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Five Takeaways from Patriots Week Two Win vs. Steelers

Some initial thoughts after New England's quality week two win in Pittsburgh.
Mike KadlickBy Mike Kadlick09/18/2022Updated:09/25/20224 Mins Read
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Let’s get it out there now – the Patriots really impressed today.

New England beat the Steelers 17-14 and improved to 1-1 on their 2022 campaign. Here’s an outline of the scoring drives from the afternoon:

Patriots 3 – Patriots 0 | 13 plays, 71 yards – Nick Folk 28-yard FG

Patriots 3 – Steelers 3 | 16 plays, 48 yards – Chris Boswell 36-yard FG

Patriots 10 – Steelers 3 | 8 plays, 74 yards – Nelson Agholor 44-yard TD

Patriots 10 – Steelers 6 | 7 plays, 25 yards – Chris Boswell 52-yard FG

Patriots 17 – Steelers 6 | 3 plays, 10 yards – Damien Harris 2-yard TD

Patriots 17 – Steelers 14 | 9 plays, 75 yards – Patt Freiermuth 8-yard TD

A Patriots win was something I did not see happening today. I didn’t think they showed anything of value last week and I thought the Steelers showed they can compete last week against the Bengals.

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Here are my takeaways from today’s win:


5. Pats are fine with Rhamondre Stevenson as a third down running back.

After placing Ty Montgomery on IR this week, the Patriots were in search for a new third down back this week. After not elevating practice squad RB JJ Taylor to the active roster, I thought rookie Pierre Strong could get some run.

Well, they stuck with their guys instead. Rhamondre Stevenson took the majority of the reps and looked relatively comfortable outside of one easy pass he should have caught. It looks like he’ll take the brunt of the load until Montgomery can return in week five.

4. Receivers look comfortably uncomfortable within the offense.

Prior to today’s game, the NFL Network’s Mike Giardi reported that receiver Jakobi Meyers, “I question what the plan is sometimes and how we’re going to attack.”

They actually didn’t look as uncomfortable as I thought they would. Nelson Agholor hauled in six catches, a touchdown, and put up his first 100-yard receiving game as a Patriots – and Jakobi Meyers caught 9 catches for 95 yards and continues to be Mac’s security blanket.

3. Special teams come up huge.

New England has prided themselves on having a quality special teams unit for the last quarter-century. They showed that again today.

After Pittsburgh forced a turnover on downs on New England, former Patriot, and now Steelers All-Pro return man Gunner Oslewski muffed a punt and new special-teamer Brenden Schooler jumped on it deep in Pittsburgh territory. It led to New England’s game winning touchdown.

2. Defense looked solid again against a very sub-par quarterback.

For the second week in a row, the Pats defense let up 14 points or less against a sub-par quarterback. They showed out again:

  • Linebacker Mack Wilson flashed his speed and forced an early INT on Trubisky – again showcasing their newfound speed at the position.
  • Safety Kyle Dugger left the game with a knee injury, but Jabrill Peppers filled the gap perfectly making several eye-popping plays in the back end.
  • And finally, Matt Judon played outstanding coverage on a could-be 50-yard completion to Najee Harris.

1. A win’s a win – but Sunday didn’t tell me much.

In 2021, Mac Jones’ consistency as a rookie QB was what allowed a so-so offense to ride into the playoffs. His inconsistency in 2022 was seemingly haunting them for a second game in a row.

However, they got through it thanks to a stout defense and a dominant running performance. We’ll see if they can win this way moving forward – but today’s win was certainly a start.

New England’s home opener is upon us, as the Ravens will be in town next Sunday for a 1pm kickoff. They’ll look to build off of their winning ways of today and get themselves above .500. We’ll have you covered all week on CLNSMedia.com and I’ll be in attendance at Gillette next week for on-site coverage. Follow along!

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