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Henry McKenna

6 takeaways from the Patriots’ throttling of the Falcons in Week 11

The New England Patriots defense asked almost nothing of their offense in Week 11 on Thursday night. The defense shut out the Atlanta Falcons. But it was even more embarrassing than that, with the Patriots racking up four interceptions in the fourth quarter.

Even though the Patriots offense had its issues — and quarterback Mac Jones was visibly upset on a few occasions — it didn’t matter. The Patriots offense scored one touchdown and four field goals. Ho-hum.

Quarterback Matt Ryan, tight end Kyle Pitts and running back Mike Davis could not get anything coherent going on offense, with the offensive line losing in every series to an extremely physical Patriots defensive line, led by — who else? — edge Matthew Judon.

Here are our six takeaways from the Patriots’ 25-0 win over the Falcons.

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