On Sunday, the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 27-24 at SoFi Stadium (improving their record to 4-4 in the 2021 season), and they continued to evaluate their performance on both sides. Quarterback Mike Jones will throw 218 yards, with neither touchdown passes nor interceptions. Damien Harris will add 80 yards in 23 attacks and he will touchdown himself. Safety (and former Lightning) Adrian Phillips used Boltz's quarterback Justin Herbert's No. 6 draft to give the Patriots a permanent lead, thus winning the New England team.

In the ninth week of the game against the Carolina Panthers, the Patriots will seek improvement in many ways. Although game movie analysis will be the main focus, observation of the game time may help Pats develop an effective forward strategy.

The following are the Patriots' offensive and defensive scoring in Sunday's game, as well as some possible insights into New England's future game plan.

On the offensive end, Pats had 77 steals on Sunday:

The Patriots seemed to have found some much-needed consistency on the offensive line and succeeded. New England is integrating longer, sustained drives, which led to their victory in Sunday's possession game against Los Angeles. Pats has the ball at 35:24 and Bolt at 24:36. Michael Onwenu (RT), Shaq Mason (RG), David Andrews (C) and Ted Karras (LG) accounted for 100% of Pats' offensive end. Left tackle Isaiah Wynn played 72 times on the court, and Justin Herron made a short supplement. The substitute swung the tackle into the game to relieve the injured Wynn. Herron made a spike free throw that erased Damien Harris' 28-yard touchdown. When Wynn returned, he also made a holding free throw, which erased another 23-yard Harris run. Although the offensive line is generally stable, the Patriots are fortunate that the left tackle problem did not cause a greater price.

Jakobi Meyers and Nelson Agholor were Mac Jones' main targets in the wide receiver position on Sunday, and Meyers saw more than 90% of Pats offensive snapshots. Although Kendrick Byrne's playing time has increased in recent weeks, his turnovers in the third quarter kept him on the sidelines for most of the second half. It should be interesting to see if a strong week of practice is enough to allow Byrne to get more playing time against Carolina. Or will he be placed on a "Belichickian double secret probation"? stay tuned.

Damien Harris continues to play the role of the New England team. Harris played a season-high 41 offensive fast breaks on Sunday, which means that he now has a 45.8% appearance rate in the 2021 Patriots offensive fast break. Brandon Bolden used less in Week 8) instead of his previous game with the New York Jets) scored 25 steals, and rookie Rammondre Stevenson Twelve steals ranked third in the rotation.

The Pats once again balanced the close end, with Hunter Henry having 50 steals and Jonnu Smith 49 steals. As a pair, the near-end combination completed three catches within 46 yards; Henry was mainly used as a route runner, while Smith played with the ball in his hands.

On Sunday, the Patriots took a total of 60 defensive snapshots:

Despite some issues surrounding his availability earlier this week (due to an abdominal injury), Devin McCourty appeared on the field in all 60 snapshots on Sunday, and this was the only patriot to do so. . Safety guard Adrian Phillips continued to show his presence, playing a role in 92% of the Patriots' defensive fast breaks. The former Bolt ended the day with 3 total steals (1 solo) and two interceptions, one of which he returned with a 6th position. CB Miles Bryant (38) enters

Defensive winger Christian Bamol leads all defensive wingers for the second consecutive week. Bamol performed well against running and passing, and his role continued to increase. Bamol maintained a near-steady presence in the Chargers' offensive backcourt, exerting constant pressure on Herbert. His ability to break through pockets makes him one of the most valuable defenders on the Patriots.

Despite this, linebacker Matt Judon has become the scariest New England defender in the top seven. On Sunday, the 29-year-old player occupies 90% of the Patriots' defensive fast break, which clearly made him feel his presence. According to the focus of professional football, Judon ended the day with two sacks, eight fast breaks and ten quarterback pressure.