Studs of the Game:
- Wes Welker
- Aaron Hernandez
- Danny Woodhead
Duds of the Game:
- Secondary
- PatriotsInsider from Twitter made note that "starting DBs are in the game. That's the 3rd string Detroit offense scoring on them". Arrington couldn't cover a rock, McCourty was getting burned, and Butler was average.
- Offensive Line
- Tom Brady was hit, hit, and hit even more. Not a good day for the line.
- Refs
- I could swear the refs where wearing Lions uniforms out there
Players Who Helped Themselves:
- Julian Edelman
- Mike Petraglia called Edelman a "one-man attitude adjustment for the Patriots"
- Mathew Slater
- Slater didn't hurt his chances and he did have a good catch, so in a game which had a lot of duds, Slater look good (shutters)
Players Who Didn't Help Themselves:
- Darius Butler
- Kyle Arrington
- Couldn't cover a rock
- Devin McCourty
- Nate Solder
- Sebastian Volmer
- Chad Ochocinco
- I keep hearing Joey Galloway's name come up in the same breath as Ochocinco's
Other Thoughts:
- Brandon Tate is now the odd man out
- Danny Woodhead didn't look like he was still suffering from the hit during the Bucs game last week
- Wes Welker can tackle, but can also injure himself
- My rage meter hit a high during the game and forced my to walk away for a bit
- Didn't the Lions go 4-0 the season they went 0-16... ;)
Note: Sorry for the lack of videos and photos like I normally have in posts like these... There wasn't many that came out of this game
This is an archived article originally published on
August 28, 2011.
Content reflects the editorial context of its original publication date.
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