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Devin McCourty Named Finalist For Rookie of the Year Award

By ⋅ January 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Update: Vote for McCourty here. ——————– In one of the finest rookie seasons in New England Patriots history, cornerback Devin McCourty has been named a finalist for the 2010 NFL Rookie of the Year award. The 2010 first round pick from Rutgers has been tremendous during his first season in New England. McCourty finished the [...]

BenJarvus, Brady, Brian, Brandon, Broken Records: Pats Beat Dolphins with Ease

By ⋅ January 3, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Time and time again, Bill Belichick has shown that he possesses one of the greatest minds in NFL history. But in Sunday’s  38-7 New England Patriots win over the Miami Dolphins in Foxborough, he proved he has a great heart as well. Facing fourth-and-16 from the Miami 19-yard line and already up 38-0 at the [...]

Patriots Defense Forces Seven Bills Turnovers, Clinch Division and Home-Field in Win

By ⋅ December 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots, able to clinch the AFC East, a first-round bye and home-field throughout the playoffs with a win or New York Jets loss, could not have asked for a better opponent than the Buffalo Bills. The Patriots had beaten the Bills 14 times in a row coming into Sunday’s game in Orchard [...]

Patriots-Packers: An Abbreviated Report Card and an Extended Criticism

By ⋅ December 22, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Grading the New England Patriots’ weekly performance has become standard fare for Boston media outlets. As Sports of Boston is no exception, below are my grades for the Patriots’ 31-27 Week 15 victory over the Green Bay Packers. The explanations are slightly shortened, in order to devote the second half of the article to a [...]

Dan Connolly Kickoff Return Helps Patriots Outlast Packers at Gillette 

By ⋅ December 20, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

The Green Bay Packers hit the New England Patriots as hard as they possibly could. But in the end, it was the Packers who found themselves on the ground. The Patriots sacked backup Packers quarterback Matt Flynn five times, including twice in the last four downs of the game, and the Patriots held on to [...]

A Tale of Two Franchises

By ⋅ December 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

When it comes to winning championships, there is little comparison between the New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers. The Packers, founded in 1919, predate the Patriots by 40 years, and the Packers won six NFL titles during that time, including three-peating from 1929-1931. Then came the 60s, a decade in which the Packers [...]

Lo, How Things Have Changed

By ⋅ December 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Being as big a nerd as I am a sports fan, I used to love shopping for school supplies before the new school year began. Before beginning the eighth grade, I needed to buy five different notebooks, one for each subject. I picked nondescript Trapper Keepers for the first four, then decided to live a [...]

Patriots-Packers Preview

By ⋅ December 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Both the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots carry the burden of history on their shoulders. The Packers used to be one of the great franchises in sports history. They’ve won a combined 12 NFL (pre AFL-merger) and Super Bowl championships. They’ve produced Hall of Famers with names like Curly Lambeau, Bart Starr, [...]

A Patriots-Packers Retrospective

By ⋅ December 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers have played nine times since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Counting Super Bowl XXXI, the Packers have won five games. The two teams are split 2-2 for games played in Foxborough. Let’s look back at all nine match-ups, ranked semi-arbitrarily by order of importance and quality. 9) [...]

Season-High 475 Yards Powers Patriots to Playoffs in Snowy Chicago

By ⋅ December 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

It was a snowstorm powerful enough to deflate the Minneapolis Metrodome. But it could not deflate was the New England Patriots offense. The Patriots set a new season high with 475 yards of total offense, more than enough to carry them to a 36-7 victory over the Chicago Bears and clinch a spot in the [...]

Patriots Obliterate “Jets” 45-3

By ⋅ December 7, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

It was the match-up of the season: the New England Patriots versus the New York Jets, the two best teams in the AFC. The Patriots were unbeaten at home, having won 25 straight at Gillette. The Jets were unbeaten on the road this season. At stake: the lead in the AFC East and the best [...]

Fantasy Fast Forward: NFL Week 13

By ⋅ December 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome to Week 13 of the NFL season. By this point, you and your fantasy team fall into one of three categories… you either A) have clinched a playoff spot and are sitting pretty, just waiting for the fun to begin, B) have fallen out of contention and have turned your focus to Christmas shopping, [...]

Fantasy Fast Forward: NFL Week 12

By ⋅ November 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

So for those of you who had too much turkey and fell asleep for your annual Thanksgiving Day nap before you remembered to set your fantasy lineup for the week, I’m here to save the day. Ain’t that tryptophan a bitch sometimes!?! It’s Week 12, and while six teams have already put their games in [...]

Manning’s Third Interception Ends Colts’ Comeback; Patriots Hold on in Gillette

By ⋅ November 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Through the first nine games of this season, Peyton Manning had thrown only four interceptions. The Patriots nearly doubled it in just one game. The Patriots picked Manning off three times, including with 31 seconds to go from the New England 24-yard line, beating the Colts 31-28 at Gillette. The Patriots’ win kept them tied [...]

Fantasy Fast Forward: NFL Week 11

By ⋅ November 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

After giving myself a bye week last week, “Fantasy Fast Forward” is back in action to help you down the stretch and get you into your fantasy league’s playoffs. It’s crunch time, but if you’re still reading about fantasy football, that means you must be still alive for a coveted playoff spot. And heck, if [...]

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