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Bill Belichick not second-guessing aggressive fourth down attempts in Patriots Week 1 loss to Eagle |
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The find themselves beginning the 2023 season 0-1 after falling at home to the on Sunday. By looking at this matchup from 10,000 feet in the air, New England losing to a team that was just in the a season ago isn't that surprising. That said, as this game unfolded, a victory was well within their grasp.After digging themselves into Charles Oakley Jersey a 16-0 hole, the Patriots clawed their way back within striking distance thanks to a 14-0 run before the half. By the time the fourth quarter had come along, Philadelphia had tacked on six more points and Bill Belichick was faced with a decision to Muggsy Bogues Jersey make with his team down 25-14 and the ball sitting at the Philadelphia 17-yard line with 9:32 to play in regulation. Instead of opting for the field goal, Belichick left his offense on the field, but the unit was not able to convert and turned the ball over on downs.An ensuing touchdown on the Patriots' following po se sion then cut the Philly lead to just five and, a couple of drives later, the Patriots again were faced with a fourth-down attempt deep in Eagles territory, which they failed to convert. Had Belichick kicked a field goal instead of that first fourth-down attempt, however, New England could have been able to line up for Malachi Flynn Jersey a game-winning field goal with le s than 30 seconds left in regulation instead of needing to pa s on fourth-and-11. The Patriots also failed to convert a fourth-and-17 on their second to last po se sion of the night but were out of field goal range in that scenario. Naturally, Belichick was asked about that decision to be aggre sive on fourth down following the contest."Made the best decision we could at the time," he said. "Didn't know we would be down there multiple times. Six minutes to go in the OG Anunoby Jersey game. I don't know. If we had kicked it, I'm sure you would be asking why didn't we go for it." Belichick Paul Watson Jersey is likely correct in his a se sment that whichever way he decided to go on fourth down would be scrutinized, but most advanced analytics would have also suggested for him to go for it on fourth down, so it's hard to blame the decision-making proce s. And while there are no moral victories in the , it is notable that the Patriots were able to hang in there down to the wire against one of the elite teams in the league. | ||
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