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The Patriots have notoriously struggled in opposition to the Dolphins in Miami over time, shedding their final 5 video games there.
Ex-Patriots gamers additionally at a loss for why group has struggled in Miami: When it got here to creating on-field changes, Invoice Belichick wasn’t afraid to drag all of the stops to find the precise tweak to assist the Patriots win a sport over his 24 seasons as head coach.
Belichick took the same method off the sector as nicely, no less than when it got here to the Patriots’ journey itinerary once they confronted the Dolphins in Miami. In the latest episode of “The Quick Snap Podcast,” former Patriots gamers Brian Hoyer and David Andrews shared how Belichick consistently modified issues up throughout the group’s annual journey to Miami in hopes of getting a win.
“We might go to a lodge every single day,” Hoyer stated.
“Invoice was like not superstitious, however superstitious,” Andrews stated. “I’ve by no means stayed in so many resorts.
Hoyer and Andrews listed that they’d stayed at golf resorts and resorts alongside the seaside to see if the group might discover their mojo, however to no avail.
“I’ve seen each lodge in Miami, aside from South Seaside,” Andrews stated.
One of many drastic measures Belichick took forward of a Patriots sport in Miami was when he had the group arrive within the space 5 days earlier than their season-opening matchup in opposition to the Dolphins in 2022. Nonetheless, the Patriots misplaced that sport 20-7 after having a couple of practices within the Miami space that week.
Even throughout their greatest seasons within the dynasty, the Patriots at all times seemingly struggled in Miami. Tom Brady went 8-10 in opposition to the Dolphins in Miami within the 18 begins. Andrews, who performed for the Patriots from 2015-24, stated he was solely lively for one Patriots win in Miami over his profession. Hoyer, who had three completely different stints with the Patriots spanning eight seasons, additionally solely had one win at Miami throughout his time with the group.
Hoyer and Andrews struggled to convey why the Patriots have struggled in Miami.
“If it was at all times you performed them Week 2 in September, you’d simply say warmth and conditioning,” Andrews stated. “However I’ve performed them in September and I’ve performed them in December [and lost]. It’s arduous.
“However that’s a part of that atmosphere. They arrive up and also you see them in [Foxborough] in December, or within the playoffs, or at Inexperienced Bay and wrestle. I don’t know if that’s it. It’s a tough place to play. I don’t know. I want I had a greater reply for followers and every part for why we struggled so dangerous down there.”
The Patriots search to finish their five-game shedding streak to the Dolphins in Miami once they go in opposition to them on Sunday.
Trivia: Tom Brady threw for 2 touchdowns within the Patriots’ final win over the Dolphins in Miami as a part of a 43-0 blowout. Which two gamers did he throw touchdowns to?
(Trace: For one of many gamers, it was their solely sport as a member of the Patriots.)
Scores and schedules:
The Purple Sox and Yankees start a pivotal three-game set at 7:10 p.m. on Friday. Boston is a half-game again of New York for the highest wild-card spot within the American League getting into the collection. The Purple Sox are additionally 3.5 video games again of the Blue Jays for first place within the AL East.
After shedding in Week 1, the Patriots will look to get their first win of the season once they tackle the Dolphins on Sunday. Kickoff for that sport is about for 1 p.m.
Boston Faculty soccer can also be trying to avenge a loss from final weekend. It takes on Stanford in its ACC opener on Saturday, with kickoff scheduled for 10:30 p.m.
Extra from Boston.com:
Celtics salute Dua Lipa: After the three-time Grammy Award winner carried out at TD Backyard on Wednesday, Dua Lipa shouted out Boston in a social media put up with an image of her standing in entrance of the Celtics brand.
The Celtics reciprocated the love on Friday.
On this present day: Forty-six years in the past on Friday, Carl Yastrzemski turned the primary participant in American League historical past to file 3,000 profession hits and 400 profession dwelling runs. The Purple Sox icon acquired his 3,000th hit in opposition to the Yankees at Fenway Park on Sept. 12, 1979.
Yastrzemski’s milestone hit got here within the eighth inning of what could be a 9-2 win for the Purple Sox. He really had been on the hunt for his historic hit for a few video games, however had a quick chilly stretch on the plate.
“I do know one factor,” Yastrzemski advised the group at Fenway Park after the hit, based on the New York Occasions. “The final hit was the toughest of all 3,000. It took so lengthy as a result of I actually loved all these standing ovations you gave me the final three nights.”
As Yastrzemski turned the fifteenth participant in MLB historical past to file 3,000 profession hits that evening, he’s additionally the final participant to succeed in the milestone as a member of the Purple Sox.
Day by day spotlight: Packers large receiver Malik Heath threw his hat into the ring for early consideration for catch of the yr. Within the second quarter of the Packers’ 27-18 win over the Commanders on Thursday, Heath made a powerful toe-tapping seize alongside the sideline for a 37-yard achieve. The catch was really initially dominated incomplete, however the Packers efficiently challenged the decision.
Trivia solutions: Antonio Brown and James White
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