The Official Patriots vs Texans game thread

Phew, very lucky. We are NOT gonna beat good teams playing like that.

PatriotsInGA said:

9-3. Any arguments are just stupid.

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This is a very inconsistent team with a ton of question marks and holes that will need to be remedied SOMEHOW for this team to go anywhere this year....but today...a WIN is a win for the heart attack kids....and we have to celebrate that!

Props to our O for a great second half.
Props to our D for two clutch defensive stands down the stretch. As for the rest of the game... I'm sure BB will have some choice game footage to show them.

ivanvamp said:

Ok everybody exhale.

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I'm laughing my ass off cause it's so true. If Bill doesn't do something about this D...we're going to go from laughter to tears in a span of a week come January. Maybe 2.

After watching this team for 10 weeks, I have come to this conclusion.
This team is who they are. They are a bunch of warriors. No game is going to be pretty. These guys win ugly...might as well accept it

West Philly Patriot said:

Blount ran well for us today

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Reminds me just a little of Dillon. But I swear, this team is trying to kill me.

Observer said:

This D is better, somehow without better talent.

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Agree, unless the offense is dictating the tempo and jamming the run down our throats. This D is much improved vs the pass, especially with a healthier secondary.

This team can't continue playing from behind if they have an aspirations to go anywhere in the postseason. What's really unfortunate is that two of the NFL's ironmen along the D-line go down before the halfway point. Then their best linebacker is lost for the season. It's a shame because this defense looked solid early in the year. Hopefully at some point what we have left can stop the run some of the time.

doesntmatter1 said:

Quick question. Instead of taking our final timeout at 22 seconds, could we have purposely ran a false start to get a ten second run off before that punt?

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Texans decline?

scott99 said:

Phew, very lucky. We are NOT gonna beat good teams playing like that.

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We just did.

stcjones said:

This is a very inconsistent team with a ton of question marks and holes that will need to be remedied SOMEHOW for this team to go anywhere this year....but today...a WIN is a win for the heart attack kids....and we have to celebrate that!

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Our coverage will improve immensely once Dennard gets healthy. Ryan and Arrington are good inside, but the dropoff of Arrington when he moves to the outside is extraordinary.

We have undeniable issues against the run though regardless of available personnel on the season.

Mark12 said:

Brady continues his great second half run. Against the number 1 defense too. Hard to believe such a talented team is 2-10

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453 yards, 34 points against the #1 ranked D. No question the offense is back, big time. Unfortunately, with all the injuries, the D is "back" too.....

Lurks_All_Day said:

We just did.

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Did that last week too.

Great second half by the offense, but we're looking at 2010-2012 with this defense any time either Talib or Dennard is missing.

tough game on a crappy field

We won people We don't get extra style points.

TheTruth3402 said:

Agree, unless the offense is dictating the tempo and jamming the run down our throats. This D is much improved vs the pass, especially with a healthier secondary.

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Josh Gordon scares the **** out of me next week. Hopefully Dennard is back next week. This team HAS to get a home field bye playoff game, or else forget it. 2 weeks to prepare and get healthier would help this team big time. If they have to go from week 16 right to a playoff game, we are in trouble.

scott99 said:

Phew, very lucky. We are NOT gonna beat good teams playing like that.

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You said it....defense stays inconsistent and porous like today....Pats are toast

scott99 said:

Phew, very lucky. We are NOT gonna beat good teams playing like that.

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I guess beating Denver and the Saints playing like that doesn't count now. I mean, because they're not legit Super Bowl contenders or anything.

This is the NFL, dude. Wins are incredibly difficult. I'll take a win by 3 or 30, no matter the score. As long as they win at the end because that's all that matters.

scott99 said:

Josh Gordon scares the **** out of me next week. Hopefully Dennard is back next week. This team HAS to get a home field bye playoff game, or else forget it. 2 weeks to prepare and get healthier would help this team big time. If they have to go from week 16 right to a playoff game, we are in trouble.

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Gordon is out with a head injury. May not play next week

patriotsinga said:

9-3. Any arguments are just stupid.

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stcjones said:

this is a very inconsistent team with a ton of question marks and holes that will need to be remedied somehow for this team to go anywhere this year....but today...a win is a win for the heart attack kids....and we have to celebrate that!

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moron!