// Tom Brady

Giants Top Patriots 21-17 to Win Super Bowl XLVI

The New York Giants claimed their second Lombardi Trophy in five years, with Eli Manning leading them from behind in a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, Ind. Manning lead a nine-play, 88-yard drive that started with 3:46 remaining, capping it off with an Ahmad Bradshaw six-yard [...]

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

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 [...]

Rematch: A Giants-Patriots Super Bowl XLVI Preview

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 [...]

Super Bowl Media Day: Lies, Brady Bashing and Rich Cimini is an Idiot

Before I get to Media Day, I want to discuss a couple of topics that took place on Monday. I previously wrote Bob Ryan had lost his fastball. Well, Bob stayed consistent when making a guest appearance on Mike Francesa’s radio show on Monday. When asked why Brady had struggled in recent playoff appearances, Bob [...]

Who Does “Fake Tom Brady” Actually Look Like?

Super Bowl Media Day was a complete circus as usual on Tuesday. One of the sideshows was a man dubbed “Fake Tom Brady.” At first glance, Fake Tom, also known as Nick Lower of Missouri, resembled the Brady of a couple years back. He has long, flowing brown hair and a thick beard (do you [...]

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

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, [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: AFC Championship

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

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. [...]

AFC Championship Preview: Patriots vs. Ravens

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 [...]

NFL Team Building: Ozzie Newsome vs. Bill Belichick

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 [...]

What We Learned This Week: Celtics Are Old, Padilla a Genius Move?

Week of January 11 to January 18 1. The Celtics’ Big Three are growing old together. Hmm, this somehow sounds familiar. Wasn’t Danny Ainge around for this the first time? If the plan for improving the 5-8 Celtics is that they will all suddenly stop getting older somehow, that doesn’t seem likely. 2. The Bruins [...]

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

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

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 [...]

The Playoffs Are Tom Terrific Time, Sorry Tebow

Tebow Time – (Tee.bo – Tahym) n. The time late in a professional football game (usually within final two minutes and/or overtime) when NFL quarterback, Tim Tebow, raises his level of play to a significantly higher level than how he had been performing before such time. (often resulting in a win) Tom Terrific Time – [...]

Broncos vs. Patriots Divisional Showdown Preview

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.