with a 31-20 victory. Here's how it played. . .

When the patriots had the ball

The Patriots moved a little in their first race with a total of 23 yards ahead of Jacob Hollister, but a contact with Rob Gronkowski (by linebacker Jags Telvin Smith) led to a long field goal by Stephen Gostkowski. During their second order, they went to Sony Michel three times and did not convert a first try. After their third sterile possession, Brady and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels were released. During the ensuing race, Brady made 8 assists of 10 assists below and on the sidelines and led the Pats to the Jags 11 before stalling and setting a goal on the court. Gostkowski. After a hat-trick to open the scoring, the Patriots recovered a fumble with a touchdown pass from Brady to Chris Hogan. They settled for a goal on the field during their next try to reach 24-13 and were back in the Jacksonville territory after a pick from Kyle Van Noy. But La'Adrian Waddle was beaten by Dante Fowler and the shoulder bag removed some points on the board. The Patriots were forced to release their next record early in the fourth inning after a Jacksonville forward smashed a catch-and-catch of James White. The Patriots turned on a dead time Chris Hogan. The heat felt by Brady in the first half was not as difficult to manage as the match went on, but he was still subject to semi-regular stresses. The Jags sent two teams to Gronk (2 catches, 15 yards) throughout the game. James White had 7 catches for 73 yards and was a regular rescue option. The Jaguars have done a great job of limiting YAC most of the time. The Patriots had moments of efficiency in the racing game but have not been able to keep up. The Patriots work very hard to get the matches they want and they organize things, but they simply can not generate real disparities. They can not surpass yet, they must do better. The Patriots were 4-in-12 in third place.

WHEN THE JAGUARS HAD THE BALL

Blake Bortles opened the game as a pistol, making 10 assists in 13 for 123 yards and two touchdowns on the first two drives. He extended the second race with a great race on the third and sixth ends when Patrick Chung lost track. Bortles hit Keelan Cole twice on Eric Rowe for the score. Stephon Gilmore was on the cover in the first touchdown, a brilliant shot by Bortles. Rowe took the next Jags course, replaced by Jason McCourty and the Patriots forced a punt from their own 40 after holding off on a third and 17th. Jacksonville got a big conversion after a two-minute warning after New England sent everyone and Bortles found Austin Sefarian-Jenkins in the right wing for a conversion to Devin McCourty. In the second half, the Jaguars continued to snatch pieces of ground with single shots thrown at their fumbles, including a third and 11 before Rowe. In the third, they made a simple decision that ended the race 11 yards. A Battle of Bortles was a third conversion less and the Jags crowned it with a goal on the pitch. The Patriots eventually had a practice that did not come into their territory when Stephon Gilmore forced a fumble recovered by Duron Harmon and established a Chris Hogan handshake. The Patriots forced a hat-trick and chose a choice on their next two possessions, but only got three points. The Patriots were still in the middle of the fourth period, but a mere passing run by Dede Westbrook resulted in a 61-yard touchdown to 31-13 with a 7:30 left. L & # 39; Preview? First, Bortles was ridiculously accurate for most of the match (29 for 45 for 377 and four touchdowns). He had very little heat against him while the Patriots seemed happy to shoot him. He did. The plating was very bad after catching some parts. There was a stretch when the defense started playing faster and with a little more aggression after the Jags started to separate and turnovers occurred. But competitiveness in secondary education was largely infra. The Jags were 10-in-14 in third place.

THE KICKING GAME

Stephen Gostkowski missed his 54-yard one-kilometer attempt. Ryan Allen was the first to throw a bomb – 57 yards and perfectly placed on the sideline. Allen averaged 55.5 yards on his four punts. Jags playmaker Logan Cooke had a kick in the second when he stuck the Patriots to their 6th. Gostkowski hit a flicker later in the first half. After Chung was injured, the Patriots had no one to attack a podium in over-50 in the second half. The Patriots have better covered kick returns.

GAME IN A GAME

It took three practices to do it, but the Patriots finally started to hurry faster. Many of them were fast in the middle of the pack against James White or in the bends, but that helped slow the Jacksonville race.

JAGUARS HAS STOPPED. . . ROB GRONKOWSKI

The Jags have taken care of Gronkowski, although Jalen Ramsey, who keeps being heard, has little to do with it. Gronk has only caught two passes for 15 yards and Jacksonville is given a mission to take him. Gronk has been targeted only four times.

The patriots had to stop. . . MYLES JACK

Jack had eight tackles. He did not do anything particularly remarkable, but the Jags in general did not do anything spectacular. They just took care of the business.

INJURY

Trey Flowers left in the first quarter after taking a shot on the back of a teammate's head. Patrick Chung was then the victim of a concussion and both had come out after their injuries. Deatrich Wise left late with an apparent injury to the finger.

THIS IS THE PATRIOTS STYLE

"I think it raises everyone's game until it's going to make something stupid. I mean, I think emotions in football are critical, and I think you need to have energy and emotion. Because, I mean, it's a game of calm, of course, but it's also a game of cutting it, and it must be a lot of confidence, a lot of confidence in the people who are at your side so that you can go there. really free of what you do to go play a very proactive sport. So you can not wait for things to happen. If you wait for that to happen, it's too late. You must always anticipate and play with energy and enthusiasm are part of the game. "- Tom Bradywhen asked last week whether he expected an emotional match.

Brady may have embraced the idea of ​​feeling a certain amount of emotion – and showed it in the first half of the year – which seemed like a flat and hesitant performance by a team that still does not know what it is. . On each side of the ball.

THIS SUMS, JAGUARS STYLE

"Jalen and I had conversations. Obviously, these conversations remain between me and the player and I have already said it. I know that I have the greatest respect for Rob. I've known him for a long time, I know his father, his family, the nine meters, and we played a lot against him and we have a lot of respect for him. He's probably one of the best, if not the best, to have played the game in his place, and we know he's a challenge in different ways in what he can do. That's what I feel and that's what our team feels. "- Doug MarroneJags, the head coach, questioned before the game about Jalen Ramsey's scornful remarks about Rob Gronkowski.

Ramsey checked Gronk a few times and the bullet never went there while he was on it. Ramsey made a few slaps with James White after a tackle on the sidelines. It was hoped that he could knock down a wearer who was turning his back when he was doing a reception. But Ramsey was not obviously consistent.

THE CREW AND THE LINE

Carl Cheffers was the referee. His crew made Bears-Packers Monday night. There were 13 penalties accepted in that one. The CBS stand had Jim Nantz and Tony Romo for 4:25 pm. beginning. The Patriots were favored by 1.5 and the total was 45.

Gronk missed a goal on the first possession of the Patriots and there was a contact created by Jags receiver Dede Westbrook in the end zone. The Jags challenged a fourth-quarter spot that reversed a first decline in the fourth quarter. But the Jags had seven penalties for 71 yards and the Patriots had two penalties for 25 so it's not as if the match depended on what the officials did. The Jags have covered and that has happened.