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Perry: Pats offense looks ‘completely punchless’ after latest loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots’ 30-13 loss to San Francisco 49ers on Sunday was ugly on multiple levels. But to Patriots Insider Phil Perry, the most concerning part of their game resides on offense.
New England mustered just 216 total yards at Levi’s Stadium. The team has scored one touchdown in the last eight quarters and ranks 31st in points scored per game (13.0), dead last in passing yards per game (112.3) and 30th in yards per play (4.0).
Put another way:
“They’re completely punchless offensively,” Perry said Sunday night on Patriots Postgame Live following the game.
While the Patriots’ offensive line deserves plenty of the blame — the unit allowed six sacks and 10 quarterback hits on Sunday — the team also took an ultra-conservative approach that highlighted its lack of skill-position playmakers.
“This is the kind of game where, you know what, it would be a good thing to have (49ers wide receiver) Brandon Aiyuk on your side,” Perry said. “Because they are going to get down in these games. Unless you can tell me they’re going to play with an even score or from ahead the rest of the season, they’re gonna have to figure out a way to push it down the field.”
New England had just two offensive plays longer than 20 yards on Sunday, one of which was a checkdown to Antonio Gibson that the running back took 50 yards on a busted coverage by San Francisco. When starter Jacoby Brissett did attempt to throw the ball deep, they weren’t in ideal situations, such as a fourth-quarter deep shot to a double-covered Ja’Lynn Polk on fourth-and-4 that Polk hauled in but couldn’t stay in bounds.
But as Brissett pointed out to Perry, the Patriots were in such a big hole at that point that he had to take a shot.
“I talked to Jacoby Brissett after the game about that long fourth-and-(4) attempt deep down the field,” Perry said. “Wasn’t sure about the decision there, but basically he…
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Publish date : 2024-09-30 15:40:19
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