5 Takeaways From the Patriots 40-38 Preseason Loss to the Giants
Friday, September 01, 2017
Look at this throw by Jacoby Brissett. They're not cutting this guy. pic.twitter.com/YwFdazlOAR
— Liam Martin (@LiamWBZ) September 1, 2017
Third string quarterback Jacoby Brissett threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns, but the New England Patriots fell to the New York Giants 40-38 in the final preseason game.
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“That was fun. Makes you feel like a kid again. It is hard to put into words, you wish the results were different, but that was fun,” said Brissett after the game.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTNew England finishes the preseason with a record of 1-3.
Patriots Rally Falls Short
The Patriots trailed 37-21 to start the fourth quarter after New York's Aldrick Rosas kicked a 27-yard field goal to open the quarter.
From that point, the Patriots rallied to take the lead.
Brissett capped off a nine play, 79-yard drive with a four yard run into the endzone to cut the Giants lead to 37-28 following the extra point by Stephen Gostkowski.
On the Patriots next possession, Brissett found Jacob Hollister for a four yard touchdown pass, cutting New York's lead to 37-35 following a Gostkowski extra point.
Brissett would lead one more scoring drive that would end with a Gostkowski 55-yard field goal with 44 seconds left to give the Patriots a 38-37 lead.
However, the defense would not be able to hang on.
The Giants went on a seven play, 45-yard drive in 44 seconds ending with a Rosas 44-yard field goal with no time left on the clock to give New York the 40-38 win.
Next up
The Patriots open up their 2017 regular season on Thursday, September 7 when they host the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium.
Kick off is set for 8:30 p.m.
See the 5 Takeaways in the Slideshow Below
As Austin Carr departs the media scrum, he says, "Hope to stick around." A reality of this time as rosters must be trimmed to 53 on Saturday
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 1, 2017
#Patriots DB/returner Cyrus Jones has an MRI in AM, but the fear is he suffered a serious, potentially season-ending knee injury, per source
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 1, 2017
NFL scouts should be embarrassed that Austin Carr went undrafted. They'll pay for it in the worst way if he makes this Patriots team.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 1, 2017
Related Slideshow: 5 Takeaways From the Patriots 40-38 Preseason Loss to the Giants
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