Brett Favre

ERIC MANGINI FIRED

Sweet vindication. A day after the Jets slumped to another late season defeat, reports out of New York are that Mangini will be fired today. The Jets were 8-3 at one point this season but slumped to a 1-4 finish, thanks in large part to Brett Favre who threw eight interceptions in the last few [...]

Where the New York Jets Went Wrong

Thanks to the results of the Week 17 games this weekend, the New York Jets did not accomplish what they set out to do when they went on a spending spree this past offseason (that being making the playoffs). Now, some of it was bad luck. After all, if they were in the AFC West, [...]

Gametime: Patriots At Bills

The Teams: New England Patriots (10-5) At Buffalo Bills (7-8)
The Terms: Last Week of the Regular Season
The Place: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, NY
The Time: 1:00pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

Any chance of a let down? With all of the talk of the playoff scenarios, none of them will matter if the Patriots don’t beat the Bills. [...]

Fantasy Football Report: Week 16

One more week to go. In reality, most of the NFL’s playoff spots have been determined and now those teams will be resting players. It is important not to get screwed over by coaches *cough, Andy Reid, cough* who choose to sit their star players. On the opposite side of the spectrum we also have [...]

Gametime: Cardinals At Patriots

The Teams: Arizona Cardinals (8-6) At New England Patriots (9-5)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 16
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 1:00pm
The Channel: Fox
3 Burning Questions:

Can the Patriots stop the Cardinals passing attack? The Pats effectiveness in stopping the Cardinals passing attack is the key to the game. The good news for Patriots fans is [...]

TGIF: Start Matt Cassel This Sunday

With news this week of the unfortunate passing of Matt Cassel’s father, the status of the Patriots QB was left up in the air. Understandably everyone in New England would and should understand if Cassel missed the start against the Raiders. However, Matt Cassel has returned to practice and odds are he will start this [...]

Jets 34, Patriots 31 (OT) - The Verdict

Okay so it took a week to publish this, it won’t happen again! I have to say I nearly turned this one off when it was 24-6 and the Jets took over on downs late in the second quarter. You have to love the comeback by the Pats led by Matt Cassel and the final [...]

Jets Beat Patriots Despite Cassel’s 400 Yards

Despite unkind weather, the Jets and Patriots combined to put up 65 points Thursday night, but the Patriots came up on the losing end in overtime, 34-31. Jay Feely hit the game-winner from 34 yards out, but Brett Favre led the way all game for New York with 258 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions (shocking, I know).
Favre’s [...]

Gametime: Jets at Patriots

The Teams: New York Jets (6-3) at New England Patriots (6-3)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 11
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 8:15pm
The Channel: NFL Network, Channel 5 (Boston), WMUR (New Hampshire)
3 Burning Questions:

Which quarterback do you trust more? A laughable question heading into Week 2 when Matt Cassel was making his first career start [...]

Fantasy Football Report: Week 4

Four weeks out of seventeen. Your season is just about 25% over. If your team sucks, then accept it. If you’re team is great, then bask in the glory. Some players have reached a point where they are just not going to come through for you (I am looking at everyone on the Bengals here). [...]

Fantasy Football Report: Week 3

Week 3 is all said and done, and the sting of the Patriots’ blowout loss is slowly waring off (unless you faced Ronnie Brown). Even if you’re 0-3 like SoB’s Geoff and reader Kris in the SoB Fantasy Football League, there’s still time to rebound and sneak into the playoffs. You just need to start [...]

Gametime: Dolphins At Patriots

The Teams: Miami Dolphins (0-2) At New England Patriots (2-0)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 3
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 1:00pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

Will Randy Moss be involved more often? Let’s sure hope so. Moss was pretty much a non-factor in last week’s win over the Jets and it’s evident the quarterback/wide receiver [...]

Patriots 19, Jets 10 - The Verdict

Against all odds, the Patriots defense stepped up and Matt Cassel controlled the game as New England took advantage of opportunities and beat the Brett Favre led Jets 19-10. Big plays all over the field from the defense led by Ellis Hobbs and Adalius Thomas. Here’s a look at The Verdict:

How Will the Patriots respond? [...]

Gametime: Patriots At Jets

The Teams: New England Patriots (1-0) vs. New York Jets (1-0)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 2
The Place: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
The Time: 4:15pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

How will the Patriots respond? Losing an MVP quarterback in the first week of the season to a year long injury is something no team has ever had [...]

TGIF: Brett Favre and the Madden Curse

Consider this your final warning. The Madden Curse is one of the more heavily talked about occurrences in all of sports. It ranks above the dreaded Sports Illustrated Curse and my new personal favorite, the Gillette Fusion Curse.
Starting in 1999, the Madden franchise began putting cover athletes on the front of the game. A decade [...]