window[‘TVEPlayer’] = “1705741206383587235”;
if( typeof window[‘NEILSENTRACE’] !== ‘undefined’ ){
window[‘NEILSENTRACE’].init();
} else {
console.log(“Neilsen not ready at player ready”);
}
// Fix for PRDT-3013
// Code will check for presence of brightcove player and attempt to autoplay if it isn’t playing
// due to an error in another player plugin
( () => {
try {
const CHECK_INTERVAL = 500; //check every .5 seconds
const CHECK_MAX_ITERATIONS = 120; //check for max 60 seconds
//checks that the video isn’t playing
const isVideoPlaying = ( player ) => {
return !!( 0 < player.currentTime() && !player.paused() && !player.ended() && 2 {
if ( !window[ 'videojs' ] || !window[ 'videojs' ].getPlayer( window[ 'TVEPlayer' ] ) ) {
if ( checkCount++ <= CHECK_MAX_ITERATIONS ) { //retry for 60 seconds
setTimeout( checkForPlayer, CHECK_INTERVAL );
}
} else {
//we found the player, now play it
const player = window[ 'videojs' ].getPlayer( window[ 'TVEPlayer' ] );
if ( player && !isVideoPlaying( player ) && 'muted' === player.autoplay() ) {
player.play();
}
}
};
checkForPlayer();
} catch ( e ) {
window.nesn_debug && console.warn( 'Error trying to force autoplay of video', e ); // eslint-disable-line no-console
}
} )();
The Patriots should really start thinking about how they can upgrade their offensive line — if they haven’t already.
New England’s struggles along the front line aren’t hard to pinpoint.
Chukwuma Okorafor, Vederian Lowe and Sidy Sow are all injured or away from the team, which will lead to a pair of rookies and a journeyman starting Thursday night against the New York Jets. Jacoby Brissett has been pressured the second most among quarterbacks at 44.8%. Alex Van Pelt has oddly featured mostly vertical passing routes, too, with Brissett’s time in the pocket ranking third-highest among qualified quarterbacks at 3.23 seconds per dropback.
You ready for this one?
Rhamondre Stevenson has fewer total rushing yards (201) this season than yards gained after contact (205), as pointed out by Alex Barth of 98.5 The Sports Hub. Stevenson has been contacted behind the line of scrimmage on a league-high 60.9% of his carries this season, per Next Gen Stats.
The Patriots can’t possibly expect Stevenson to last the entire season under those circumstances, can they?
New England head coach Jerod Mayo issued a challenge to opponents following his club’s season-opening win against the Cincinnati Bengals, saying the Patriots would be run-first throughout the season. It’s starting to become clear that under current circumstances, though, it’ll be tough to continue living that way,