Kevin Faulk

Gametime: Bills At Patriots

The Teams: Buffalo Bills (5-3) at New England Patriots (5-3)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 10
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 1:00pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

Who saw this coming? Coming off an 18-1 season and nearly every significant contributor coming back, anyone who thought week 10 would pit the 5-3 Patriots against the 5-3 Bills [...]

Colts 18, Patriots 15 - The Verdict

This game pretty much came down to a couple of plays. 1) Belichick using a challenge and losing a timeout three minutes into the second half on a play which would’ve gained the Pats five yards, instead they were facing just 2nd and 10. 2) Belichick using the team’s last timeout as Cassel snuck for [...]

Gametime: Patriots At Colts

The Teams: New England Patriots (5-2) at Indianapolis Colts (3-4)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 9
The Place: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Time: 8:15pm
The Channel: NBC
3 Burning Questions:

Can the Patriots front seven continue to step up? It sounds like beating a dead horse, but as usual the outcome of this game relies mostly on the Patriots [...]

Patriots 23, Rams 16 - The Verdict

Despite all the complaints and misgivings with backup QB Matt Cassel, you gotta take a step back and appreciate that he’s got the team to 5-2 and now in a virtual tie atop the AFC East. On Sunday, the strength of the offense - the wide receiver corps - let Cassel down on several occasions [...]

Green-Ellis, Faulk Lead Patriots Over Rams 23-16

The Patriots seem to just get better as the weeks go by, but they did have a tough time with the 2-4 St. Louis Rams. The Rams were coming off a huge win against the Cowboys, and looked poised for a third straight win. It was a close game throughout, and the Rams were driving [...]

Gametime: Rams @ Patriots

The Teams: St. Louis Rams (2-4) At New England Patriots (4-2)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 8
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 1:00pm
The Channel: Fox
3 Burning Questions:

Will the Patriots beat an inferior team without trouble? The Pats have defeated the Chiefs, Jets, 49ers and Broncos so far this year, none of which anyone would call [...]

Gametime: Broncos @ Patriots

The Teams: Denver Broncos (4-2) At New England Patriots (3-2)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 7
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 8:30 pm
The Channel: ESPN
3 Burning Questions:

How does the team respond from last Sunday night’s beat down: The blowout loss to the Dolphins was shocking, but last weekends dismantling of the Patriots in all three [...]

Gametime: Patriots At Chargers

The Teams: New England Patriots (3-1) At San Diego Chargers (2-3)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 6
The Place: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
The Time: 8:15 pm
The Channel: NBC
3 Burning Questions:

Will the Patriots get off to a fast start? Last week the Pats started slow and found themselves down 14-7 before long. Against a Chargers team with [...]

Patriots Beat 49ers 30-21

After a rocky start coming off a loss and a bye week, the Patriots stepped up and scored a big road win by beating the 49ers 30-21. Matt Cassel made some mistakes including two interceptions but the running game and ball control gave the Patriots enough to win. The Pats dominated time of possession by [...]

Dolphins 38, Patriots 13 - The Verdict

I apologize for the delay of this week’s Verdict, after Sunday I went into a mini-sports hibernation. We all know the Pats laid an egg so I’ll keep this short and sweet. Let’s see how my questions were answered:

Will Randy Moss be involved more often? A lot has been made about Moss and his alligator [...]

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 Offense in Transition

Here’s this week’s Patriots Two-Point Conversion column:
The loss of Tom Brady to this offense in the first drive of the first week of the season puts the Patriots in some rare company. Only once before has a team lost a reigning NFL MVP for the entire season, that was back in 1991 when Joe Montana [...]

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? [...]

Kevin Faulk Suspended for Drug Possession

Patriots RB Kevin Faulk was suspended for one game by the NFL for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. He was also fined two game checks.
Faulk was sentenced to one year of probation in July for marijuana possession. Faulk was going to a Li’l Wayne concert (a milli) when he was stopped and discovered to [...]

2008 Training Camp Preview: Special Teams and Coaching

Here’s the schedule for the training camp previews:
Wednesday: Special Teams and Coaching
Special Teams
Key Departures: None
Key Arrivals: Matthew Slater, Terrence Wheatley
Breakdown
The Patriots are loaded at special teams, so first we’ll look at the crowded areas which are punt and kick returns. The Pats have a plethora of options to return kicks this season, with Ellis [...]