Draft:2020 Tennessee Titans-New England Patriots game
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| Date | January 4th, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kickoff time | 8:25 P.M. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | New England by 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John Hussey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 65,878 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson | ||||||||||||||||||
On January 4th, 2020, the Tennessee Titans defeated the New England Patriots 20-13[1] in Tom Brady's final game as a New England Patriot, with his last pass being a pick-six by former Patriot Logan Ryan. [2] This marked the end of the Brady-Belichick era as Tom Brady would sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 17th, 2020[3].
Coming out as the super bowl champions, the Patriots started strong with an 8-0 record before losing to the eventual #1 seed Ravens who went 14-2.[4] The Titans on the other hand had started 2-4 and benched Marcus Mariota. This led to a big turn around with the titans ending 7-3 and making the playoffs as the 6th seed. New England had a chance to get a bye as the #2 seed but failed to after a shocking loss against the Dolphins at home in week 17. [5] With this loss, they tied the Chiefs for the #2 seed, but since the Chiefs defeated the Patriots in a controversial week 14 game [6], Kansas City had the #2 seed and the Patriots were #3 and so New England would face #6 Tennessee at Gillette Stadium.
There were major rumors before this game as many speculated that after the 2019 season, Brady would leave New England. Brady's new contract had a provision that prevented the Patriots from retaining his rights via a franchise or transition tag. Many also thought that their relationship was strained as apparently the conditions under Belichick became "brutal".
Derrick Henry had a breakout season with 1,540 rushing yards making him the NFL Rushing King. This would prove pivotal as he would rush for 182 yards with 1 touchdown. The Patriots' poor offense would cost them the game as the Vrabel burned the clock using a loophole that Belichick discovered against the Jets in Week 7.
References
[edit]- ^ "Titans 20-13 Patriots (Jan 4, 2020) Final Score". ESPN.
- ^ "Remembering Tom Brady's final pass as a Patriot — a pick-six". The Sporting News.
- ^ "'Hungry' Tom Brady officially signs with Buccaneers (Mar 20, 2020) Final Score". ESPN.
- ^ "Lamar Jackson Outduels Tom Brady as Ravens Hand Patriots 1st Loss of Season". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "NFL round-up: Patriots passed by Chiefs for bye after shock Dolphins loss". The Guardian.
- ^ "Referee explains N'Keal Harry's non-touchdown call in Patriots loss to Chiefs, Tom Brady comments". CBS SPORTS.