C4 Sports The Boston Globe FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Pro football
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. Where: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. TV, radio: CBS, WBZ-FM (98.5) Line: Patriots by 18½NEW ENGLAND (1-0) at MIAMI (0-1)
DOLPHINS TEAM STATISTICS
PASSING
Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD Int.
R.Fitzpatrick..........29 14 48.3 185 1 1
Rosen........................3 1 33.3 5 0 1
TEAM......................32 15 46.9 190 1 2
OPPONENTS.......... 26 23 88.5 379 60
RUSHING
Att. Yds. Avg. Lg TD
Drake.......................... 4 12 3.0 9 0
R.Fitzpatrick.............. 18 8.0 80
Walton........................ 1 1 1.0 1 0
A.Wilson..................... 1 1 1.0 1 0
Ballage....................... 5 -1 -0.2 6 0
TEAM........................ 12 21 1.8 9 0
OPPONENTS............ 46 265 5.8 60 2
RECEIVING
No. Yds. Avg. Lg TD
D.Parker..................... 3 75 25.0 49 0
Gesicki........................ 2 31 15.5 26 0
Williams..................... 3 24 8.0 11 1
Hurns.......................... 1 22 22.0 22 0
Drake.......................... 2 15 7.5 10 0
Ballage....................... 1 13 13.0 13 0
A.Wilson..................... 2 13 6.5 12 0
Grant .......................... 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0
TEAM........................ 15 190 12.7 49 1
OPPONENTS............ 23 379 16.5 83 6
SCORING
TD TD TD TD
Tot. Ru. Rc. Rt. XP FG Pts.
Williams................1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Sanders.................0 0 0 0 1 1 4
TEAM.....................1 0 1 0 1 1 10
OPPONENTS.........8 2 6 0 8 1 59
FIELD GOALS
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Sanders..............0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1
TEAM..................0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1
OPP.....................0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0
DEFENSE
Tackles
Tot. Solo Ast. Sacks FF PD
Rowe.....................11 9 2 0.0 0 0
Baker......................9 2 7 0.0 0 0
Aikens.....................6 3 3 0.0 0 0
M.Fitzpatrick.........5 3 2 0.0 0 0
Moss.......................5 0 5 0.0 0 0
Jones.......................5 4 1 0.0 0 0
Eguavoen...............5 2 3 0.5 0 0
Howard ..................5 2 3 0.0 0 0
Godchaux...............5 3 2 0.0 0 0
Ledbetter...............4 1 3 0.5 0 0
Jenkins ...................4 3 1 0.0 0 0
McMillan................4 1 3 0.0 0 0
Wilkins ...................4 2 2 0.0 0 0
McCain...................3 2 1 0.0 0 0
C.Harris..................2 1 1 0.0 0 0
Grant.......................1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Crawford................1 0 1 0.0 0 0
Wiltz .......................1 0 1 0.0 0 0
TEAM....................80 39 41 1.0 0 0
OPPONENTS........31 25 6 3.0 0 0
INTERCEPTIONS
No. Yds. Avg. Lg TD
TEAM.......................... 0 0 0.0 0 0
OPPONENTS.............. 2 14 7.0 14 0
PUNTING
Inside
No. Yds. Avg. 20 Lg
Haack..........................6 322 53.7 2 58
TEAM...........................6 322 53.7 2 58
OPPONENTS...............1 56 56.0 1 56
PUNT RETURNS
No. FC Yds. Avg. Lg TD
Grant ......................1 0 0 0.0 0 0
TEAM......................1 0 0 0.0 0 0
OPPONENTS..........2 2 29 14.5 15 0
KICKOFF RETURNS
No. Yds. Avg. Lg TD
Grant............................3 59 19.7 23 0
TEAM ...........................3 59 19.7 23 0
OPPONENTS ...............1 9 9.0 9 0
FUMBLES
Own
Tot. Lost rec.
Grant............................................ 1 1 0
TEAM............................................ 1 1 0
OPPONENTS................................ 0 0 0
SCORE BY QUARTERS
1 2 3 4 OT Tot.
TEAM....................0 10 0 0 0 10
OPPONENTS......21 21 10 7 0 59PATRIOTS TEAM STATISTICS
PASSING
Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD Int.
Brady......................36 24 66.7 341 3 0
Edelman................... 11 100.0 32 00
TEAM......................37 25 67.6 373 3 0
OPPONENTS..........47 27 57.4 276 0 1
RUSHING
Att. Yds. Avg. Lg TD
Burkhead................... 8 44 5.5 11 0
White.......................... 4 26 6.5 9 0
Michel ...................... 15 14 0.9 5 0
Edelman..................... 1 8 8.0 8 0
Bolden........................ 1 7 7.0 7 0
TEAM........................ 29 99 3.4 11 0
OPPONENTS............ 13 32 2.5 7 0
RECEIVING
No. Yds.Avg. Lg TD
Dorsett II.................... 4 95 23.8 58 2
Edelman..................... 6 83 13.8 24 0
Gordon ....................... 3 73 24.3 44 1
White.......................... 5 56 11.2 32 0
Burkhead................... 5 41 8.2 17 0
Meyers....................... 1 22 22.0 22 0
Izzo ............................. 1 3 3.0 3 0
TEAM........................ 25 373 14.9 58 3
OPPONENTS............ 27 276 10.2 45 0
SCORING
TD TD TD TD
Tot. Ru. Rc. Rt. XP FG Pts.
Gostkowski...........0 0 0 0 3 4 15
Dorsett II...............2 0 2 0 0 0 12
Gordon ..................1 0 1 0 0 0 6
TEAM.....................3 0 3 0 3 4 33
OPPONENTS.........0 0 0 0 0 1 3
FIELD GOALS
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Gostkowski .......0/0 1/1 2/2 1/1 0/0
TEAM..................0/0 1/1 2/2 1/1 0/0
OPP.....................1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
DEFENSE
Tackles
Tot.SoloAst.Sacks FF PD
J.McCourty ............7 6 1 0.0 0 3
D.McCourty ...........6 5 1 0.0 0 2
Hightower..............6 6 0 0.0 0 0
Gilmore ..................6 4 2 0.0 0 0
Chung.....................6 4 2 0.0 0 1
Collins Sr. ..............6 6 0 0.0 0 0
Bentley...................3 2 1 0.0 0 0
Jones.......................3 2 1 0.0 0 2
Guy..........................2 0 2 0.0 0 0
Simon .....................2 0 2 0.0 0 1
Wise Jr. ..................1 1 0 1.0 1 0
Jackson ..................1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Calhoun..................1 0 1 0.0 0 0
Winovich................1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Shelton...................1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Harmon..................1 0 1 0.0 0 0
TEAM....................53 39 14 1.0 0 0
OPPONENTS........68 50 18 1.0 0 0
INTERCEPTIONS
No. Yds. Avg. Lg TD
D.McCourty ............... 1 0 0.0 0 0
TEAM.......................... 1 0 0.0 0 0
OPPONENTS.............. 0 0 0.0 0 0
PUNTING
Inside
No. Yds. Avg. 20 Lg
Bailey ..........................3 123 41.0 1 53
TEAM...........................3 123 41.0 1 53
OPPONENTS...............5 228 45.6 2 58
PUNT RETURNS
No. FC Yds. Avg. Lg TD
Olszewski ..............2 3 35 17.5 20 0
TEAM......................2 3 35 17.5 20 0
OPPONENTS..........0 2 0 0 0
KICKOFF RETURNS
No. Yds. Avg. Lg TD
Bolden..........................2 35 17.5 20 0
TEAM ...........................2 35 17.5 20 0
OPPONENTS ...............2 43 21.5 26 0
FUMBLES
Own
Tot. Lost rec.
TEAM............................................ 0 0 0
OPPONENTS................................ 2 0 2
SCORE BY QUARTERS
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CBSPatriots in 2019 (1-0)
By Jim McBride
GLOBE STAFF
FOXBOROUGH —Chase
Winovichgot his feet wet on
opening night, playing 38
snaps for a de-
fense that held
his hometown
Steelers to 3
points. He also played another
13 special teams snaps.
The rookie defensive end/
outside linebacker with the
high-revving engine is aiming
to build on that performance as
he gets his first taste of NFL life
on the road this week in Miami.
“It definitely felt good, to
break the ice in a sense,’’ Win-
ovich said. “It’s like you are not
really sure what to expect be-
cause even in preseason people
talked about, ‘Oh, the speed is
going to be different [in a regu-
lar-season game].’ There are
different levels to it. There are
special teams. There’s defense
...Itdefinitelyfelt good just to
be able to have that experience
and get that first game undermy belt. That’s in the past. I’m
looking forward to Miami this
week and taking things one
step at a time.’’Different world
Brian Floresrejected the no-
tion that he’s trying to build the
Dolphins in the Patriots’ image,
telling reporters Thursday that
path isn’t possible.
“It’s not. There are different
players in this building. We’re
trying to build the Miami Dol-
phins, I’ll say that first and
foremost,’’ said Flores, the Dol-
phins’ first year head coach,
who was onBill Belichick’s
staff in New England for 15
years. “New England has their
players, their coaches, their
own organization. We’re the
Miami Dolphins, and we’re try-
ing to build something here.
“Each player is different.
Each coach is different. Howyoucoachdifferently.It’salldif-
ferent. To build something in
the likeness of someone else —
that’s not how it works. We’re
going to have our own person-
ality as a team, our own cul-
ture. That’s the goal.’’Gronk’s injuries
Former Patriots tight end
Rob Gronkowskiappeared on
CBS News and dropped a stag-
gering statistic about his health
when asked if he would let his
son play football.
“I would let my son play
football, but first off, I would
educate him on the game. Edu-
cate him on what I went
through,’’ said Gronkowski. “I
truly believe any injury that
you receive is fixable. I went
through it. I had nine surgeries.
Probably had like 20 concus-
sions in my life, no lie. I re-
member five, like, blackoutones.’’No changes
The Patriots’ injury report
remained the same with right
tackleMarcus Cannon(shoul-
der), tight endMatt LaCosse
(ankle), and running back
Brandon Bolden(hamstring)
listed as limited... The Dol-
phins had three players sit out
practice: safetyReshad Jones
(ankle), receiverAlbert Wilson
(hip/calf), and linebacker (and
former Patriot)Trent Harris
(foot)... The Patriots are 1-5 in
their last six games in Miami... Belichick is 24-14 against
the Dolphins since taking over
as New England’s coach in
2000.
Jim McBride can be reached at
[email protected].
Follow him on Twitter
@globejimmcbride.as practice had a fall-like feel
just one day after it was in the
mid-80s with high humidity.
Stephon Gilmore said every-
body is pitching in to try to get
Brown acclimated to his new
surroundings.
“He’s a good guy. He’s smart.
We welcome everybody with
open arms, so I’m happy he’s on
our team,’’ said Gilmore. “I was
the new guy at one point, and
everybody tried to help me out.
I had a lot of questions, trying
to get used to how we do
things, and we’re going to do
the same thing for him.’’
Gilmore, widely considered
one of the top cornerbacks in
the league, said Brown “can
run every route” and has been
impressive on the practice
field.
“You see it. He’s a great play-
er,’’ Gilmore said. “Competitive,
smart. He can do it all, so like I
said, I’m happy to have him on
our team.’’uPATRIOTS
Continued from Page C1Duron Harmon, another de-
fensive back who has plenty of
experience covering Brown as
an opponent and now as a
teammate, has been similarly
impressed.
“AB is AB, we all know what
he brings to the table and we’re
excited to have him here,’’ said
Harmon.
Gilmore said Brown’s arriv-
al, which came a day before he
was hit with a federal civil law-
suit accusing him of rape and
sexual assault, has “not been a
distraction” despite an in-
creased media presence around
the team this week.
“We just focus on what we
have to do. That’s one thing
about this team, we focus on
our next opponent, and that’s
Miami, and we don’t let outside
stuff distract us,’’ he said.
Harmon concurred.
“It’s only a distraction if you
allow it to be a distraction,’’
Harmon said. “We’re focused
on the Miami Dolphins. We
know Antonio is obviously anew member of the team, but
he’s doing everything the right
way. We’ve got to keep doing
everything the right way, and
we’ve just got to keep focused
and moving forward.’’
As for whether Brown will
be on the field Sunday, Gilmore
demurred.
“We’ll see. I don’t know,’’ he
said. “That’s a Bill [Belichick]
question.”
Brown has worn No. 84
throughout his NFL career — it
currently belongs to tight end
Ben Watson — and may have
chosen No. 17 as a tribute to his
father.
Eddie Brown, better known
as “Touchdown Eddie Brown,”
wore No. 17 during his run as a
specialist for the Albany/Indi-
ana Firebirds of the Arena
Football League from 1994-
2003.Jim McBride can be reached at
[email protected].
Follow him on Twitter
@globejimmcbride.know I have hurt and disap-
pointed my family, my close
friends, my co-workers, our
fans, and many others who
rightfully hold me to a higher
standard.
“Throughout my life, I have
always tried to do the right
thing. The last thing I would
ever want to do is disrespect
another human being. I have
extraordinary respect for wom-
en; my morals and my soul
were shaped by the most won-
derful woman, the love of my
life, who I was blessed to have
as my partner for 50 years.
“As I move forward, I hope
to continue to use the platform
with which I have been blessed
to help others and to try to
make a difference. I expect to
be judged not by my words, but
by my actions. And through
those actions, I hope to regain
your confidence and respect.”
So far, the only Patriot ac-
tion on Brown has been to sign
him within 15 minutes of his
appearance on the open mar-
ket, which ignored the well-
documented, very public antics
that Brown pulled to force his
release from the Raiders. And
the only people so far in posi-
tion to answer questions about
the transaction — coach Bill
Belichick, quarterback Tom
Brady, and a locker room full of
teammates — haven’t gone any-
where near those details.
Did Kraft, Belichick et al
know about the impending
lawsuit before adding Brown to
the roster? Neither Belichick
nor Brown’s agent, Drew
Rosenhaus, would say Wednes-
day, the former getting testy
with reporters when pressed on
the question, the latter punting
on that detail during an on-
camera interview with ESPN.
Either way, it doesn’t inspire
confidence in me. If Kraft
knew, why did he approve
Brown’s addition? If he didn’t,
should he have? And now that
he does, should he part ways
with Brown?
Instead, it seems the team is
willing to defer (take cover) to
league investigators, and NFL
PR rep Brian McCarthy did
confirm to the Globe Thursday
that “the matter is under re-
view.”
Whether that means the
league might step in and put
Brown on the commissioner’s
exempt list before Sunday’s
uSULLIVAN
Continued from Page C1
game in Miami is unknown,
but with a league source con-
firming that Brown’s accuser
Britney Taylor and her lawyer
will not meet with NFL investi-
gators until next week, that
surely remains a possibility.
But as confidence meters
go? On the NFL’s history of in-
vestigating violence against
women, very low. From Ray
Rice to Greg Hardy to Josh
Brown to Kareem Hunt to
Tyreek Hill, who has faith it
will get something right this
time?
Taking immediate action on
Brown would seem unfair to
many NFL/Patriot fans, their
objections rooted in our Ameri-
can justice system that assumes
innocence until guilt is proven,
and bolstered by the absence of
any criminal complaint, the
timing as Brown signs with a
new team for an $9 million bo-
nus, and his countercharge
that Taylor is extorting him.
But the NFL has long taught us
it plays by its own rules, sus-
pensions for PEDs or Deflate-
gate certainly not determined
by our rule of law.
And here’s what taking im-
mediate action would do: make
a statement about the ugly, de-
meaning, disgusting words
Brown is accused of using to-
ward Taylor in text messages
that also seem to admit to one
of the more disgusting sex acts
he allegedly perpetrated be-
hind her back, with him de-
scribing laughing about it with
a friend.
You know what would in-
spire confidence? If this be-
comes something the NFL
could help change. For every
misstep of the past, the NFL re-
mains powerful enough to af-
fect our daily conversations,
and if it could find a way to
help educate and eradicate that
small chapter of the locker-
room-culture world that insists
this sort of language toward
women is somehow appropri-
ate, I would personally stand
up and cheer.
That is the sort of impact
Kraft talks about wanting, a re-
quest to follow his actions and
not his words when it comes to
regaining our trust. Antonio
Brown will surely help his team
win some football games. But
win over uncomfortable female
fans? No chance.Tara Sullivan can be reached at
[email protected].BARRY CHIN/GLOBE STAFF
Julian Edelman isn’t padding his stats; he’s working on the contested catch at practice.Winovich has something to build on
PATRIOTS
NOTEBOOK
BARRY CHIN/GLOBE STAFF
Chase Winovich played 38
defensive snaps last Sunday
against the Steelers.Confidence
in the NFL
is difficult
Patriots work with Brown