Patriots vs. Broncos: New England Grades, Notes and Quotes

November 30, 2015   ·   Sterling Xie   ·   Jump to comments

Injuries have dogged the New England Patriots the entire season.  For the first time, though, the Pats were unable to overcome their barrage of casualties, losing key starters and their first game of the year against the Denver Broncos in a 30-24 overtime defeat.
For most of the game, New England appeared destined to stretch its record to 11-0.  On their opening drive, the Patriots pounced on a poor Broncos punt for an early touchdown.  Rob Gronkowski, shackled for much of the past month, exploited the Broncos' bizarre decision to single-cover him and provide free releases off the line of scrimmage, finishing the drive with a 23-yard touchdown. 
Following a trio of punts, Jabaal Sheard generated the next game-changing play, batting a Brock Osweiler pass up in the air for a Chandler Jones interception.  Set up in the red zone, Tom Brady found Scott Chandler on a wheel route on third down to put the Pats up 14-0.  However, Denver was able to answer...

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