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Positives and Negatives: Brady Sets All-Time Postseason Wins Mark

By ⋅ January 14, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

With a win on Sunday against the Houston Texans, Tom Brady has become the all-time leading winner in postseason history. It came against a Texans team who still looked like they didn’t belong at the big kids’ table, as they were handily defeated by a score of 41-28, but it never really felt that close. Overall, there [...]

Patriots Top Texans 41-28; Advance to 2nd Straight AFC Championship Against Baltimore

By ⋅ January 14, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots advanced to their seventh AFC Championship in the Belichick era on Sunday night, topping the Houston Texans 41-28 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The team received contributions from multiple players, both on offense, defense, and even special teams. New England was in control throughout, never relinquishing their lead after a [...]

Notes and Observations from the Divisional Playoffs: Patriots Advance Beating the Texans 41-28

By ⋅ January 13, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

There was a ton of talk heading into this game. Everyone expected it to be a close game after the Patriots embarrassed the Texans in Gillette back in week 14. However it was more of the same as the Patriots showed the rest of the NFL that they are the class of the league. First [...]

Stevan Ridley: Running Back to the Future

By ⋅ December 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots have the #1 offense in the NFL.  They lead the league in yards, averaging 425.7 per game and lead the world in points, averaging 36.3 per game. No news there right? What is news is how balanced this Patriots offense has become. After finishing 20th in rushing yards per game in [...]

Week 13 Notes and Observations: Patriots Clinch AFC East with 23-16 Win Over Dolphins

By ⋅ December 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Playing in Miami is never an easy game for the Patriots. Sunday was no different, especially with the chance to clinch the division.  The Dolphins played the Patriots very well on both sides of the ball, but especially defensively. – Brady had only been sacked 15 times the entire season coming into the game. He [...]

Patriots 49, Jets 19: Notes and Observations from Week 12

By ⋅ November 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

To start this off I hope everyone enjoyed a happy and a healthy Thanksgiving with good people and good food. There is plenty to be thankful for from family and friends to good health. However what I am most thankful for is the New York Jets. Without them, the AFC East would be a lot [...]

Patriots-Colts Week 11: Notes and Observations

By ⋅ November 19, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

- The first thing that we all took away from this game is the injury to Rob Gronkowski. The injury definitely hurts as Gronk does a lot more for the offense than just catch passes and spike footballs. He is one of the more dominant blocking tight ends in the NFL today and his presence [...]

Patriots beat Rams in a Good Ole’ Fashioned Romp in London

By ⋅ October 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The last few weeks, it seems like a lot of the talk about the Patriots has been about the sluggish offense and anemic pass defense combining to blow games in the last minutes of the fourth quarter. Entering what had all of the signs of a trap game, the Patriots traveled overseas and showed up [...]

Patriots Report Card: Week 5 vs. Broncos

By ⋅ October 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox have the Yankees. The Celtics have the Lakers. The Bruins have the Canadiens. And Tom Brady and the Patriots have Peyton Manning and the Colts Broncos. While the first three rivalries sometimes fail to live up to expectations, the Brady-Manning rivalry consistently delivers excitement and suspense. Brady vs. Manning, Round 13, went [...]

Patriots Defeat Broncos 31-21 as Brady-Manning Rivalry is Reignited

By ⋅ October 7, 2012 ⋅ One comment

The Patriots defeated the Broncos 31-21 on Sunday at Gillette Stadium to lock down their first home victory of the season. First Half The Broncos started off with the ball after winning the toss. Peyton Manning looked good in his return to Gillette as he led the offense down the field. Manning connected with Demaryius [...]

BenJarvus Green-Ellis Signs With Bengals

By ⋅ March 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Former Patriots running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis signed a three-year deal Wednesday with the Cincinnati Bengals. The financial details of the contract have yet to be released. As Green-Ellis makes his exit, it has left many Patriot fans wondering: who is going to carry the ball in New England? Why would they left Green-Ellis leave? The [...]

Patriots 2011 Running Backs Preview: Green-Ellis, Woodhead, etc.

By ⋅ August 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Since Corey Dillon’s retirement after the 2006 season, the Patriots have adopted an unofficial implementation of running back-by-committee that has supported some of the most potent and productive offenses that the NFL has seen. The 2011 season is shaping up to feature the most versatile group yet. They are also poised to take on a [...]

Report Card (Patriots 2011 Draft Report): Grading The Draft Selections

By ⋅ May 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After months of anticipation, countless draft profiles, and pointless mock drafts, the 2011 NFL Draft has come to a close. With that said, this is our last Patriots 2011 draft report, so we thought it would be a perfect time to reflect back to this weekend and play the role of professor. Who’s knows, with [...]

Patriots Draft California RB Shane Vereen With 56th Pick, Trade 60th Pick

By ⋅ April 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With their second 2nd round pick, the Patriots added a running back to their rotation, just not the back many thought. New England added California running back Shane Vereen, who ESPN has already dubbed the next Kevin Faulk. Vereen rushed for 1,167 yards last season as he finally was the No. 1 back upon the [...]

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