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The Patriots have lost one of their best players for the season.

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2024 Season Overview

Next GameNext Game	09/19/2024 8:15 PM EST
Next OpponentNext Opponent	NYJ New York Jets
Standing (Division)Division Rank	2nd AFC East
WinsWins	1
LossesLosses	0
DrawsDraws	0
PPGPoints per Game	16
OPPGOpponent Points per Game	10
Head CoachHead Coach	Jerod Mayo

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Ja'Whaun Bentley

NE Linebacker #8

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Patriots placed LB Ja’Whaun Bentley (pectoral) on injured reserve.

Bentley was a mainstay in the Patriots’ linebacking corps, amassing more than 100 tackles in each of the previous three seasons in addition to being a defensive captain. It’s a massive blow to a Patriots team that derives its identity from the defensive side of the ball. Bentley departed from the team’s Week 2 game against the Seahawks with what was then being called a shoulder injury, although further testing revealed the torn pectoral. Bentley was playing the 2024 season on the first year of a new two-year contract that that keeps him tied to the Patriots through 2025, although the team does have an out at the end of this season $5.5 million in cap space.
K.J. Osborn

NE Wide Receiver #2

K.J. Osborn caught 1-of-2 targets for seven yards in the Patriots’ Week 2 overtime loss to the Seahawks.

Osborn now has four grabs for 28 yards in two games. Osborn will undoubtedly pop up for the occasional five-catch game, but it’s not worth trying to predict when in this highly-limited offense.
DeMario Douglas

NE Wide Receiver #3

Patriots WR DeMario Douglas was not targeted in New England’s Week 2 overtime loss to the Seahawks.

“Pop” now has four targets through two games, something coach Jerod Mayo said has to change. “He’s one of our most explosive players, and that’s on us as coaches to put it together,” Mayo said. He’s correct, though the upside might be even more limited than expected in this arch-conservative offense. Douglas is looking safe to cut loose in most 12-team re-draft leagues.
Antonio Gibson

NE Running Back #4

Antonio Gibson rushed 11 times for 96 yards in the Patriots’ Week 2 overtime loss to the Seahawks, adding a seven-yard reception.

The 96 yards rushing were the fifth most of Gibson’s career. 45 came on a “something out of nothing” toss play where Gibson broke several tackles. Awesome stuff, but he still got out-touched 23-12 by Rhamondre Stevenson. Gibson seems ready to slot in for 8-10 change-of-pace handles most weeks. Week 3 against the Jets profiles as an awful offensive environment for the entire team.
Ja'Lynn Polk

NE Wide Receiver #1

Ja’Lynn Polk caught 2-of-3 targets for 12 yards in the Patriots’ Week 2 overtime loss to the Seahawks.

Polk’s five-yard score in the first quarter —he caught an end zone dart from Jacoby Brissett in Julian Love’s coverage — seemed to presage a bigger day after Polk’s 1/6 NFL debut in Week 1. Instead, he got out-targeted 12-3 by Hunter Henry as Brissett attempted only 27 passes. There just isn’t much room for passing-game production in this limited, short-handed offense, and that very much includes for Week 3 against the Jets’ Sauce Gardner and company.
Hunter Henry

NE Tight End #85

Hunter Henry caught 8-of-12 targets for 109 yards in the Patriots’ Week 2 overtime loss to the Seahawks.

Henry’s first 100-yard game in five years was just the second of his career. On an afternoon where the Patriots rushed for 185 yards while throwing for 149, Henry flirted with a 50 percent target share. Bonkers stuff after he went 2/18 in Week 1, and undoubtedly something of a matchup-based fluke vs. the Seahawks. Still, we now know this is in Henry’s range of outcomes in this short-handed offense. He will be climbing up the TE2 ranks heading into Week 3 against the Jets. Jacoby Brissett will have a hard time throwing the ball in that one.
Rhamondre Stevenson

NE Running Back #38

Rhamondre Stevenson rushed 21 times for 81 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ Week 2 overtime loss to the Seahawks, adding two receptions for nine yards.

Stevenson had a little more help than he did in Week 1 — Hunter Henry randomly erupted for 8/109 — but he remained the focal point of the Pats’ limited offense. He’s now up to 51 touches through two games even with Antonio Gibson popping up for 11/96 on the ground this afternoon. That’s probably a little something to monitor going forward, but Stevenson maintains clear touches-based RB2 appeal heading into Week 3 @ the Jets.
Jacoby Brissett

NE Quarterback #7

Jacoby Brissett completed 15-of-27 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ 23-20, Week 2 overtime loss to the Seahawks.

Brissett added two rushes for six yards. He also took three sacks for 24 yards, giving him 125 yards net passing. It was another thoroughly mediocre performance with a limited supporting cast, only this one in an overtime defeat instead of a victory. This is going to be about both the floor and ceiling for molasses-slow Brissett with this receiver group. He will be far from streaming relevance for Week 3 against the Jets.
Ja'Whaun Bentley

NE Linebacker #8

Patriots MLB Ja’Whaun Bentley was forced from New England’s Week 2 game against the Seahawks with a shoulder injury and will not return.

The Patriots’ defensive play-caller went down early in the first quarter and was ruled out after halftime. He has been replaced by Jahlani Tavai.
Kayshon Boutte

NE Wide Receiver #9

Patriots declared WR Kayshon Boutte, LB Curtis Jacobs, QB Joe Milton III, OT Demontrey Jacobs, and G Sidy Sow inactive for Week 2 against the Seahawks.

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