After the Patriots produced a dominant display during Thursday night’s 25-0 shutout of the Falcons in Atlanta, Bill Belichick credited his defense.
“Good to come away with a win,” said Belichick. “We got some big plays defensively.”
“Falcons played hard,” Belichick acknowledged. He cited former Patriots defensive coordinator Dean Pees — now working in the same role for the Falcons — for creating a game plan that gave New England’s offense trouble.
“Dean did a good job on us defensively,” Belichick explained. “They were ready to go.”
Still despite scoring just one offensive touchdown, rookie quarterback Mac Jones was able to guide the Patriots’ offense to its fifth win in a row.