Patriots Claim ESPN All-Decade Awards

Late last week ESPN went through the last decade in the NFL and compiled lists of the best players, teams and moments. To no surprise, the Patriots make their way to the top in many ways.
The last decade was a memorable one by far for football as some of the greatest players of all time [...]

This Week at Patriots Place

The issues surrounding the Patriots as they enter this week’s mandatory mini-camp are more focused on off-the-field happenings. Most notably, the contract situation of nose tackle Vince Wilfork has taken center stage as the defensive line stalwart is entering the final year of his contract and sat out voluntary workouts in protest. Wilfork has shown [...]

Patriots Season Grades: Wide Reciever/Tight Ends

In my third installment of 2008 season grades I’ll be taking a look at the wide receivers and tight ends.
Randy Moss: B+
Thoughts: After a record breaking 2007 season it was going to be tough for Moss to follow up his performance with anything but a let down statistically. Throw in a brand new quarterback and [...]

Fantasy Football Report: Week 17

The season has come to an end. Was it as good for you as it was for me? Hopefully a lot of you are celebrating fantasy championships and are currently rubbing it in the faces of co-workers and/or schoolmates. If you were lucky enough to nab DeAngelo Williams off of waivers then good for you. [...]

Patriots 47 Cardinals 7 – The Verdict

This one was quite an impressive performance from the Pats as they took it to the Cards in every single facet of the game. Starting from the opening drive the Pats defense was able to control the line of scrimmage and force Warner (30 yards passing) to be off balance. This game was over at [...]

Patriots 49, Raiders 26 – The Verdict

A week after the Patriots nearly lost to a lesser team, they came out and played one of their best games of the season in dismantling the hapless Raiders. New England jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter and didn’t look back as every time the Raiders seemed to gain some momentum [...]

Gametime: Patriots At Raiders

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The Teams: New England Patriots (8-5) At Oakland Raiders (3-10)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 15
The Place: McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, California
The Time: 4:15pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

How will Matt Cassel respond to the death of his father? Certainly it’s a tough time [...]

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 [...]

Patriots 24, Seahawks 21 – The Verdict

The Patriots sure like to make things interesting in 2008. Down 14-3 early on and 21-13 in the second half, Matt Cassel led New England on two scoring drives in the fourth quarter to pull out the victory and move the Pats into a tie atop the AFC East. It sure wasn’t pretty and more [...]

Gametime: Patriots At Seahawks

NOTE: Jeff and KC will be living blogging the game today starting at 3:00pm, feel free to comment at any point and we will respond!
The Teams: New England Patriots (7-5) At Seattle Seahawks (2-10)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 14
The Place: Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
The Time: 4:05pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

What effect will Junior Seau and [...]

Steelers 33, Patriots 10 – The Verdict

Well, that was a kick in the teeth. The final score doesn’t nearly indicate how close the game was in the first half – if not for the Stephen Gostkowski missed chip-shot field goal the Pats would’ve been ahead at the half. The third quarter was as ugly an offensive performance as you will see [...]

TGIF: The Results of Football’s First Round

Months and months ago, the SoB football league had its draft. Football is the sport with the least amount of depth at each position so in order to get things off on the right foot, you need to have a solid foundation. That foundation is in Round 1. If your first round pick fails then [...]

Turnovers Kill Patriots in Loss to Steelers

The Patriots pulled their best Plaxico Burress impression by shooting themselves in the foot in a 33-10 loss to the Steelers in a cold rain at Foxboro. New England had five turnovers, including three lost fumbles in a disastrous third quarter.
Matthew Slater fumbled a kickoff deep in Patriots territory, which led to a touchdown pass [...]

Patriots 48, Dolphins 28 – The Verdict

In my preview I said the Patriots wouldn’t want to get into another shootout. My bad. The time of the Patriots offense underwhelming us may have passed as it seems with every week the passing game takes another step. While the offense seems to be hitting on all cylinders the defense – more specifically the [...]

Cassel Throws for 415 Yards in 48-28 Win

Matt Cassel is going to be a very rich man next season.
A free agent after the season, Matt Cassel had his second straight game with 400 yards passing in the 48-28 win over the Dolphins. It was the first time in Patriots history that a quarterback had 400 yards in consecutive games, and also the [...]