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supafly said:Quote:
Originally Posted by cmasspatsfan
Whats a lot, they've lost 8 games in the last 2 1/2 years, how many did the defense give up at the end other than the Seattle game?
Well, not to be a smartass but there are 2 really big SB games that immediately come to mind that would have given them 2 more rings and 2 more duckboat parades....
So far in this season alone through 6 games the defense has allowed at least 2 more that I can think of, both to Baltimore and Seattle.
There was certainly the late game heroics of Eli Manning here in Foxborough in the regular season last year too, which was pathetic as well.
So far we're up to 50% of their losses (4) in the past 2 years right off the top of my head. Since it's 6 am here I'm not going to go back through every single one of their losses since the start of the 2010 season though.
I think it's great that we've only lost 8 games in the past 2 1/2 seasons, but the defense needs to be accountable for allowing way too many 4th quarter points too, which has become an alarming trend.
Too many 4th quarter points have equaled all 3 of our losses so far this year, the past 3 NYG games (2 of which were SB's), and the playoff loss to the NYJ in the 2010 postseason; so that would be 7 out of the last 8 losses.
The only game where giving up too many 4th quarter pts really didn't seem to matter much was the Steeler game last year which was a 25-17 loss.
As a defense, they need to stop allowing 4th quarter pts late in games, and it won't force Brady into having to overcome insane obstacles to try and win in clutch situations.
I would hardly say the arizona game was giving up too many points in the 4th. that game was all about the offense and special teams struggling...not the d.
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