Weeks 1-5: New England Patriots (Mac Jones Era)

[bradygirl_12]

Okay, so a quick recap to catch up:

Week 1: Miami Dolphins 17, New England Patriots 16 (0-1) (Sunday, September 12, 2021

Last-minute fumble kills a possible game-winning drive. Rookie QB Mac Jones looks pretty good.

Week 2: New England Patriots 25, New York Jets 6 (1-1) (Sunday, September 10, 2021)

Jets are awful. 'Nuff said. ;)

Week 3: New Orleans Saints 28. New England Patriots 13 (1-2) (Sunday, September 26, 2021)

Patriots a total mess. Penalties and turnovers! Mac still looking good for a rookie, so there's that.

Week 4: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19, New England Patriots 17 (1-3) (Sunday, October 3, 2021)

THE game of the season! Tom returns to Foxboro. :)

Belichick's defense keeps Tom in check and Patriots have a chance to win it at the end, but kick doinks off the goalpost. Not Folk's fault: raining hard and well over 50 yards!

Tom and Bill talk in private for nearly half an hour after the game, clearing the air.

Week 5: New England Patriots 25, Houston Texans 22 (2-3) (Sunday, October 10, 2021)

Four out of five starters not playing on the O-line. Struggling game but a win!

AFC EAST

BUFF 4-1

NE 2-3

Miami 1-4

NYJ 1-4

Next week, Dallas comes to town!

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The Patriots record is a real reminder of how football is a game of inches. There are so many games including the following Cowboys one that could've gone a different way. They could easily be 6-2 or 7-1 had a few bounces gone their way.

Tom and Bill ralk in private for nearly half an hour after the game, clearing the air.
That made me happy. I know there was a lot of talk and jokes about how brief their handshake was but those two were never going to give anything to the media/public. My sister and I were always like "no matter how the game goes they are going to have a brief handshake and part ways" so the talk in the locker room was a pleasant surprise. Seems like BB was the one to reach out and plan it so that was nice.

[bradygirl_12]

Excruciating inches!

It made me happy, too. Even if they weren't ever bosom buddies, I like to think of them in a good place with each other. Bill set it up because he is the guy with the short end of the stick right now. Imagine letting the GOAT go! But Tom likes things to go smoothly and I;m betting he was eager to meet.