NFL: Third and Long: Why the Patriots almost lost again

The New England Patriots are losing their third game of the season almost for the second time – but why?And why does Jared Goff look so much better under the new head coach?May Giants-Fants hope and when will an NFL-team come to London?In the weekly column, SPOX editor Adrian Franke looks back on last week’s NFL.

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To start with, just a few words about the protests in the NFL, which have shaped the whole weekend.These protests are incredibly important and should be an example for athletes in general.My detailed opinion can be read here.

So to the tape of this week and to Foxborough.The Patriots were on the verge of a home run against a rookie quarterback, something that had never been seen before under Belichick.Why?There were several reasons.

Texans-Defense vs.Patriots’ Open:

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What saved the Pats in the end?Once again, this honour came to Tom Brady, and again we saw that New England wants to play a much more vertical offense, and over the first three games, Brady has now tried a long pass on 20 percent of the passes, the league’s highest score.And this is usually very successful, with long passes he has the second best register rating in the NFL.

Important for this: Brandin Cooks. 111 of his receiving yards as well as his two touchdowns came with passes that flew at least 20 yards towards the end zone – and thus also the Game Winner.

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