FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots entered free agency in the offseason with the goal of building a defense that was physical and aggressive.
It will take some time before the Patriots know the rate of return on the investments they made in free agency. But through two games, the trend lines are encouraging.
New England forced four turnovers in last week’s 25-6 win over the Jets, a hallmark of its top-ranked 2019 defense which limited teams to an NFL-low 14.1 points per game.
Next up is a matchup with a New Orleans team that enters the week ranked last in the NFL in total offense, but has one of the league’s top playmakers in Alvin Kamara.