Will Campbell’s comments after Patriots’ playoff win vs. Texans

Amid the Patriots’ 28-16 divisional-round win over the Texans on Sunday, there have been nonetheless a couple of gamers on the house group who had been lower than thrilled with their efficiency at Gillette Stadium.

Alongside quarterback Drake Maye acknowledging that he must be “better with the football,” rookie left sort out Will Campbell took accountability for a number of the pass-blocking breakdowns in New England’s offense.

Campbell drew a troublesome matchup towards Houston defensive finish (and 2025 First-team All-Professional) Will Anderson Jr., who notched three sacks even because the Texans struggled to remain within the sport. In all, the Texans totaled 5 sacks with two extra QB hits.

“Everytime you’re going towards good gamers, the margin for error may be very small, and there’s just a few stuff I acquired to wash up, and it simply takes extra follow,” Campbell instructed reporters after the sport, according to Mark Daniels of MassLive. “A few of my performs from this 12 months that I want I may have again have come each time I had assist, which is bizarre as [expletive], fairly frankly. I’ve simply acquired to maintain working at another stuff. At any time when I’ve acquired the again of the tight finish with me, I simply get higher.

“I have to play higher,” Campbell acknowledged. “I maintain myself to the next commonplace than what I put out tonight.”

Campbell, chosen fourth general by the Patriots within the 2025 NFL Draft, has largely performed effectively for New England. He was tabbed because the seventh greatest rookie within the common season, per Pro Football Focus.

The playoffs have up to now been a harder proposition for the previous LSU standout. Campbell additionally had a tough time towards the Chargers within the wild-card spherical, although he was defiant towards his critics following the win.

“I don’t give a [expletive] what anybody says, to be trustworthy with you,” Campbell told reporters previous to the Texans sport. “It’s simple to kind behind a Twitter account that is pretend. I maintain myself to the very best expectation of anyone. I wish to be good, and it’s exhausting for me to get instructed that it’s going to be exhausting to be good.”

Having struggled for a second week in a row in go safety even because the group itself achieved victory, Campbell will now have to refocus but once more forward of a troublesome take a look at towards the Broncos within the AFC Championship sport.

One silver lining embedded in Campbell’s play was his capability to restrict the injury by means of his personal hustle. Out of Maye’s 4 fumbles, Campbell was in a position to get better two of them.

“The balls on the bottom,” he stated of fumble recoveries. “You don’t wish to give it to them on a brief area. So get on there and combat for it.”

The Patriots will face the Broncos in Denver on Sunday (Jan. 25) at 3 p.m.