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Running back Dion Lewis left the game with what appeared to be a serious knee injury, and tackle Sebastian Vollmer was lost from an already depleted offensive line on Sunday in the Patriots' 27-10 win.
When the game ended in New England,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, Gruden's team was two games under .500 but only a game out of first place in the division. The New York Giants won later Sunday to improve to 5-4; the Eagles and Cowboys played later Sunday.
Washington plays against New Orleans and at Carolina before consecutive divisional home games against the Giants and Cowboys.
QUICK STARTS: Julian Edelman and Blount had already scored by the time Washington ran its second play from scrimmage.
The Patriots scored a season-low 27 points,Jerseys Cheap NFL, but that was little consolation for Washington.
One game after rallying from a 24-point deficit against the Buccaneers — the biggest comeback in franchise history — Washington gave away an onside kick, Cousins had an early interception, his receivers dropped seven passes and Matt Jones fumbled the ball away.
"Nope. Not at all," defensive back Will Blackmon said.
STILL IN THE HUNT: Despite the loss, Gruden talked about his team still being in the race in the mediocre NFC East.
"At the midway point of the season we're 3-5 and a game out — and that's a fact,Adidas Hockey Jerseys Cheap," Gruden said.
"Every week is tough to be in a hole, but we know this team is a great football team and they've earned it for a long time," Cousins said. "When you give them turnovers ... you are giving a good team a chance to put you away. We had said all week, there is less room for error this week as an offense."
MOVING THE LINE: The Patriots activated only six offensive linemen for the game because of injuries, and then lost Vollmer. But the reshuffled line managed to block its way to the team's best running performance of the season.
Here's what passes for bad news in New England this season:
The Patriots picked up 161 yards rushing on 37 carries — both season-highs — even without Lewis.
Edelman caught an 8-yard TD pass on New England's opening drive, then the Patriots pulled off a surprise onside kick. That drive stalled when Edelman fumbled, but on Washington's first snap, Kirk Cousins' pass bounced off Pierre Garcon and was intercepted by Logan Ryan.
Here are some other things we learned from Sunday's game:
New England then marched down the field to make it 14-0.
FOXBOROUGH,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, Mass. (AP) — In an easy victory over Washington,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the New England Patriots might have seen the biggest threat to their chances for another 16-0 season.
"It's awful. I mean, he's one of your brothers," Edelman said. "All you can do is send good vibes his way, and hope everything will be all right."
"We've had a lot of guys shuffling in and out of the game plan," said LeGarrette Blount, who ran for 129 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 29 carries. "But we didn't miss a beat because that's how we prepare around here."
But the injuries are piling up.
BAD STARTS: It's one thing to fall behind Tampa Bay 24-0. It's another to spot the Patriots a big lead.
"I just felt like we never had the ball in the first quarter," Washington coach Jay Gruden said. "I just never felt like we got in a rhythm."
STALLED OFFENSE: Washington (3-5) managed just 15 total yards in the first. Cousins finished 22 for 40 for 217 yards and led Washington to just a second-quarter field goal before hitting Jordan Reed on a 3-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds left.
The Patriots (8-0) still rolled to their 11th consecutive win dating back to last year's playoffs,Cheap NBA Jerseys China.
"Our guys are better than that," said Cousins, who fell to 5-12 as the starting quarterback. "It's encouraging to know that today was more of a fluke than a norm."
Tom Brady threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, but he also had his second interception of the season. New England also lost a fumble at home for the first time since 2013 and lost the coin toss for just the seventh time in their last 26 games. |
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