Halftime notes
Posted on September 21, 2008
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- This is possible the worst scenario possible for Patriots fans — New England trails 21-6 at halftime, and Joey Porter has two sacks. (He pulled his dirt-kicking routine after both of them.) No wonder there were plenty of boos as the Patriots left the field for the locker room at the end of the first half.
- On a beautiful afternoon for football here at Gillette Stadium, Miami’s ability to convert on third down and the Patriots inability to convert on third down has been a big reason the score is what it is at halftime. Chad Pennington has done a good job keeping the chains moving, finishing the first half going 2-for-3 on third down. Meanwhile, Matt Cassel and New England has struggled on third down, going 3-for-9.
- Stephen Gostkowski is a beast. The kicker is now 7-for-7 on field goal attempts to start the season, including a pair this afternoon. The second of the two field goals was the most impressive, a second-quarter boot from 44 yards toward the open end of Gillette Stadium that had room to spare.
- The Patriots appear to be using their running backs in shifts. In the first quarter, it was almost all Sammy Morris, all the time. The second quarter saw them go more toward LaMont Jordan (like Matt Light, playing in his 100th professional game this afternoon). However, it appears the Patriots will likely be going away from the running game more in the second half — a double-digit deficit will force you to change you game plan awful fast.
- The Dolphins have found success with the direct snap — two of them came in the red zone and resulted in quick Miami scores from Ronnie Brown, and a third resulted in a big gain after a handoff to Ricky Williams.
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