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Their 46.15 red zone conversion percentage is the fourth-worst in the league.īourne thinks that the Colts' physicality might have played a role in the Patriots not finishing drives, but also acknowledged that they still have to do better. Yet, the Patriots still struggle to get down the field and score. As a matter of fact, the Patriots' average starting field position (their own 32-yard) was the best in the NFL entering Sunday's game. But it's disappointing because their average starting field position for their drives on Sunday's game was at their own 36-yard line, which would be the best mark in the league. The two offensive touchdowns over the last two weeks were enough for the Patriots to get wins in both games. Points is points, three points is good, but you never know how these next games are going to go, so putting up points is just more secure.”

They're balling, so we’ve just got to play better football, special teams, defense. “Especially the defense putting us in a great position, we have to take advantage. But we definitely want to score more, once we play as a team, we need to be able to score,” Patriots receiver Kendrick Bourne said. No frustration, a win is a win, we win, it's all good. “We just want to score more touchdowns as a group. While there was happiness in the Patriots' locker room following the win, there was certainly some disappointment from players on the offense on the team's inability to finish drives in recent weeks. A week earlier, the Patriots scored just one touchdown and kicked five field goals in a 22-17 win over the New York Jets. New England's offense scored just one touchdown, which came after a blocked punt set them up at the Colts' 2-yard line, and settled for a field goal on four other drives. The Patriots' offense recorded just 203 total yards in the win and for a second game in a row, they struggled to get the ball into the end zone. FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots walked away with a dominant 26-3 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, but it wasn't pretty on one side of the ball.
