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Jonah Perez is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He covers USC and the NE Patriots for Gridiron Heroics. Follow him on Twitter @jonahap2.

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Mac Jones threw three interceptions and Nelson Agholor fumbled, it cost New England. Never give a former MVP extra possessions. Patriots “We certainly had our chances today. We weren’t able to take advantage of some of them. The Ravens made more plays than we did. They’re a good team. They were able to take advantage of our mistakes,” said Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick. “We weren’t able to capitalize on I would say probably as many of theirs, so. All the way across the board, just a few plays here and there that we need to play better, need to…

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True road games are easier to avoid while in college. Universities have so much power over their schedules, most teams avoid them because young adults are more susceptible to letting the moment become too big for them. “Escapes” is how their win is described if they can come away with it. USC “Great college football game tonight . . . I gotta be honest I don’t know if, I’ve definitely never been in an atmosphere like that . . . so you got to give their fans, their team a lot of credit . . . I’m probably more proud…

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Can the Ravens bounce back after losing a big lead to the Dolphins? The Pats have the task of making sure it doesn’t happen in the battle. Patriots It was ugly but New England was able to be the first team to win at newly named Acrisure Stadium (formerly Heinz Field) 17-14. It was an intense match between two similar teams. This week is another animal, however. “Game is going to be quite a bit different this time around, for a number of reasons. We’ll look at all our games against them. The [20]19 game down there, the [20]20 game,…

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Last year USC was embarrassed at home by the Beavers 45-27. All those same players are back for Oregon State. This second test could be trouble. USC Last week the Trojans beat Fresno State pretty handily 45-17. However, defensive tackle Tuli Tuipulotu say they’re still working on discipline and being consistent with what they are asked to do. While they are 3-0, there’s a lot of work needing to be done. Every player can improve consistency and avoiding silly mistakes. Tuipulotu also revealed some extra motivation for USC. Last year’s game against the Beavers was one of the low points…

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Patriots owner Robert Kraft now has been in charge for 500 games. They won on the 500th game, but how did the other hundreds game go? Game 400 11-27-16 W 22 Patriots at Jets 17 L Also former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s 200th game, the story of it was third down conversions and red zone offense. New England struggled with it all day, they were 4/14 on third down and 2/5 in the red zone. Game 300 9-25-11 L 31 Patriots at Bills 34 W A thriller where the Patriots took a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter before…

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Their souls and style are about as old school as can be. A low scoring affair was to be expected as the Patriots beat the Steelers 17-14. Patriots “Well, that was a good team win for us. You know, really proud of the way the guys competed here. This is a great, you know, football city, football environment. A lot of energy in this stadium today. And I thought our guys responded to it well. Good plays on all three areas of the game,” said Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick. “You know, Pittsburgh is tough, like they always are. And…

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Fresno State’s star-quarterback Jake Haener left early, but it doesn’t change the fact USC was emphatic offensively, scoring on seven of their nine drives in the 45-17 win. USC A point of emphasis during the week was putting up a complete performance. Unlike last game against Stanford, the Trojans played well in both half’s, instead of just the first. Most expected the USC offensive attack to mainly be through the air, however for this particular game it was on the ground where the Trojan offense shined the most. Both Travis Dye and Austin rushed for over a 100 yards. Although,…

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Both rivals renew a battle of AFC powers, although this is the first one without their former legendary quarterbacks. Patriots “The Steelers have a brand of football, and they’ve been very consistent in it through the years. I think they deserve a lot of credit as an organization for that type of consistency that they’ve put out there,” said Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick. “Through their head coaches and just their general playing style, regardless of exactly what the scheme was, or who the quarterback was, or so forth. They’ve had pretty consistent style there. It probably does go back…

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The offense and defense are both about as aggressive as teams come. Fresno State has a returning QB and the game will come down to which offense is more in rhythm. USC Last week’s 41-28 victory was a big step in the right direction for the Trojans. They had won at “the farm” one time in the last 15 years. At least in the first half, USC was hitting on all cylinders offensively. They ended up falling off in the second half, but all they made sure to talk about after the game was being more consistent. Like the Fresno…

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P5 conference champions are expected to at the very least have won their opening conference matchup. USC Head Coach Lincoln Riley said as much during a Trojans Live segment he did on Sept. 12. However, this is not always the case. Quote “It was critical. I think that’s one of those games in the beginning of the season you look at the schedule and you’re like this is going to be really important. For so many reasons your first road game as a program . . . especially conference games that early, I think are really really important,” said Riley.…

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