But it was a good growth game for us, ultimately helped us down the road.” ▪ On the last trip to Lambeau, a 26-21 defeat in 2014, before the Patriots went on to win the Super Bowl: “It was a back-and-forth game with the Packers, and in the end they made a few more plays in the fourth quarter than we did. Here are a few quotes from Bill Belichick’s pregame interview on 98.5 The Sports Hub: The rookie corner forced a fumble in the first quarter, then read Rodgers like a book to jump Allen Lazard’s out route and hand New England the lead with a pick-6.īill Belichick’s pregame thoughts - 4:03 p.m. ▪ Most importantly: what a half for Jack Jones. The Packers have 88 yards on 13 attempts, not what New England wants from its run defense, but much of that success was limited to one drive. ▪ Rodgers is 4 for 11 with 44 yards and a pick on the day Belichick and the defense couldn’t have hoped for better. So few easy completions for Rodgers thus far. The Packers got whatever they want on the ground on their second drive, but the Patriots have completely limited them otherwise. ▪ Packers leaders: Rodgers: 4 for 11, 44 yards, interception Jones: 7 carries, 55 yards Lazard: 3 catches, 43 yards. ▪ Patriots leaders: Zappe: 6 for 10, 31 yards, fumble Harris: 9 carries, 38 yards Agholor: 2 catches, 25 yards. Some notes as the Patriots take a surprise lead into the locker room. ”I’ll have to look at the film, I don’t know.” He also did not have much to say about offensive linemen Marcus Cannon, who played a key role in the team moving the ball on the ground in the second half. That was a big play at the end of the half.” Jack made some good plays, and there are some things he can work on, like everyone, like all of us. ”We’ll look at the film, see how it goes. He didn’t have much to add on Jack Jones, who had a strip and fumble recovery, followed by a pick-6 that swung the game in New England’s favor in the first half. That was about all for a rather curt and frustrated coach, who had little to say after nearly notching a huge win on the road. ”I thought he competed well,” Belichick said. He’s a great, great player and he made some great plays, and ultimately that’s the difference in the game.”īelichick had some light praise for rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe, who stepped in unexpectedly for his debut and came within fine margins of upsetting the future Hall of Famer at Lambeau. “Again, in the end, Rodgers was too good. ”There were some good things out there,” Belichick said of his defense. The Patriots defense did what they could, but it wasn’t quite enough against one of the best to ever do it. “He got an opportunity today and stepped up in a big way.” ”I think the consistency of coming in every day to work and watching two guys in front of - Mac, who got thrown in the fire right away, and Hoyer, a true veteran who does everything right, knows a lot of things - I think he’s doing a great job of learning from those guys,” McCourty said. Zappe has some great resources in Foxborough Jones has been through it as a rookie starter, and Hoyer’s been through just about everything. “Not a ton of reps, no game reps since the preseason, but even in the preseason against the Giants, with all the blitzes and everything they threw at him, he showed great poise and composure and I thought he did the same thing tonight.” ”You don’t think about what the third-string quarterback’s doing until he has to play, but his consistency, coming in each day, working when he gets reps with the offense, working with the scout team, doing what he has to do to improve, he’s done that since he got here,” McCourty said. I know that was tough.”Ĭaptain Devin McCourty had some praise both for Zappe’s work on Sunday and his work behind the scenes since landing in New England. I think he did a really good job commanding the huddle. Everyone kind of settled down, and we got going there. ”We started his first drive in the NFL backed up in Lambeau Field, that’s pretty tough.
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