Super Bowl Media Hype: Felger Talks Spygate AGAIN, Brady’s “Trash Talk”

By ⋅ January 30, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

The Super Bowl media hype really kicked into gear Sunday night with the arrival of the Boston sports media in Indianapolis. So, let’s start the insanity with our resident contrarian, Michael Felger. Felger began his “Sports Sunday” program with his “Reality Check.” Felger on Spygate Incidentally, Felger stole that segment from Bill O’Reilly, but regardless, [...]

2012 NFL Playoffs Expert Picks: Pro Bowl Results

By ⋅ January 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Pro Bowl is now over, and everyone was caught by surprise. The star-studded NFC lineup fell behind a very potent AFC assault, led by surprise MVP Brandon Marshall, who snagged a Pro Bowl record four touchdown catches. In fact, nobody in our panel earned any points from the winner, TD total or MVP categories. [...]

What Terrell Owens and Randy Moss Taught Chad Ochocinco

By ⋅ January 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The oft-maligned and rarely used Chad Ochocinco told the Boston Herald Saturday that he’s often spoken with former Patriot Randy Moss and former Bengal Terrell Owens during this transition year to the Patriot way of life. The move seemingly makes sense: all three players are what Ochocinco called “diva receivers;” Moss is a former Patriot [...]

2012 NFL Playoffs Expert Picks: Pro Bowl

By ⋅ January 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Pro Bowl is here, which mean’s it’s now officially Super Bowl week! Not that many people care about the Pro Bowl right now, but a lot of great players are in it, especially with teams like Green Bay and New Orleans getting booted early. All that talent, especially that from the NFC, is what [...]

Birdman Bets $5 Million on the Patriots?

By ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Rapper, Cash Money Records co-founder/co-CEO, and Lil Wayne father figure Birdman (now known as Baby, for some reason, although his real name is Bryan Williams) has offered to bet $5 million on the Patriots to win the Super Bowl. $5 million! While many reports claim he has already made this bet, the phrasing of this [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: AFC Championship

By ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Baltimore Ravens shut down the New England Patriots’ receivers in Sunday’s AFC Championship, rattled Tom Brady and held the Patriots to their fewest points since October. And they still didn’t win. The Patriots beat the Ravens, 23-20, advancing to their fifth Super Bowl of the new millennium when Ravens place-kicker Billy Cundiff badly missed [...]

2012 NFL Playoffs Expert Picks: Conference Championship Results

By ⋅ January 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Super Bowl is now set. It’s a rematch of four years ago in the Patriots and Giants. Only this time, the Patriots don’t have the pressure of remaining unbeaten, and they have a grudge against the Giants for winning in New England. Will that lead to a different result? We’ll see in two weeks. [...]

Patriots Clip Ravens 23-20: Advance to Super Bowl XLVI

By ⋅ January 22, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots advanced to Super Bowl XLVI Sunday evening, edging the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 to win the AFC Championship at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Billy Cundiff missed a chip shot, 32-yard attempt with just 11 seconds remaining to send the Patriots to their fifth Super Bowl appearance in the Bill Belichick era. [...]

2012 NFL Playoffs Expert Picks: Conference Championships

By ⋅ January 22, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s finally time for the Conference Championships. After several disappointing years, can the Patriots finally make it back to the Super Bowl? Will they get revenge from four years ago? Will a Harbaugh be guaranteed a title? What will happen is what we are all here to predict for you. Here at SoB (in red) [...]

Position Comparison: Patriots vs Ravens

By ⋅ January 22, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Quarterback: Advantage Patriots This is an obvious one. With Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers eliminated, Tom Brady is unquestionably the best quarterback left in the playoffs. After a regular season that saw Brady break Dan Marino’s yardage record, Brady followed it up with six touchdowns and 363 yards against the Broncos last week. Joe Flacco [...]

AFC Championship Preview: Patriots vs. Ravens

By ⋅ January 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots will make their sixth AFC Championship Game appearance of the Bill Belichick era this Sunday, hosting the Baltimore Ravens for the right to go to Super Bowl XLVI at 3:00 p.m. at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots have owned this series over the past decade, going 4-1 against Baltimore [...]

Ochocinco Flies to Florida for Dad’s Funeral

By ⋅ January 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocino flew to Florida on Friday, just two days before the first conference title game of his career, according to CSNNE’s Tom E. Curran. The Boston Herald’s Ian Rapoport reports that Ochocinco flew down to Florida for his father’s funeral, which is set for Saturday, but will be back in Foxboro to [...]

Patriots to Return to London Next Season to Face Rams

By ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Let’s hope the British don’t have any leftover grudges from the Revolutionary War, because the Patriots are scheduled to return to London next season for the NFL’s annual trip across the pond. On Oct. 28, the New England Patriots will square off against the St. Louis Rams at 1:00 p.m. EST in Wembley Stadium to [...]

Patriots Name Brown, Law, Bruschi, Bledsoe Honorary Captains for Sunday

By ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Sunday’s AFC Championship Game marks the 15th season since the Patriots hosted their first AFC Championship Game on Jan. 12, 1997. That day, the Patriots earned their second trip to the Super Bowl, beating the Jaguars 20-6. Of course, the team lost the Super Bowl to Brett Favre’s Green Bay Packers 35-21. In honor of [...]

NFL Team Building: Ozzie Newsome vs. Bill Belichick

By ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s not by accident that the Patriots and Ravens are facing off in the AFC Championship this weekend. They were clearly the two best teams in the conference and have been on a collision course for about a month now. Once the season gets down to the final four, I find the ongoing discussion of [...]

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