Whatever Happened to the Patriot Way - A Madden NFL 25 New England Patriots CFM

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Matchup Preview *|* September 21, 2014
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New York Giants (1-1, 1-1 Away)		New England Patriots (2-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 811 (3rd) Total Offensive Yards 878 (1st) 571 (3rd) Passing Yards 650 (1st) 240 (14th) Rushing Yards 228 (16th) 21.0 (14th) Points Per Game 36.0 (1st) 3 (Tied - 8th) Passing TD 5 (Tied - 1st) 1 (Tied - 10th) Rushing TD 1 (Tied - 10th) 39(Tied - 5th) First Downs 44 (1st) 9 (tied - 3rd) Red Zone Attempts 10 (2nd) 4-3 Red Zone TD-FG 4-4 77% (Tied - 10th) Red Zone Percentage 80% (Tied - 7th) Defensive Stats Comparison 523 (7th) Total Yards Allowed 747 (28th) 322 (7th) Passing Yards Allowed 565 (31st) 201 (13th) Rushing Yards Allowed 182 (11th) 12.5 (Tied - 6th) Points Per Game 23.5 (Tied - 23rd) 6 (Tied- 8th) Sacks 8 (6th) 0 (Tied - 13th) Fumble Recoveries 1 (Tied - 11th) 0 (Tied - 21st) Interceptions 3 (Tied - 3rd) 2 (Tied - 1st) Red Zone Attempts 5 (Tied - 14th) 0-1 Red Zone TD-FG 3-1 50% (Tied - 5th) Red Zone Percentage 80% (23rd) Injury Report M. Kiwanuka/Upper Arm Fracture (Out 7 Weeks) K. Arrington/Abdominal Tear (Out 3 Weeks) J. Pierre-Paul/Broken Jaw (Out 4 Weeks) D. Amendola/Broken Ribs (Out 1 Week) W. Beatty/Pulled Groin (Out 2 Weeks) C. Jones/Dislocated Hip (Out 1 Week) B. Moore/Pulled Groin (Out 2 Weeks) D. Pitta/Broken Jaw (Out 1 Week) Game Notes The New England Patriots get ready for their first home game of the season and they'll be going against the New York Giants. The Patriots struggles on defense are what the Giants have to exploit in order to win the game. That shouldn't be a problem as they currently rank third in passing offense. The question is whether or not they will be able to keep up this pace on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball with the injuries they have. Those injuries give the Patriots a chance to let their pass offense loose on Sunday.

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New York Giants at New England Patriots
Sep 21, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New York Giants (1-2)	0	14	0	0	14
New England Patriots (3-0)	10	14	17	7	48

Team Stats Comparison
	NYG	NWE
Total Offense	164	498
Rushing Yards	55	228
Passing Yards	109	270
First Downs	6	24
Punt Return Yards	26	48
Kick Return Yards	122	69
Total Yards	312	615
Turnovers	6(-5)	1(+5)
3rd Down Converstion	2-15(13%)	6-18(33%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-1(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	5/2
Penalties	5-45	7-55
Posession Time	18:45	41:15

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NYG	NWE
0:15	(NWE) S. Gostkowski, 29 Yd FG	0	3
0:00	(NWE) J. Boyce 14 Yd pass from T. Brady (S. Gostkowski kick)	0	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NYG	NWE
12:06	(NYG) R. Randle 14 Yd pass from E. Manning (J. Feely kick)	7	10
5:18	(NWE) S. Ridley, 1 Yd run (S. Gostkowski kick)	7	17
1:27	(NYG) R. Randle 5 Yd pass from E. Manning (J. Feely kick)	14	17
0:17	(NWE) K. Thompkins 7 Yd pass from T. Brady (S. Gostkowski kick)	14	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NYG	NWE
11:51	(NWE) J. Boyce 2 Yd pass from T. Brady (S. Gostkowski kick)	14	31
10:52	(NWE) D. McCourty, returned interception 34 Yds (S. Gostkowski kick)	14	38
6:05	(NWE) S. Gostkowski, 29 Yd FG	14	41
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NYG	NWE
14:07	(NWE) E. Quick 2 Yd pass from T. Brady (S. Gostkowski kick)	14	48

New York Giants PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E. Manning (Rat: 24.9) 12/37(32%) 154 2 5 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Wilson 15 55 3.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Randle 6 89 14.8 2 J. Jones 2 16 8.0 0 D. Wilson 2 16 8.0 0 A. Robinson 1 17 17.0 0 V. Cruz 1 16 16.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Brewer 2 0 D. Baas 1 1 N. Livings 0 1 B. Albert 0 1 D. Billups 0 1 DEFENSE T-A SACK INT TD H. Abdullah 10-0 0 0 0 A. Rolle 10-0 0 0 0 A. Verner 7-0 0 0 0 J. Hosley 6-0 2 0 0 K. Rivers 5-0 1 0 0 M. Herzlich 5-0 0 0 0 C. Jenkins 4-0 0 0 0 P. Amukamara 4-0 0 1 0 M. Asante 3-0 0 0 0 S. Paysinger 3-0 0 0 0 S. Cody 3-0 1 0 0 J. Williams 2-0 0 0 0 L. Reve 2-0 0 0 0 C. Ozougwu 1-0 0 0 0 A. Bradford 1-0 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Feely 0/0 2/2 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Weatherford 9 394 43.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jernigan 4 98 24.5 0 D. Wilson 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Wilson 3 26 8.6 0

New England Patriots PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Brady (Rat: 89.4) 23/47(48%) 306 4 1 R. Mallett (Rat: 39.6) 0/1(0%) 0 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Ridley 27 192 7.1 1 S. Vereen 7 30 4.2 0 R. Mallett 4 -8 -8.0 0 B. Bolden 2 13 6.5 0 J. Develin 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD S. Vereen 9 111 12.3 0 J. Boyce 6 87 14.5 2 K. Thompkins 4 69 17.2 1 S. Ridley 1 2 2.0 0 D. Dickerson 1 20 20.0 0 E. Quick 1 2 2.0 1 R. Gronkowski 1 15 15.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK N. Solder 7 0 S. Vollmer 5 0 D. Connolly 4 0 L. Mankins 2 1 T. Larsen 0 1 DEFENSE T-A SACK INT TD J. Collins 6-0(FF) 0 1 0 M. Sherels 5-0 1 0 0 S. Beauharnais 3-0 0 0 0 A. Moats 3-0 0 0 0 J. Mayo 3-0 1 0 0 D. Hightower 3-0(FF) 0 0 0 R. Ninkovich 3-0 1 0 0 T. Kelly 2-0 0 0 0 A. Dennard 2-0 0 2 0 S. Gregory 2-0 0 0 0 C. Jones 2-0 2 0 0 L. Ryan 2-0 1 0 0 M. Buchanan 1-0 1 0 0 D. McCourty 1-0 0 1 1 A. Talib 1-0(FR) 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Gostkowski 2/2 6/6 12 30 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 R. Allen 6 210 35.0 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Boyce 2 40 20.0 0 M. Sherels 1 29 29.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Sherels 7 48 6.8 0

The New England Patriots would like to have more games like this, sort of. There was a lot of good and some bad. While the bad will be overshadowed by the Patriots dominating performance against the New York Giants, the coaching staff will make sure use those moments to teach the team throughout the week. Besides, if the Patriots don't put a complete team game together soon, they'll walk away from one of these games with a loss.

Although the Giants struggled mightily on offense in the first quarter, they got some good production out of the running game.

Despite the way the game started on offense for the Patriots, it was clear that this wasn't going to be a good day for the Giants. The Patriots forced four turnovers in the first quarter and the defense kept all of the Giants' offensive drives short. Even with the outstanding effort on the defenses side, the offense was able to do little with the opportunities they had. After the first quarter, the Patriots had only a 10-0 lead. A major problem that the Patriots and the Giants had throughout the first quarter were drops. Receivers failed to make catches not only in tight coverage, but when they were wide open as well.

The Patriots defense got the game off to a great start, forcing four of the Giants six turnovers in the first quarter.

Things began to turn around for the Giants in the second quarter when Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes to Rueben Randle. The Patriots offense began to execute as well. The Patriots found the endzone twice as well, with a Stevan Ridley touchdown run and a touchdown reception by Kenbrell Thompkins. From that point on, the Patriots completely controlled the game.

The Giants made the game a competitive one in the second quarter when Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes to Rueben Randle.

The Patriots would begin the second half just like they ended the first half, with a touchdown. Josh Boyce grabbed his second of the game touchdown of the game on a two yard pass from Tom Brady. The Giants provided little resistance to the Patriots offense and there was nothing their offense could do against the Patriots' defense. Things continued to swirl out of control for the Giants when Devin McCourty returned an interception for a touchdown. After that, the Patriots would score 10 more points, adding even more to the Giants suffering.

The Patriots put together a spectacular second half at the expense of the Giants. Devin McCourty returned an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter and rookie tight end Emmanuel Quick caught the first touchdown pass of his career in the fourth.

Like the first two games this season, the Patriots will walk away from this game feeling good, but realizing that there is a lot they need to work on. Once again, they'll head into the week with plenty of material for to use in order to better themselves before they face the San Diego Chargers. Unfortunately, they'll have to play the next game without starting linebacker Jerod Mayo. Mayo suffered what looks like a season ending injury in the game. More news to come on this later.

Game Ball/Extra Reps

Game Ball
Tom Brady: Even though Brady completed only 48% of his passes, it wasn't entirely his fault. He still had four touchdown throws.

Stevan Ridley: Ridley rushes for a career high 192 yards and keeps the offense afloat when it struggled.

Shane Vereen: While he wasn't as productive on the ground, his production in the passing game made up for the drops the receivers had early on.

Chandler Jones: Jones usually shows up against the run, but looked good rushing the passer, recording two sacks in the game.

Extra Reps
Wide Receivers: While Josh Boyce and Kenbrell Thomkins put up some good numbers, there were just too many drops in the game. Aaron Dobson drops the only two passes that come his way in the game.



Media Reaction
Trey Wingo - @WingozEA: Tom Brady reached a major milestone this week -- a 50,000 passing yard milestone to be exact.
Susannah Colllins - @SCollinsEA: Jeez I guess no mercy from the Patriots this week, huh?
Susannah Collins - @SCollinsEA: Did you see Tom Brady's last TD strike? In a ZONE!!!

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Week 3 Scoreboard
Thursday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Cincinnati 33, Jacksonville 17	A. Dalton 279	M. Jones-Drew 95	B. Green-Ellis 83
Sunday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
New England 48, NY Giants 14	T. Brady 306	S. Ridley 192	S. Vereen 111
NY Jets 26, Miami 14	G. Smith 309	B. Powell 40	S. Holmes 115
New Orleans 34, Tennessee 6	D. Brees 278	C. Johnson 86	M. Colston 66
Atlanta 22, Minnesota 16	M. Ryan 240	A. Peterson 131	J. Jones 78
Green Bay 34, Dallas 7	A. Rodgers 192	E. Lacy 73	R. Cobb 69
Cleveland 42, San Francisco 35	C. Kaepernick 253	P. Hillis 96	G. Little 85
Tampa Bay 26, Carolina 13	D. Anderson 237	D. Williams 91	J. Edelman 85
Philadelphia 27, Washington 10	B. Perez 240	L. McCoy 120	L. McCoy 107
Baltimore 34, Indianapolis 26	A. Luck 228	T. Richardson 118	R. Wayne 123
St. Louis 15, Arizona 0	N. Stone 206	D. Richardson 71	R. Angle 95
Seattle 31, Pittsburgh 14	R. Wilson 176	M. Lynch 104	S. Rice 102
Oakland 17, Chicago 13	J. Johnson 223	M. Forte 90	T. Ginn 62
Detroit 26, San Diego 17	M. Stafford 175	R. Bush 179	B. Smith 63
Kansas City 24, Denver 17	T. Romo 278	J. Charles 165	W. Welker 109
Monday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Buffalo 30, Houston 20	E. Manuel 224	A. Foster 123	S. Johnson 126
BYE WEEKS: NONE

Media Reaction
Trey Wingo - @WingozEA: Every team knows how crucial it is to pick up any road wins you can. #Ravens #Colts
Mark Schlereth - @MarkSchlerethEA: Lions did what they had to at home to pull this one in. Solid win.
Adam Shefter - @AdamSchefterEA: Seahawks fans never doubted. they were in full throttle throughout this one.
Ross Tucker - @RossTuckerEA: Nothing better than a win at home. Bills will rest easy tonight.
Matt Miller - @MattMillerEA: Cincinnati sent their fans home happy.
Mike Hill - @MikeHillEA: Andy Dalton made it look so easy against the Jaguars, I'm going to work on my throwing motion.
Lavar Arrington - @LArringtonEA: Chargers can't trip up Reggie Bush, as he rushes for 179 yards and leads Lions to victory.
Susannah Collins - @SCollinsEA: Whoa! 4 sacks for the Raiders. Watch highlights and see Pro Bowlers galore!
Matt Miller - @MattMillerEA: And the game ball goes to.. Geno Smoth. Big surprise, right? #Jets
Chris Mortensen - @mortreportEA: More questions than answers in Dallas after the Packers tore through the Cowboys offensive line.
Trey Wingo - @WingozEA: How do you lose by THIS many points at home? Fans should be calling for a refund.
Matt Miller - @MattMillerEA: Victor Knox has notched his first win as coach of the Bengals, and win two isn't far behind.

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Buffalo Bills
C. Spiller (HB) - Abdominal Tear - 2 Weeks


Cleveland Browns
I. Kitchen (DT) - Dislocated Ankle - 2 Weeks


Dallas Cowboys
S. Lee (LB) - Pulled Groin - 3 Weeks
J. Birkenholz (LB) - Abdominal Tear - 4 Weeks


Philadelphia Eagles
D. Square (DE) - Foot Stress Fracture - 9 Weeks
D. Kelly (T) - Ruptured Disk - 6 Weeks


Atlanta Falcons
J. Blalock (G) - Ruptured Disk - 9 Weeks
G. Studstill (T) - Ruptured Disk - 8 Weeks
J. Jones (WR) - Shoulder Tear - 5 Weeks


San Francisco 49ers
N. Bowman (LB) - Upper Arm Fracture - 8 Weeks


New York Giants
D. Wilson (HB) - Broken Collarbone - 7 Weeks


Jacksonville Jaguars
A. Okoye (DT) - Broken Hand - 5 Weeks


Green Bay Packers
E. Lacy (HB) - Dislocated Knee - 6 Weeks
D. Sherrod (T) - Dislocated Knee - 6 Weeks
L. Taylor (G) - Pulled Groin - 4 Weeks


New England Patriots
J. Mayo (LB) - Pectoral Tear - Placed On IR


St. Louis Rams
K. Williams (DT) - Dislocated Knee - 6 Weeks


Baltimore Ravens
A. Smith (DE) - Broken Collarbone - 7 Weeks


New Orleans Saints
C. Lofton (LB) - Broken Ribs - 4 Weeks


Seattle Seahawks
M. Unger (C) - Ruptured Disk - 7 Weeks


Minnesota Vikings
A. Peterson (HB) - Dislocated Hip - 7 Weeks

Media Reaction
Stephania Bell - @SBellEA: Sources are telling me that the Falcons will lose Julio Jones for a couple weeks.
Mark Schlereth - @MarkSchlerethEA: Don't see a way for New England to recover from star ROLB Jerod Mayo going out. He was just put on IR.
Chris Mortensen - @mortreportEA: Well, news is coming in now that Adrian Peterson is going to be out at least a month.
Ross Tucker - @RossTuckerEA: You don;t replace Julio Jones, you just try to minimize the loss.

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Media Reaction
Lavar Arrington - @LArringtonEA: Nothing new for Tom Brady to get some publicity. #AFCPoW
Adam Schefter - @AdamSchefterEA: Announcement was just made, Philip Wheeler the #AFCPoW
Skip Bayless - @SkipBaylessEA: If Trent Cole puts forth more games like that, he'll be talked about a lot more. @NFCPoW
Susannah Collins - @SCollinsEA: LeSean McCOy was a whiz kid in Week 3. #NFCPoW

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NFL Standings - Updated: Sep 22, 2014
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	2	1	0	81	49
New York Giants	1	2	0	56	71
Dallas Cowboys	0	3	0	58	112
Washington Redskins	0	3	0	30	85
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	3	0	0	85	43
Detroit Lions	2	1	0	75	57
Minnesota Vikings	1	2	0	56	61
Chicago Bears	0	3	0	43	69
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	0	80	54
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	1	0	63	48
New Orleans Saints	1	2	0	78	68
Carolina Panthers	0	3	0	54	92
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Seattle Seahawks	3	0	0	84	24
San Francisco 49ers	1	2	0	60	83
St. Louis Rams	1	2	0	28	59
Arizona Cardinals	1	2	0	36	62
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New England Patriots	3	0	0	120	61
Buffalo Bills	3	0	0	87	40
New York Jets	2	1	0	32	54
Miami Dolphins	0	3	0	30	81
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Cleveland Browns	3	0	0	63	44
Baltimore Ravens	2	1	0	64	63
Cincinnati Bengals	1	2	0	52	51
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	2	0	71	71
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	2	1	0	78	64
Indianapolis Colts	2	1	0	91	81
Tennessee Titans	1	2	0	33	57
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	3	0	31	64
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Kansas City Chiefs	3	0	0	85	31
Denver Broncos	2	1	0	55	42
Oakland Raiders	1	2	0	39	55
San Diego Chargers	1	2	0	50	56

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After three weeks of football, there are teams that are still yet to win a game, and teams that are yet to lose a game. Falling to a 0-4 hole after the first quarter of the season won't make getting through the rest of the year any easier. The margin for error becomes much smaller. Only five teams have made the playoffs after an 0-3 start. For the teams still seeking their first win of the year, there's no time like the present.

For a team that has been known for it's defense, the Pittsburgh Steelers haven't been playing much of it this season. On Sunday, they'll take their 28th ranked defense to M&T Bank Stadium to play the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers' offense hasn't been much help either. A rivalry game has a way of bringing out the best in a team. The Steelers will need to tap into that if they hope to beat the Ravens on Sunday.


If there were a time to take advantage of the Atlanta Falcons, it would be now. They've managed to go 3-0 without receiver Roddy White, but Julio Jones is now set to miss the next few games. Something else that is impressive about the Falcons' start is that Steven Jackson missed the first two games. Does that make the Falcons a gritty team or an overachieving team? The Detroit Lions head coach Demetrius Turner hopes that it's the latter. Will Reggie Bush, Calvin Johnson and Matthew Stafford be enough to end the Falcons' winning streak? With the Falcons missing their top two receivers, along with two starting offensive linemen, the Lions think that this may be the perfect time to do so.

Week 4 Schedule

Thursday's Games

Detroit Lions (2-1) @ Atlanta Falcons (3-0) l 8:20 PM

Sunday's Games

Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2) @ Baltimore Ravens (2-1) l 1:00 PM

New York Jets (2-1) @ Washington Redskins (0-3) l 1:00 PM

Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) @ Buffalo Bills (3-0) l 1:00 PM

Carolina Panthers (0-3) @ Green Bay Packers (3-0) l 1:00 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) @ New York Giants (1-2) l 1:00 PM

St. Louis Rams (1-2) @ Dallas Cowboys (0-3) l 1:00 PM

Tennessee Titans (1-2) @ Houston Texans (2-1) l 1:00 PM

Seattle Seahawks (3-0) @ San Francisco 49ers (1-2) l 4:05 PM

New Orleans Saints (1-2) @ Minnesota Vikings (1-2) l 4:05 PM

New England Patriots (3-0) @ San Diego Chargers (1-2) l 4:05 PM

Denver Broncos (2-1) @ Oakland Raiders (1-2) l 4:05 PM

Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) @ Indianapolis Colts (2-1) l 8:20 PM

Monday's Games

Cincinnati Bengals (1-2) @ Arizona Cardinals (1-2) l 8:30 PM

BYE WEEKS: Bears, Browns, Dolphins, Jaguars

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New England Patriots Scouting Report

The New England Patriots continue their scouting spree by looking at some running backs this week. It appears that there could be a lot of change in store for the Patriots on offense. Even more than they had in the 2013 offseason. Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen and Brandon Bolden are all in the final year of their contracts. If push comes to shove and the Patriots lose all three backs, is a rookie the way to go? The team is hoping it doesn't get that far. In case they do need to draft a running back when the 2015 NFL Draft comes around, there are some good prospects available.

Media Reaction
Susannah Collins - @SCollinsEA: You SEE that!? Tell me you saw that! DT Stacy Nicholas just rammed his way through to block that FG and win the game.
Trey Wingo - @WingozEA: Ole Miss might be on a losing streak, but no one's blaming the defense. DE Malaki Paris is still a standout.