The "streak" is over
 

Prior to today, the Patriots defense had not scored for 26 games. A rather amazing streak.

The official records of the NFL will say that the streak continued today -- for the 27th game. But that's only due to a merciful decision by Gene Steratore not to award a clear safety and the Patriots' disinterest in challenging. As far as I'm concerned, the streak ends at 26.

It's a minor point, but I'm really not a fan of that type of officiating. I realize people were cold and it was probably a result that both teams favored. But the offical's job is to call the game in front of him. Not the game he wishes were in front of him.

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Good pick-up. When is the last time our defense scored? The Week 2 game vs. San Diego in 2007?

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Not that it means anything, but if I saw the graphic correctly, it also cost us owning the record for largest margin of victory, instead we tied it at 59.

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wrong. forward progress is not challenge-able

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yea, calling him down at the 2 was BS, nd yea it was a "pity" call, but one that should not have been made

it was a clear safety /fuble and TD

but the ref changed the game

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Eugene Wilson returned an INT against the Jets in Week 15 of 2007.

5 more games that year + 16 the next year + 5 this year = 26 games.

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Interesting. I think maybe you missed the larger points. But thanks for the tidbit.

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Is it too much to ask for it to snow every game for the rest of the season.. even indoors?

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im sorry, but for forward progress to be called, im pretty sure u have to have the ball in ur possession

and that punter sure as hell did not, he barely picked up the ball (if at all) before the endzone

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You can challenge the spot of the ball, which encompasses forward progress.

As for a fumble/recovery/etc, it's likely that the whistle was blown too early.

As a caveat: I was returning from Mexico and did not get to see the game =(

I did not see the play. I am sad I missed this game.