THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 2021 // 8:20 PM ET // MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM // REFEREE: LAND CLARK
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: FOX/NFLN/Amazon (8:20 PM ET): FOX: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Kristina Pink (field reporters)
Amazon: Andrea Kremer, Hannah Storm | Amazon Scout’s Feed: Bucky Brooks, Daniel Jeremiah, Joy Taylor
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli
SIRIUS: 81 (NE), 83 (Atl.), 88 (National) | XM: 226 (NE), 225 (Atl.), 88 (National) | SXM App: 821 (NE), 801 (Atl.), 88 (National)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Patriots lead all-time series, 8-6
STREAKS: Patriots have won past 5
LAST GAME: 10/22/17: Falcons 7 at Patriots 23
LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/29/13: Patriots 30, Falcons 23
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LEADERS ATLANTA FALCONS
W 45-7 vs. Cleveland LAST WEEK L 43-3 at Dallas
Bill Belichick: 6-1 COACH VS. OPP. Arthur Smith: 0-0
27.5/17.7 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 19.8/29.2
356.2 OFFENSE 324.2
Mac Jones (R): 223-323-2,333-13-7-94.1 PASSING Matt Ryan: 218-322-2,274-15-8-93.1
Damien Harris: 143-547-4.1-7 RUSHING Cordarrelle Patterson: 77-303-3.9-2
Jakobi Meyers: 50-483-9.7-1 RECEIVING Kyle Pitts (R) (TE): 40-606-15.2-1
328.0 DEFENSE 368.3
Matt Judon: 9.5 SACKS Dante Fowler, Deion Jones: 2
J.C. Jackson: 5 INTs Jaylinn Hawkins: 2
+3 (17/14) TAKE/GIVE -5 (8/13)
Jake Bailey: 48.5 (40.2) PUNTING (NET) Dustin Colquitt: 45.9 (38.0)
Nick Folk: 91 (25/28 PAT; 22/24 FG) KICKING Younghoe Koo: 62 (17/17 PAT; 15/16 FG)
PATRIOTS NOTES
• QB MAC JONES set season highs in comp. pct. (82.6), TD passes (3) & rating (142.1) last week, the 5th-highest single-game rating by rookie QB in Super Bowl era (min. 20 attempts). Has 0 INTs in 3 of past 4. Can join DAK PRESCOTT (2016) & BEN ROETHLISBERGER (2004) as only rookies QBs ever to win 1st 5 road starts. Leads rookies in completions (223), comp. pct. (69),
pass yards (2,333), TD passes (13) & rating (94.1).
• RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON (rookie) rushed for season-high 100 yards & 2 TDs last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Ranks tied-3rd among rookies with 3 rush TDs in 2021. RB DAMIEN HARRIS aims for his 6th in row with rush TD. Has 80+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4. RB BRANDON BOLDEN aims for 3rd in row with 70+ scrimmage yards.
• WR JAKOBI MEYERS had 1st-career TD catch in Week 10. Is 1 of 3 AFC WRs (KEENAN ALLEN & TYREEK HILL) with 4+ catches in 9 games this season. WR KENDRICK BOURNE had career-high 98 rec. yards & TD catch last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on TNF with rec. TD. TE HUNTER HENRY had season-high 2 TD catches in Week 10. Has rec. TD in 6 of past 7. Aims for his 4th in row on TNF with TD catch. Leads TEs with 7 rec. TDs this season.
• CB J.C. JACKSON aims for 3rd in row with 2+ PD & has PD in 6 of past 7. Leads NFL with 14 PD in 2021. DB KYLE DUGGER had 6 tackles & 3rd INT of season last week. Has TFL in 2 of 3 career games vs. NFC South. LB KYLE VAN NOY had 5 tackles, sack & 1st FF of season in Week 10. Had 2 TFL in last meeting.
FALCONS NOTES
• QB MATT RYAN has 7 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 93.7 rating in 4 home starts in 2021. Incl. postseason, has 1,137 pass yards (284.3 per game) & 5 TDs vs. INT for 100.4 rating in 4 career starts vs. NE. Has 13 TDs vs .5 INTs for 98.4 rating in 7 career home starts on Thursday. Needs 4 pass TDs to tie ELI MANNING (366) for 9thmost in NFL history.
• RB CORDARRELLE PATTERSON has 369 scrimmage yards (92.3 per game) & 4 rec. TDs in 4 home games this season. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 5+ catches. Leads all RBs in rec. yards (473) & ranks tied-3rd in catches (39). Had 475 scrimmage yards (247 rec., 228 rush) & 4 TDs (3 rec., 1 rush) w/ NE in 2018.
• TE KYLE PITTS (rookie) had team-high 60 rec. yards last week. Is 1 of 3 TEs (MARK ANDREWS & TRAVIS KELCE) with 5+ games (5) with 60+ rec. yards in 2021. Leads all rookie TEs with 40 receptions & ranks 2nd among all rookies with 606 rec. yards.
• DT GRADY JARRETT tied SB-record with 3 sacks vs. NE in SB LI. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. LB DEION JONES had 11 tackles in last meeting. Has 10+ tackles in 5 of his past 6 at home. Has 5 TFL & 5 PD in 5 career Thursday games. LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN led team with 14 tackles last week & has 100 tackles in 2021, his 2nd-consecutive 100+ tackle season. Oluokun & Jones (87) are only pair of teammates with 85+ tackles in 2021. LB DANTE FOWLER has 3 sacks, 4 TFL, FF & FR in 3 career games vs. NE,
incl. postseason. S ERIK HARRIS aims for his 6th in row with 6+ tackles.
