Peyton Manning

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 [...]

Vinatieri Hits Late FG, Colts Edge Patriots 18-15

Adam Vinatieri proved to be one of the clutchest kickers in the history of the NFL during his years with the Patriots. Now with the Indianapolis Colts, Vinatieri has continued to have a high level of success. Against his former team, the kicker hit a 52-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that turned out to [...]

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 [...]

TGIF: The Best Fantasy Football Seasons of The Last 10 Years

I am feeling very opinionated…well everyday. Today though, I just felt like cruising through the magical world of football statistics and thought to myself: “Man, I wish I had him on my fantasy team that year.” Skip ahead several hours of more searching and gear-turning in my head and I have composed what I think [...]

TGIF: SoB Football League Draft

Last Saturday, the Sports of Boston Football League had its draft. In addition to the writers of Sports of Boston, we also had our friends from Wicked Pissa Dude Radio and The Blue Workhorse. We also had loyal readers join us for the fun. It is a 12-team league with positions set up as such: [...]

TGIF: Surely You Can’t Be Serious

This Saturday at 2:15pm, I will be part of my first fantasy football draft of 2008. I am hoping to rebound from my 10th place finish from last season and have been conducting very extensive research to assure I can achieve maximum potential on my draft day.
The football season is won or lost in the [...]

Brady Named Sportsman of the Year

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been named Sporting News Magazine’s Sportsman of the year for 2007.
It’s the first of many honors to be placed on the former Michigan star for his amazing season in the NFL this year.
Brady stands just five TD passes shy of breaking the single season mark of 49 held by Peyton [...]

Patriots Prevail in El Clasico!

The Patriots staged a dramatic fourth quarter comeback and were able to close the door on the Colts, 24-20.
The three key plays in the game: While Brady engineered two big drives, he was helped out on the game winning drive by an incredible throw and catch to Stallworth near the red zone. After scoring, the [...]

El Clásico Preview: Offensive and Defensive Lines

In the fourth edition of a week long preview of the Colts vs. Pats (deemed El Clásico after a world famous European football rivalry between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid), I’ll take a look at the offensive and defensive lines for each team.
Defensive Lines
Patriots: Ty Warren, Vince Wilfork, Richard Seymour, Jarvis Green: The defensive front [...]