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Hopefully this won't come off as sour grapes since the Patriots won. For the record, I would guess that over my time watching the Patriots, they have benefited as much as been on the down side of subjective pass interference calls. My point here has nothing to do with how it will affect the...

The 40-49 yarder is crucial in football. Missing it is like a turnover plus 7 yards. An above average NFL kicker should make most of them -- 10/12 or so should be the expectation. Some kickers were better than that. More than 3 misses in a year is bad. So far Gostkowski has made one and...

It's being called all over today. Very little tolerance for any extracurricular contact. It's fairly obvious that it has been emphasized to officials. It is what it is and fans will be fans and have different reactions whether it's too whimpy or whatever, but the bottom line is that smart...

Twitter. Don't really know this guy. (Svitek not Reiss.)

Stop me if you've heard the story before. Passed over second string QB gets a chance because of injury to an accomplished, stable seasoned veteran. Second year coach stakes his job and reputation on leaving the second stringer in there when the starter recovers. Team goes on to win the Super...

So, given that the Patriots road to a championship would include at least 2 rematch games, with a 50/50 chance of a third, I started wondering how the Patriots have done under Belichick/Brady in rematch games in the playoffs. The numbers surprised me a bit. Every elimination game -- that is...

Still pretty early in the season, but Patriots are 30 out of 31 for net punting yardage. I'm not sure it would have mattered last night if the Ravens had to to 200 yards for a field goal -- against our gassed defense, they probably would have done it. Still, a punt a bit deeper into their...

Well, this is my first post since 2/5/12. Finally over it, barely, and starting to think about 2012-13. So, now that I'm back, might as well go all in. Anyone headed to London? I'm completely out of the loop, but are tickets even possible to get, assuming I can get there?

The box score of this game is really pretty amazing. It's hard to find a difference between these two teams. The Ravens had 11 possessions and the Patriots effectively had 9, not taking into account the two kneel down possessions each half. The difference was the turnovers -- although it's...

Holy cow -- When Ed Reed goes to Canton, I doubt he will get better speeches. Bill's love affair with Ed is pretty well established, but this is so effusive it's almost funny. Vince sounded like he was making his pitch during a speed dating session. Clearly, they are attempting to be...

Looking at the schedule at the beginning of the year, I never would have expected that the Patriots would end up only playing three games against playoff teams. It looked way harder in the beginning of the year. Even more strange -- the only one of the three they won was the 8-8 Broncos...

Mercury Morris, and the rest of the old, bitter undefeated dolphins. Mercury is stomping around pi**ed off. "When a team gets to 13-0, man, it's supposed to be our time on TV. Who is this Tebow punk anyway, cutting in to my time?"

We're thinking of heading up to a game when staying in NYC. The only feasible way to do it would be to take the train up to Providence, and then take the Patriots train from Providence. Driving won't be an option. Any other suggestions? Anyone have any experiences they can share? What is...

The box score is really interesting. Ultimately, the big picture story is what the final score already tells you – that the Patriots got a TD where the Cowboys got a FG and that was the margin. But there are a few nuggets in there that tell you a bit more about the game. Brady and Romo had...

Other than enjoyment if they win, does tonight's game mean anything at all? I suppose it means a little if the Jets lose one more. But assuming the Jets win out, we still need a win in the last two to clinch, I think. Does anyone have up to date strenth of victory numbers? Can the Jets...

Since Brady unloaded on the offense, the stats are staggering. The offense has had 37 possessions since the end of the drive where Brady took the offense to the woodshed near the end of the first half in the Steelers game. Of those, 3 were end of game or half kneel downs, and one was the...

Sometimes, the whole is less than the sum of its parts. See, for example, San Diego. Sometimes, it's greater than the sum of its parts. See, for example, the Patriots (all ranks out of 32, obviously): Points: 1st Yards: 13th Pass yards: 11th Pass yards/att: 4th Rush yards per attempt...

Important parts of football that are often overlooked. The Patriots are really playing extremely good ball possession offense. Four straight games without a turnover, and their eighth with zero turnovers. After 12 games, they have twice as many turnovers in their 2 losses (six) as they...

So, for all we talk about everything, I wonder why turnovers don't get much play. In terms of predictors, it's pretty high on the list. The Patriots have lost the turnover battle 3 times this year -- they lost twice and won once (overtime). I think maybe there's a perception there's a...

Yesterday's game got me wondering -- how often has the patriots defense won a game on a last drive? In other words, the other team has the ball with an under 7 point deficit and the defense is in a win or lose scenario. My impression is that, in recent history, our success rate in that...