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Three Things to Watch This Week - Week 2

The New England Patriots play Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks at Gillette Stadium on Sunday September 15th at 1:00 PM.

Rhamondre was running through dudes.

Considering how low my expectations were for week 1 and the season in general, I'm going to classify that first game as "delightful".

Can you win with a conservative, run first offense and an aggressive defense in 2024? Maybe!

HBO David Show Runners Power Rankings:

1) Chase

2) Simon

3) Milch

4) Larry

5) Benioff


Here are three things that were pretty good in week 1:

1) Rhamondre Stevenson - Game ball for Stevenson. I know we're in an era where the running game has been deprecated, but he's an absolute beast.

2) Jacoby Brissett - He's never going to blow anyone away, but just being "steady" and "adequate" felt like a huge improvement over what we saw last season.

3) The offensive line took a huge leap from what we saw in the pre-season. Thanks, David Andrews!


Dad Rock Jam of the Week

Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You


My prediction: Patriots 14, Seahawks 17

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This week Thursday Morning Third Down Back is pleased to welcome Special Agent Dana Scully.

As we become older, we sometimes loose sight of what once fascinated us by the world around us. It is our job not to grow cynical, and to not let that face in the mirror become the kind of person that our younger selves would see as a stranger. Thus we seek out fellow travelers on our journey. We share each other's triumphs and burdens, in an effort to lessen the pain and extend these moments of joy.

And so, while unexpected and surprising though it may be, we cannot classify the Patriots week 1 victory over the Bengals as an X-File at this time.

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(Thursday Morning Third Down Back is never written with AI or sponsored by foreign governments.)

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