Alex Barth

✍🏻&🗣️ Boston Sports for @985TheSportsHub | Co-Host @Patriots Catch-22 Podcast & @CLNSMedia Patriots Beat Podcast | Always #BostonStrong

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🏈Defense gets in its own way

🏈Trend-breaker for the offense

🏈Quiet game for wide receivers

🏈Which rookies shined

5 takeaways from Patriots-Bears @985TheSportsHub https://t.co/iq1F6Z9gVT

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@TheSituAsian508 I'm going to need to know who else to consider from the Revs

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Felger learns what "cap" means.

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The Patriots offense played a season-low 54 snaps.
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Four and a half hours today on @FelgerAndMazz!

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I love hearing @RealAlexBarth after Patriots games. The best in the business.

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Filling in on @FelgerAndMazz today, 2-6:30. Patriots reaction, and we're at Hurricane's at the Garden ahead of the Celtics' season opener.

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PFF updates its numbers and it was actually 17 missed tackles last night.

Players with multiple...
Marcus Jones: 6
Charles Woods: 3
Robert Spillane: 2

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PFF had the Patriots with 16 missed tackles tonight, their most in a game since last year's Super Bowl

Their previous season high was 8, last week.

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Patriots Drop COMPETITIVE Thursday Night Game Against Bears | Patriots Beat https://t.co/wfm7vts202

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📈 Rhamondre Stevenson, Hunter Henry
📉 Drake Maye, Christian Elliss

Get the full Ups & Downs from last night ⬇️
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What Mike Vrabel had to say about the Patriots' tackling woes against the Bears @985TheSportsHub https://t.co/glmqYjDcGH

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For the late crowd: 5 takeaways from the Patriots' loss to the Bears @985TheSportsHub https://t.co/iq1F6Z8J6l

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Patriots come up short in Chicago @985TheSportsHub https://t.co/j7mtrZcuxV

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Coming into Thursday night the Patriots were averaging needing an even 6.0 yards to go on 3rd downs this year - the third-shortest in the NFL.

That number jumped to 7.57 yards to go per 3rd down against the Bears. They finished the game 2-of-7 on 3rd downs.

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The Patriots held the Bears to 4-of-12 on 3rd downs tonight, but those 3rd down conversions included...

-3rd & 17 screen TD late in the second quarter
-3rd & 11 in the fourth quarter
-3rd & 9 in the fourth quarter after a penalty backed up a 3rd & 1

Backbreakers.

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Drake Maye on the Patriots adjusting to the Bears' blitz: "First of all, get in third and more manageable."

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Drake Maye asked if he feels like this is a game the Patriots "should have won"

"I think it's hard to say. Shoulda, woulda, coulda. I'm proud of the guys for the effort. I think we did some good things, we've got a lot of stuff to clean up."

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Mike Vrabel asked about the Will Campbell false start penalty late in the game: "I don't know. I'm not in very good favor with the officiating department, so I probably shouldn't say anything."

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Mike Vrabel confirms the coaches told Cory Durden to jump offsides late in the game.

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Mike Vrabel on Drake Maye tonight: "He gave us a chance. He competed. I know he'd like to have that throw back to Eli [Raridon]...he'll learn from it like he always does. I'm glad he's ours."

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Tonight was the Patriots' first game not forcing a turnover on defense since the season opener.