Patriots-Dolphins Stock Watch: Gonzalez, Gibson among few bright spots

Patriots-Dolphins Stock Watch: Gonzalez, Gibson among few bright spots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots suffered their fourth consecutive loss Sunday in their Week 5 game against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium.

The Dolphins, who were playing without injured quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, escaped Foxboro with a 15-10 victory. The Patriots offense failed to score more than one touchdown for the fourth time in five games, and this unit’s 12.4 points per game average ranks 31st out of 32 teams.

The defense played well enough to win, but similar to last season, the offense just didn’t hold up its end of the bargain.

Who stood out as silver linings in Sunday’s defeat, and who deserves blame in defeat? Our Patriots Insiders Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry covered both fronts during the “Stock Watch” segment on the Patriots Talk Podcast, in which they highlight players who thrived (Stock Up) and players who fell short of expectations (Stock Down).

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Here are Curran and Perry’s “Stock Up” and “Stock Down” selections for Week 5:

Stock Up

Christian Gonzalez, Cornerback

Gonzalez was matched up against Dolphins star wideout Tyreek Hill for most of Sunday and did a very good job. He also tallied his first interception of the season, setting up a short field for the Patriots that they capitalized on for their only touchdown of the game in the first quarter.

Perry: “He had a key interception, helped set them up for that score. I thought he did a really nice job. There was a throw in the end zone intended for Tyreek Hill that he almost picked. There was another throw to the end zone that Hill caught out of bounds because I think, in part, Gonzalez did a good job getting an angle on him.”

Antonio Gibson, Running back

Gibson started at running back and picked up 56 rushing yards on six carries (8.7 per attempt), along…

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Publish date : 2024-10-07 19:05:58

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