The ball does have pointy ends, after all. You don't need a Dr. Ian Malcolm to tell you that means. Can we even call them "upsets" any more? That would presume we actually have some idea of what should happen and clearly, nobody does.
Maybe that's just me.
I'm starting to get comfortable with how little I know and not just about football. About everything. It explains a lot.
The Broncos beat the Cowboys. The Jags beat the Bills. The Dolphins beat the Ravens.
Imagine hitting that trifecta.
You probably wouldn't be Bezos Rich but you might be rich enough to have a spare Bitcoin you could give to someone less fortunate, like, maybe Tom Brady? Just a thought if he was on your Christmas list.
Anyway, the game outcomes noted above are just three examples of the chaos that currently reigns in the NFL. So what can we - as Patriots fans - expect in this Sunday's game against the visiting Cleveland Browns? We - or I - can only guess and we - or I - would probably be wrong, but will we - or I - let that stop us (or me)?
No. The answer is no.
So here goes!
With their top two running backs in the concussion protocol all week, the Patriots pound the rock with Brandon Bolden and JJ Taylor.
Who goes into a game without their two best running backs and puts together a run-heavy offensive game plan? Bill Belichick and the Patriots, that's who.
Like many of my fellow citizens in Pats Nation, I'd like this to be the game where Mac Jones breaks out with a 300 yard/3 TD game (two to Nelson Agholor and one to Jonnu Smith) but also like many of my fellow citizens of Pats Nation, I think that before every game and will until Jones actually has that 300 yard/3 TD game. (Then I'll hope he can do it in back-to-back games.) As for that happening in this game, I have just two words: Myles Garrett. I like Mac Jones. I'd rather not see him killed on live TV. Garrett has means and motive, let's not give him opportunity, shall we?
Speaking of Jonnu Smith, we could see him pull a Cordarelle Patterson 2018 in this game (minus the kickoff returns). He was lining up in the shotgun with Dirty Mac and taking handoffs before Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson had their heads stove in.
Jakobi Meyers finally gets into the end zone… On a punt return!
Jakobi Meyers has caught a lot of passes but none so far have ended with him in the EZ. He was pressed into punt return duties last week when Gunner Olszewski got conked on the noggin and with the Human Cannonball still in the concussion protocol, will likely get more chances this week. A punt return TD would make for an interesting asterisk on Meyers' TD drought.
Seems like the kind of thing the Pigskin Gods like to make happen.
Those guys have a sick and twisted sense of humor.
Nick Folk kicks a field goal blindfolded.
Okay, that won't happen. It would be wicked cool if it did, though. Somehow, I think Nick Folk Hero could do it.
Bill Belichick's defense puts the ball in Baker Mayfield's hands and dares him to make good decisions.
The Browns are at their best when running the football and even if Nick Chubb doesn't play, stopping their rushing attack has to be Job 1 for the Patriots defense. New England will focus on putting Cleveland in 2nd and 3rd and long situations, disguising coverages, and pressuring Mayfield into mistakes. Something in the Cleveland sports gestalt hive mind demands that Mayfield follow up the monster win over their division rival Bengals last week with a disastrous four turnover game this week. I see you Cleveland!
Patriots 16, Browns 12
This game could likely turn on a turnover and a defensive score.
Or not.
As noted above: What do I know?
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