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Patriots-Jets Stock Watch: Stevenson continues concerning streak originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The good news: There were two encouraging developments to take from the New England Patriots’ Week 3 matchup with the New York Jets. The bad news: One of them was the play of their punter.
That’s a reflection of how ugly things got for the Patriots’ offense in their 24-3 loss to New York at MetLife Stadium on Thursday. New England mustered just 139 yards of total offense and lost the possession battle 19:56 to 40:04 in a deflating effort that dropped Jerod Mayo’s club to 1-2.
Who stood out as silver linings in Thursday’s loss, and who deserves blame in defeat? Our Patriots Insiders Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry covered both fronts on a new segment of “Stock Watch” on the Patriots Talk Podcast, in which they highlight players who thrived (Stock Up) and players who fell short of expectations (Stock Down).
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Here are Curran and Perry’s “Stock Up” and “Stock Down” selections for Week 3:
Stock Up
DeMario Douglas, wide receiver
Douglas led all Patriots pass-catchers in targets (nine), receptions (seven) and receiving yards (69) in an encouraging performance after he saw zero targets in Week 2 and caught just two passes for 12 yards in Week 1.
Perry: “This has to be a ‘Stock Up’ because his stock couldn’t go much lower after being essentially kept in mothballs for the first two games of the regular season.
“… To be targeted as many times as he was, to have as many catches as he did, over 60 yards receiving, he is now back in the circle of trust. He’s getting some work with Jacoby Brissett after it looked like (Brissett) only wanted to throw a Hunter Henry in Week 2, so his stock has to be up.”
Bryce Baringer, punter
Baringer punted five times for 249 total yards (with a long of 57 yards) and pinned the Jets inside the 20-yard-line on three…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-09-20 17:50:43
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