Boston Herald

Produce two-plus turnovers

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There is no getting around this.

The Patriots haven’t forced one fumble all season, though Bucs running backs Ronald Jones and Leonard Fournette have both coughed the ball up. They’ll need to pop a ball free or snag an intercepti­on.

Good luck with the latter. Brady’s picks this season have been a tipped pass and an intercepte­d Hail Mary, both in Tampa Bay’s season-opening win against Dallas. The Pats must somehow bait him into a mistake, and the stakes are high.

Over the past 20 years, the Patriots are 108-7 when they win the turnover battle at home, a stat Saints coach Sean Payton drilled into his team last week. His players heard him. A turnover-free New Orleans team later left town with a 13-point win.

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