The New England Patriots are hopeful they won’t be facing another disaster in Week 5 when hosting the visiting Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.
There was definitely more good than bad in their 30-13 blowout loss to the San Francisco 49ers last week. The offensive line got overwhelmed by Nick Bosa and company, and the team committed too many turnovers to ever give themselves a real chance at pulling off an upset.
Perhaps their luck will change against a Dolphins team still missing its starting quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa. It’ll have to if the Patriots want to avoid digging themselves a 1-4 hole in the first five games of the season.
Let’s take a look at who’s stock is up and who’s stock is down for New England ahead of their Week 5 divisional showdown: