Welcome to Week Seven! Our Week Seven Live Blog is back and ready for the Patriots to get back to their winning ways against the talented San Francisco 49ers. Can the Patriots get back on track and get their offense going? It comes down to one thing- the offensive line, which is healthy today for the first time in three weeks. The 49ers are banged up, but they’re loaded with athletes, so New England better bring their A-game. We also get to see the return of Jimmy G to Foxborough, which could be a preview if his fortunes don’t improve with the 49ers. We are 12 minutes from kickoff, so like I always say- hit the bathroom, grab your food and drinks, and open up that tab to the Week Seven Live Blog!
FIRST QUARTER
15:00- The Patriots will kickoff and put their defense to the test to start the game. Jimmy G is on his way onto the field…1st & 10
14:52- Wilson runs for a tough three; 2nd & 7…
14:20- Wilson runs for four more, 3rd & 3…
13:37- Jimmy G rips through two tackles for the 1st down. That can’t happen. 1st & 10…
13:00- Kittle gains seven on the catch; 2nd & 3…
12:16- Samuel with the catch and run for 22; 1st & 10…
11:38- Kittle for 15 more and the Niners are threatening; 1st & 10…
11:10- Good run defense, gain of two; 2nd & 8…
10:24- Samuel catches and runs for 15 more; 1st & Goal…
9:56- Touchdown, 49ers. Wilson takes it in to give the Niners the first score of the game. Deebo Samuel and George Kittle, the two guys that worried me the most going into the game just tore the defense a new one. 49ers 7, Patriots 0
9:51- Harris runs for four; 2nd & 6…
9:17- Harry gains six on the short comeback route and a first down; 1st & 10…
8:56- Harris runs for three; 2nd & 7…
8:27- Newton holds the ball too long then escapes for a gain of four; 3rd & 3…
7:49- White with the catch but gains just one; 4th & 2 and the Patriots are forced to punt…
7:06- Good run defense again from the front seven; Thurman with the tackle; 2nd & 12…
6:29- Good coverage, a gain of just one for Thomas; 3rd & 11…
5:54- One of the Patriots’ early-season issues arises again- 3rd & long. A gain of 15 by Kittle over Gilmore; 1st & 10…
5:18- SACK! Lawrence Guy feeds off the blitz because his blocker saw the A-gap blitz; 2nd & 17…
4:28- Ayiuk picks up 19; 1st & 10…
3:56- Wilson runs for four; 2nd & 6…
3:19- Samuel on the end-around for four; 3rd & 2…
2:35- Holding makes it 3rd & 12…
2:04- INTERCEPTION!! Devin McCourty makes the play but the great return was negated because of a dumb 15-yard penalty. 1st & 10, Patriots…
1:56- Wide-open Damiere Byrd missed by Newton but the Patriots are bailed out because Newton got hit low; 1st & 10…
1:52- Burkhead runs for five; 2nd & 5…
1:27- Newton runs for five; 1st & 10…
1:03- Newton for four more on the read-option; 2nd & 6…
:42- Burkhead runs for two; 3rd & 4…
:00- Harry with the drop on a route where he was two yards short of the markers as the Patriots offense continues to look like hot garbage. That’s the end of one from Foxborough; 49ers 7, Patriots 0
SECOND QUARTER
15:00- FIELD GOAL, PATRIOTS! Folk connects from 40 yards out and the Patriots are on the board. It is good to get some points off the turnover, but the majority of it came off a 15-yard penalty. They need to figure this out. 49ers 7, Patriots 3
14:43- Wilson runs for 14; 1st & 10…
14:09- Wilson runs for nine more; 2nd & 1…
13:29- Gain of one and the 1st down; 1st & 10 from the SF 44…
12:44- Wilson runs for four more; 2nd & 6…offsides on Bentley. Dumb penalty, 2nd & 1…
11:44- Wilson for five; 1st & 10…
11:02- Ayiuk runs for 20 on the jet sweep; 1st & 10…
10:18- Drop, 2nd & 10…
10:12- Samuel runs for eight but the Niners are called for holding; 2nd & 20…
9:43- Wilson gains seven on the catch; 3rd & 13…
9:05- Shaky Jimmy again on the blitz; he wants no part of getting hit. Gould comes in and connects from 41 yards out to give the Niners the one-touchdown lead once again. Good job getting off the field with just the field goal, but the offense hasn’t shown much of anything so who knows if it will matter. They need to try something to get into a rhythm offensively. 49ers 10, Patriots 3
9:00- The Patriots will begin the series at their own 28; 1st & 10…
8:46- Interception, 49ers. Just a horrendous throw by Newton. I really don’t know what to say at this point; I don’t know where the Newton from Week One through Three went, but he is a mess right now. The Niners have good field position again. 1st & 10…
8:23- Kittle for 10; 1st & 10…
8:03- Wilson for 12 more as he tears through the Patriots exhausted defense; 1st & 10…
7:19- Wilson runs for six more and the Patriots defense needs a breather; 2nd & 4…
6:39- Samuel runs for three and Lawrence Guy, the Patriots’ best defensive lineman, is down. Not good, any of this mess out here. 3rd & 1…
6:23- Touchdown, 49ers. Jusezczyk hammers it in from one yard out. Extra point is no good; 49ers 16, Patriots 3
6:14- Olszewski fumbled but the Patriots recover; 1st & 10…
6:08- Harris drags the defense for three; 2nd & 7…
5:27- Johnson with the catch, fumble, and recovery. 3rd & 5, and this is UUUUUUGLY.
4:50- Newton…I have no words. That throw was just awful Into the ground, never had a chance. He just doesn’t look right. The Patriots will punt…again.
4:34- Ayiuk for 14 more; 1st & 10…
3:54- Wilson for five but a flag at the end will back them up ten and replay first down; 1st & 20…
3:22- Hasty for 17; 1st & 10…
2:42- Hasty runs for 20 more; 1st & 10…
2:08- Wilson runs for four more; he has 76 yards on 14 carries. 1st & 10, 49ers as we reach the two-minute warning. 49ers 16, Patriots 3
2:00- Samuel gains seven on the catch; 1st & 10…
1:47- Samuel for 12 more on the catch and run; 1st & 10…
:57- Touchdown, 49ers. Wilson takes it off-tackle to the right side and the Patriots were simply man-handled. The Niners open up a 20 point lead. This is not easy to watch for Patriots fans. 49ers 23, Patriots 3
:54- The Patriots offense will begin their series at the 25 and Newton hits Meyers for 25…penalty. UGH. This is tough to watch right now. That was their best play of the game, and that was their FIRST offensive penalty.
:37- Newton hits him again, and the Patriots have their best two plays of the game; 1st & 10…
:14- Interception, 49ers. Then the Patriots don’t try hard enough on the tackle and the Niners are setup at the NE 45. This is gross.
:06- Garoppolo avoids the sack but the pass has no chance; 2nd & 10…
:00- INTERCEPTION, PATRIOTS!! J.C. Jackson makes the play to end an ugly half of football (if you are a Patriots fan.) 49ers 23, Patriots 3
HALFTIME
14:51- Harris runs for six; 2nd & 4…
14:24- Harris runs for 12 more; let’s go. 1st & 10…
13:56- Newton makes the throw to Meyers for a gain of 20 more; a good play. 1st & 10…
13:22- Harris with the catch and run for 12; 1st & 10…
12:52- Newton misses the read on the blitz; 2nd & 17…
12:16- Meyers runs for three after slipping on the jet sweep; 3rd & 14…
11:28- Newton escapes pressure but gains just five; 4th & 9…
10:53- FIELD GOAL, PATRIOTS!! Folk connects from 41 and the Patriots score on their opening drive. They need to get the ball to Harris and Meyers as much as possible because they are the only guys showing burst. 49ers 23, Patriots 6
9:56- Another big play for Ayiuk; 1st & 10…
9:16- Wilson runs for 10 more; 1st & 10…
8:30- Samuel for six on the catch; that guy is a load to tackle. 2nd & 4…
8:05- Ayiuk with the gain of 38 on the pick play; 1st & Goal…
7:32- Touchdown, 49ers. Wilson got injured at the end of the play when he got his ankle rolled up on. 49ers 30, Patriots 6
7:18- Gain of 16 by Meyers; 1st & 10…
6:58- Newton has to fend off pass rushers and throw it away; 2nd & 10…
6:54- Newton hits Meyers for 11 more; good throw. 1st & 10…
6:23- Dalton Keene with his 1st career catch for eight; 2nd & 2…
5:57- Cam keeps it for a gain of five; 1st & 10…
5:22- Burkhead for three; 2nd & 7…
5:00- Newton throws another interception, this time off a deflection. Stidham is warming up.
3:54- Jusyzczyk with the catch for 15; 1st & 10…
3:07- Gain of six; 2nd & 4…
2:22- Hasty for five more; 1st & 10…
1:33- Hasty for nine; 2nd & 1…
:45- Juszczyk for two; 1st & 10…
:00- That is the end of three. Newton has three picks and has been benched, the defense has been on the field basically the entire day and also had rough moments on 3rd & long, and you add all that up and have the current score: 49ers 30, Patriots 6
FOURTH QUARTER
15:00- Gain of two; 3rd & 8…
14:08- Samuel runs for one and gets hurt on the play as he is holding his knee. 4th & 7…
13:27- Field goal, 49ers. 49ers 33, Patriots 6
13:21- Stidham will get his chance; 1st & 10…
13:!3- Harris runs for seven on the toss left; 2nd & 3…
12:49- Harris runs for 10 more; 1st & 10…
12:06- Harris runs for six more; 2nd & 4…
11:35- Meyers for seven and the 1st down; 1st & 10…
10:35- Burkhead for three; 2nd & 7…
9:23- Interception, 49ers. Stidham, Newton, it doesn’t matter, they simply stink today. The Niners take over again. This is the worst game in Foxborough in two decades.
8:32- No gain on the run, 3rd & 8…
7:46- Kittle for 11; 1st & 10…
6:59- Nine more on the ground; 2nd & 1…
5:25- Hasty for two; 2nd & 8…
3:54- Loss of one and the Niners will punt; 4th & 9…
FINAL SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 33, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 6
As always, thank you for being with is for today’s game. Clearly the Patriots are going through some tough times, and as you can see I am going to call it as I see it. What I see right now is a team completely lost offensively and a defense that can’t consistently stop the run or get stops on 3rd down, specifically 3rd and long. It doesn’t get any easier next week as the Patriots travel to Buffalo to take on the Bills in an game that could honestly decide if they haven a chance to make the playoffs. Right now they are playing like a team destined for the top five of the draft, but we have seen two different teams in 2020. Who will show up in Buffalo next Sunday at 1pm?
We shall see.
