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What We Learned This Week: Gambling, Impostors and Attention Whores

By Dan Davis ⋅ February 5, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

What Did We Learn This Week? Jan. 29 – Feb. 5 1. The Super Bowl prop bets are much more interesting than the actual Super Bowl. You can bet on anything if you’re desperate enough. As of now, the odds are still even on whether the coin toss will be heads or tails. (Come on [...]

New York Giants Declared Super Bowl XLVI Champions One Day Early

By Pete Rampino ⋅ February 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The New York Giants official website has committed this generation’s version of “Dewey Defeats Truman” by prematurely declaring the Giants as Super Bowl XLVI champions. The official site not only posted a celebratory ad, but they also put in a link to let fans purchase official Super Bowl champion merchandise. The website staff quickly realized [...]

Rematch: A Giants-Patriots Super Bowl XLVI Preview

By Taylor ⋅ February 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

On Sunday, Feb. 5, the New England Patriots (15-3) will battle the New York Giants (12-7) for the right to hoist the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. The Patriots have won 10 in a row, outscoring their opponents 359-188 over that time period to advance to their [...]

What Terrell Owens and Randy Moss Taught Chad Ochocinco

By Matt Goisman ⋅ 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 [...]

What We Learned This Week: Tim ‘Tea Party’ Thomas; Pats ‘Moore’ Sterling Than Ravens

By Dan Davis ⋅ January 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

What we learned the week of January 20-27: 1. Tim Thomas hates the federal government. Not sure why anyone finds this surprising– he sounds just like every other middle-aged, multimillionaire white guy in the country. 2. Most Patriots fans suddenly discovered that there was a guy named Sterling Moore playing for their team. Now that [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: AFC Championship

By Matt Goisman ⋅ 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 [...]

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

By Taylor ⋅ 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. [...]

Position Comparison: Patriots vs Ravens

By zach ⋅ 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 Taylor ⋅ 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 [...]

Patriots, Giants On a Collision Course for a Super Bowl Rematch

By Brian Moller ⋅ January 19, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Finally the New England Patriots are back where they belong; in a championship game. After beating the lucky-to-be-there Broncos in the divisional round, The Pats are back in the AFC Championship game. They’ll be hosting the Baltimore Ravens in a playoff game for the first time since Baltimore ousted the Patriots in the wild card [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: Divisional Round

By Matt Goisman ⋅ January 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Book of 2 Timothy states: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” The Book of Tom states: “Good for you. I just whomped your ass.” Any comparisons between Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos and Tom Brady and the New England Patriots died following Saturday’s [...]

Patriots Will Host Ravens in AFC Championship Game

By Aryeh Rosenfield ⋅ January 15, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments

The New England Patriots’ next opponent has stepped forward. The Baltimore Ravens will head to Gillette Stadium for the AFC Championship Game after defeating the Houston Texans today, 20-13. The Ravens had a 12-4 record in the regular season, good enough for the #2 seed in the AFC playoffs and a first round bye. Baltimore [...]

Broncos vs. Patriots Divisional Showdown Preview

By Taylor ⋅ January 13, 2012 ⋅ One comment

After a week of waiting, the New England Patriots (13-3) will finally return to action this Saturday, hosting Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos (9-8) in the AFC Divisional Round at 8:00 p.m. at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Why the Patriot Playoff Slump Ends in 2012

By zach ⋅ January 12, 2012 ⋅ One comment

In the last 10 years the New England Patriots have developed into a perennial contender. It is expected that they make the playoffs, and the only way a season can be deemed a success is with a super bowl title. By this high standard, the last two years have been great disappointments, with the Patriots [...]

Why is the Local Media so Divided on the New England Patriots?

By gcain ⋅ January 9, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

It’s been a year since the New York Jets and Rex Ryan’s big mouth came into New England an upset the Patriots. It was a humiliating offseason for Patriot fans as they had to hear a lot of talk about the changing of the guard. This Saturday, Jan. 14, the Patriots can accomplish two things: [...]

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