In the opener, they ran it against a team thatās not good against the run. In the second week, they threw it against a team thatās not good against the pass. This week, they get a Raiders team thatās been poor on third down (58 percent conversions) and against the run (4.9 YPC average).
The Patriots take a blow personnel-wise without David Andrews (hand) and James White (personal reasons) being out for this one. Second-year interior lineman Hjalte Froholdt, who hasnāt seen extended playing time yet, will likely replace Andrews.
If youāre the Raiders, you look at what New England did last week in the passing game and say, āDo it again, Cam,ā Itās either that or play coverage and give the big man room to roam up front.
Two games in, Newtonās already surpassed all expectations in each game. Can he make it three?