Patriots Cruise Past Detroit 31-3 in Preseason Opener
Friday, August 09, 2019
Many of the starters for both teams, including Tom Brady, did not play in the game.
"It’s always good to get through that first preseason game. We played a lot of players, had a lot of situations come up, had a lot of opportunities to do different things. So we will evaluate all those in film and try to build on it," said Patriots head coach Bill Belichick after the game.
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Patriots Cruise
New England got on the board in the first quarter when quarterback Brian Hoyer connected with Maurice Harris on a 14-yard touchdown pass to give the Patriots a 7-0 lead following a Stephen Gostkowski extra point.
The score remained 7-0 until Hoyer found undrafted rookie Jakobi Meyers in the end zone on a three-yard pass to give the Patriots a 14-0 lead after a Gostkowski extra point.
Hoyer went 12 of 14 for 147 yards and two touchdowns in a little over a quarter of action.
“Everybody did a great job, I mean I didn’t get touched all night. When your quarterbacking and your not getting touched back there it allows you to make some good throws and some guys made great catches,” said Hoyer after the game.
Meyers would catch another touchdown pass later in the quarter, this one out of the hands of rookie Jarrett Stidham to give the Patriots a 20-0 lead.
New England went for a two-point conversion, but were not able to convert.
Stidham completed 14 of 24 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown in his NFL debut.
"I thought our overall passing game was pretty efficient. Quarterbacks got the ball out on time, receivers caught the ball and we protected fairly well,” Belichick added.
The Patriots took a 20-0 lead into the half.
In the third quarter, running back Nick Brossette ran in a touchdown from one-yard out to put the Patriots up 28-0 after he also converted a two-point conversion.
Gostowski added a field goal in the fourth quarter to make the score 31-0.
Detroit would get on the board in the final minutes on a Ryan Santoso field goal, making the final score 31-3.
Next Up
The Patriots will play preseason game two on Saturday, August 17 when they visit the Tennessee Titans.
Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
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