{"id":55601,"date":"2018-12-30T16:46:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T21:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=55601"},"modified":"2018-12-30T16:46:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T21:46:22","slug":"kyle-van-noy-scores-in-new-england-patriots-most-complete-game-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/12\/30\/kyle-van-noy-scores-in-new-england-patriots-most-complete-game-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Van Noy Scores in New England Patriots Most Complete Game of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a week 17 win over the New York Jets<\/a>, the New England Patriots<\/a> cap off an 11-5 season and record their\u00a0tenth straight first-round bye. The offense and defense both came up huge in yet another divisional win for the Patriots this season. Both\u00a0Kyle Van Noy<\/a><\/strong> and Devin McCourty<\/a><\/strong> recovered fumbles\u00a0alongside\u00a0Tom Brady<\/a><\/strong>‘s four touchdown passes\u00a0to pour on a bad day for\u00a0Sam Darnold<\/a><\/strong> and the Jets.<\/p>\n

Kyle Van Noy, New England Patriots Defense Stymie the New York Jets in Week 17<\/h1>\n

KVN, Flowers and Gilmore Big Winners on Defense<\/h2>\n

The Jets may have been without several key players on offense this week, but the Patriots defensive efforts have to be lauded.\u00a0Darnold came into this game as one of the hotter quarterbacks<\/a> in the NFL, and the Patriots held their own. Darnold completed 16 of 28 passes for 167 yards and no touchdowns.\u00a0Trey Flowers<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Adam Butler<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Lawrence Guy<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0Derek Rivers<\/a><\/strong> all found their way into the Jets backfield to record sacks on the rookie quarterback. Flowers was a disruption machine along the defensive front, hardly allowing Darnold the time to let plays develop all game.<\/p>\n

Flowers, Butler and\u00a0Jonathan Jones<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0all forced fumbles during the contest, and Van Noy scored his second touchdown of the season off the fumble Butler forced from Darnold.<\/p>\n

As expected, Robby Anderson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>saw a lot of\u00a0Stephon Gilmore<\/a><\/strong> in today’s contest, and it was no competition for the Patriots Pro Bowler. Anderson had averaged 104 receiving yards over his last three games but came away from this one with only 24. Across the field, the undrafted free agent\u00a0J.C. Jackson<\/a><\/strong> led the team in tackles, including one tackle for loss, and one pass breakup. The Jackson and\u00a0Jason McCourty<\/a><\/strong> rotation continues to pay off for the Patriots secondary.<\/p>\n

Devin McCourty put up two tackles, a pass broken up and a recovered fumble that set the Pats up for a quick score before heading to the locker room to be evaluated for a head injury in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

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Devin McCourty is being evaluated for a concussion in the locker room.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) December 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thankfully, McCourty will have plenty of time to recover before the Patriots appearance in the AFC Divisional Round in the second weekend of\u00a0January.<\/p>\n

Offense Spreads the Love<\/h2>\n

The Patriots proved once again that they can move the ball at will both on the ground and through the air.\u00a0Josh McDaniels<\/strong> dialed up a very balanced offensive attack against the Jets to close out the season, and the Patriots executed, gathering 375 total yards on 33 passing attempts and 30 rushing attempts.<\/p>\n

Four different pass-catchers caught touchdowns in the blowout in Foxborough, including\u00a0Phillip Dorsett<\/a><\/strong>, who has been largely absent from the offense since week four. Both\u00a0Julian Edelman<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0Chris Hogan<\/a><\/strong> contributed heavily to the win with more than 60 receiving yards apiece. Hogan was expected to be the top receiver<\/a> against a decimated Jets secondary this week, and the third-year Patriot handily led the team in targets with 11.<\/p>\n

Dorsett and Edelman both saw a couple of effective rushing attempts this week in the absence of\u00a0Cordarrelle Patterson<\/a><\/strong> thanks to some rare seal blocks from\u00a0Trent Brown<\/a><\/strong>. Unfortunately, it was still more down than up for Brown once again. The first-year Patriot was called for yet another holding penalty and was beat off the edge a few times. Marcus Cannon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0also allowed a couple past him, including the lone sack on Brady.<\/p>\n

Quick Hits from Week 17<\/h2>\n