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Hoyer: Three keys to Pats victory over Seahawks in Week 2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots’ 2024 season got off to a surprisingly promising start with their upset win over the Cincinnati Bengals. They’ll hope to carry their momentum into Sunday when they welcome the Seattle Seahawks to Gillette Stadium.
If they continue to follow their former quarterback Brian Hoyer’s keys to victory, they’ll have a good shot at improving to 2-0.
Last week on “The Gameplan,” Hoyer identified three keys to upsetting the Bengals: protect the football, establish the run game, and handle Cincinnati’s pass rush. New England accomplished all three by winning the turnover battle, feeding running back Rhamondre Stevenson, and allowing only one sack.
So, what are the keys to taking down the Seahawks? Allow Hoyer to explain…
1. Ball security
“We’ve got to keep a good thing going,” Hoyer said. “Ball security. That’s always number one offensively and it becomes redundant. But I think it played such a huge part in the game last week. The Patriots, zero turnovers. The Bengals had two. So, we talked about it: a plus-two turnover ratio equals about an 83 percent chance of winning the game.
“So as long as you’re not giving the other team the ball, you’re always going to be in the game when it comes down to the end of it. So as long as we’re going on a winning streak, let’s stick with this as number one.”
2. Know your opponent
“This is a huge one,” Hoyer said. “Know your opponent. And that seems really simple, but in reality, the Patriots are playing a Seattle team who they very rarely play. The last time the Patriots played the Seahawks was in 2020. It was COVID year, Cam Newton was the quarterback, I was on the team.
“A lot’s changed since then. There’s gonna be fans in the stands. It’s the home opener. But they also have a new coach and a lot of new players. And ultimately, each week when you’re going to break down a defense, you kind of figure out who their big three…
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Publish date : 2024-09-11 23:31:29
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