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Patriots Fail To Close Out Panthers

November 19, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The real death knell for the Patriots was not a

Wild Finish In Charlotte As Newton, Panthers Edge Patriots 24-20

November 19, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Entering the game, the Patriots knew they would have to account for Cam Newton and that he’s a dangerous player with his feet or throwing the ball. And he shredded them time and again, especially on third downs by doing both.

Patriots 2013 Opponents, Five First Impressions of the Broncos

November 20, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Manning wasn’t sacked and was only hit twice and the result was another 300 yard passing game as the Broncos moved the ball very well against Kansas City, one of the better defenses in the NFL.

Patriots Host Broncos on SNF, Who Holds the Razor's Edge

November 22, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

in two games with Vereen in the lineup the Patriots are 16-30 on third downs, in the games he was missing, those numbers are closer to 30 percent.

A Tale of Two Halves- Brady, Pats Roar Back To Nip Broncos In OT

November 25, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

As we saw in our pre-game Razor’s Edge piece, Brady used the short passing game to neutralize the Broncos pass rush and was very effective in spreading it around. In the second half, throwing the short-medium range, Brady was 20-24 for 161 yards and 3 TDs

Patriots 2013 Opponents, Five First Impressions of the Houston Texans

November 26, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

This season Watt has 9.5 sacks, 4 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. Last week against the Jags, Watt had a sack and blocked a FG attempt.

Patriots - Texans, Who Has the Razor's Edge?

November 28, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Tom Brady who was facing more questions than at any time in his career early this season is now on a roll.

Brady, Gostkowski Power Patriots To Hang On In Houston 34-31

December 01, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Brady on Sunday went a stellar 29 of 41 for 371 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT for a QB rating of 104.8.

SpyGate II? Accusations By Texans' Smith Ring Hollow

December 02, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

So in three games against the Texans in the past year, Brady’s combined numbers are 75 for 117 good for 1011 yards with 9 TDs and 2 INTs which works out to a completion percentage of 64.1, with an average of 8.64 yards per attempt with a QB rating of 110.

Patriots 2013 Opponents, Five First Impressions of the Cleveland Browns

December 03, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Gordon followed that up with a 10 catch 261 yard effort against Jacksonville last week including a 95 yard touchdown with just under 4 minutes remaining that gave the Browns the lead.

Patriots All-22 Coach's Tape Highlight Brady's 2nd Half Comeback

December 04, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

A look at the coach’s tape on the NFL Game Rewind’s All-22 showed that the Patriots made the necessary adjustments at halftime to take advantage of some plays on the field were there for the taking.

Patriots - Browns, Who Has the Razor's Edge?

December 05, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Consider this since returning, Gronkowski leads all NFL tight ends in receptions, and yardage and has 37 receptions and 560 yards in his six games back. And more importantly the Patriots offense has been scoring at the second highest rate in the league. T

Brady, Patriots Heist A Win From Cleveland 27-26

December 08, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

For nearly fifty-nine minutes the Cleveland Browns dominated the game with the New England Patriots and with a minute and a half remaining led 26-14. But the Patriots luckily have a future Hall-of-Fame quarterback in Tom Brady and he never knows the word

Patriots 2013 Opponents, Second Five Impressions of the Miami Dolphins

December 10, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

in the first meeting, Tom Brady threw for only 116 yards with Gronkowski having 2 receptions for 27. Miami did a very good job of limiting the Patriots passing attack.

All 22 Film Study, Big Plays Abound in Patriots - Browns Game

December 10, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

A much better case can be made however for pass interference at the nine yard line, McFadden had a fistful of Boyce’s jersey and pulls him around slightly to the left as Boyce blew by his coverage using his own great burst.

Patriots - Dolphins II, Who Has The Razor's Edge?

December 12, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Since the first Miami game the Patriots passing offense in the last five games has been on fire going for 1861 yards or averaging 372.2 yards per game.

Dolphins Nip Patriots 24-20, Quick Observations

December 15, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

the issue would be the red-zone and the Patriots were a dismal 1 for 4 on trips inside the twenty.

Patriots 2013 Opponents, Five First Impressions of the Baltimore Ravens

December 17, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Once again the Ravens are getting hot at precisely the right time and will be a dangerous, tough out if they reach the playoffs. One thing is for certain, no one wants to play them in a first round playoff game regardless of the location.

Patriots - Ravens, Who Gets The Razor's Edge?

December 19, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

The Ravens will target the middle of the field, in the AFCCG Flacco was 8 for 8 for 80 yards and a touchdown targeting the short/medium range pass in the middle of the field.

Patriots All-22 Film Study, Ravens Offense Presents Challenge

December 21, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

It will be interesting to see how the Patriots choose to combat their passing game, with Flacco less than 100 percent with a knee injury, they may opt to bring more pressure and get to him since he can’t move around the pocket as well as normally.

Patriots Rout Ravens 41-7, Quick Observations

December 22, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the game was the way the Patriots won; against a big physical team on the road, New England was able to out-physical the Ravens

Patriots 2013 Opponents, Five Second Impressions Of The Buffalo Bills

December 24, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Buffalo’s defense has three players with double digit sack totals in Kyle Williams, Mario Williams and Jerry Hughes, the first time since the Bruce Smith years in 1995 that the Bills have had those kind of numbers.

Patriots - Bills, Who Has The Razor's Edge?

December 27, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

One area the team leaned on was the running game against Baltimore. The Ravens had one of the top defenses in the red zone and the Patriots ran the ball effectively and as a result the Patriots went 3-3 inside the 20

Blount, Patriots Wrap-Up A Bye, Run Over Bills 34-20

December 30, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Sunday was Blount's biggest day, carrying the ball 24 times for 189 yards and 2 TDs, plus he returned two kickoffs for 145 yards giving him a total of 334 total yards on the day.

2013 Was Brady, Belichick's Best For the Patriots

December 31, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have been together longer than any coach – quarterback duo in NFL history, a total of 191 games…and counting. And they’ve also had the most wins, by far of any coach – QB in NFL history with 148…and counting.

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