Things are starting to come together for the Patriots, who won their second-straight preseason game against Carolina on Friday night with a 17-16 victory, improving to 2-1 heading into their final exhibition game next week against the New York Giants.
There were some improvements in several areas, with Brady and the offense finally starting to click in the second quarter, while the defense also played well and held Cam Newton and company to just six points in the first half.
Here’s a quick rundown of how things went for some of the players who made a little noise during this one:
WINNERS:
Tom Brady – What started out rocky turned out pretty well for the veteran quarterback, who had a rough first quarter where he finished 2-of-6 (33%) for 13 yards and two interceptions, but in the second quarter he finished 5-of-7 (71%) for 71 yards, which included a drive at the end of the half that ended with a terrific touchdown throw to Scott Chandler.