Archive for January, 2008
Pats Gearing Up For The Chargers
The undefeated Patriots had yesterday off and return to the practice field today at Gillette Stadium. The Pats are relatively healthy and are now 17-and-0 including the playoffs. New England faces the Sand Diego Charges in the AFC Championship Game Sunday at 3:00 p.m. in Foxboro.
Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 16 2008Pats Host Chargers in AFC Title Game
The unbeaten Patriots will host the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship Game this Sunday at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots beat Jacksonville 31-20 Saturday night to claim their 17th victory of the season, and first playoff win. The Chargers shocked the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts 28-24 yesterday in their AFC divisional round clash. [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 14 2008And The Beat Goes On: Patriots Cage Jaguars Win 31-20
Tom Brady completed 26/28 pass attempts and threw for three touchdowns, as the New England Patriots defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars Saturday 31-20 in their NFL Divisional Playoff game. New England and Jacksonville were tied at the half 14-14 but the Pats were able to pull away in the third quarter outscoring the Jags 14-3. Jacksonville [...]
Posted by Jeff Sack on Jan 12 20085 Keys to the Pats Beating the Jags Saturday Night
It’s a new season for the New England Patriots, and while they were undefeated in the regular season, they know that if they don’t get the job done by winning the Super Bowl, the season will go down as a waste. This week it’s test number one, as they take on the rough and tough [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 10 2008Pats With Five All-Pros; Injury Update for Saturday
Randy Moss led a list of five Patriots named to the NFL All-Pro Team on Wednesday. The receiver, who set a league record with 23 TD receptions this season, was a unanimous selection along with Chargers running back LaDainianTomlinson. Joining Moss was quarterback Tom Brady, who received 49-and-a-half votes out of a possible 50. Left [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 10 2008Stallworth Baffled at Lack of Playing Time in Pats Offense
While there are plenty of big name players having big years in New England, one players whose numbers have actually taken a dive in the second half of the year is wide out Donte’ Stallworth. Speaking to the Boston Herald, Stallworth says that injuries were not a factor in why he was dropped on the [...]
Jaguars First Playoff Test for Unbeaten Pats
The undefeated Patriots first postseason game will be against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The number-five seed earned the trip to Gillette Stadium for the divisional-round game by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-29 Saturday night. Had the sixth-seeded Tennessee Titans upset the San Diego Chargers yesterday, they would have been the Patriots’ opponent. But the Chargers won [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 07 2008Brady Takes Home the Hardware of the MVP
No shock whatsoever here, as Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was named the League’s Most Valuable Players earlier Saturday by the Associated Press. Brady took home 49 of the 50 first place votes (what idiot DIDN’T vote for Brady?!). Of course some Packers fan gave the one other vote to Brett Favre. Come on, let’s be [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 05 2008Belichick Wins AP Coach of the Year
For Patriots head caoch Bill Belichick it began with a scandal and ended with an undefeated season, and now honors. He’s been voted NFL Coach of the Year for guiding the Patriots to a perfect 16-and-0 season, a feat never before achieved in the National Football League. The honor came after he was fined a [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 04 2008McDaniels Says “No Thanks” to Interviews with Ravens and Falcons
Current New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is staying put with the undefeated Pats. McDaniels name has been mentioned a few times for coaching jobs around the league, possibly in Baltimore or Atlanta, but Thrusday night he stated that he is not a candidate for either position. Both teams had requested permission to talk to [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 03 2008

