5 Takeaways From The Patriots Win Over Jacksonville
Sunday, September 27, 2015
The New England Patriots (3-0) defeated the (1-2) Jacksonville Jaguars 51-17 on Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots start the season 3-0 for the ninth time in franchise history.
"It was a good win today, I thought our team really came out and played well. We had a good week of practice and I thought a lot of that carried over into the game," Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said in his post game press conference.
With two minutes left in the second quarter, New England's Devin McCourty intercepted a Blake Bortles pass and returned it 27 yards to -the Patriots 43 yard line. Tom Brady then led the Patriots on an eight play drive concluding with a one yard pass to Danny Amendola in the back of the endzone to put the Patriots up 20-3 just before the half.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Touchdown pass was also Brady's 400th of his career, the fourth player in history to achieve that milestone.
"It was a good day, it was fun to be out there, I think everyone enjoyed it. It was a good team win, a lot of guys made plays out there," Tom Brady said after the game.
Overall, Brady was 33-42 for 358 yards and two touchdowns in the game and has thrown for 824 yards in the last two games.
New England's offense rolled the entire game, scoring points on every offensive drive to give the Patriots an easy win.
The Patriots return to action on Sunday, October 11th when they visit the Dallas Cowboys. New England will take their bye week next weekend.
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