The defense showed up today and kept the New York Jets and their big mouths out of it. The offense need to be bailed out a few times by the defense but overall it was a great Sunday.
Beasts:
- BenJarvus Green-Ellis
- He had 136 yards and 2 touchdowns on the day. Green-Ellis really was the difference maker today.
- The Defense
- Even though the defense was night and day at times, as a unit they were levels better in terms of pressure than they've been in a while. In fact, they forced seven 3 and outs. I feel like the defense really progressed today. Oh, and Mark Anderson has what now, 3 sacks?
- The Crowd
- At different times in the game today the crowd noise was really a difference. There are many things I could say about the Patriots crowd, but today they where good.
Bums:
- Logan Mankins
- Mankins was getting beat by Mark Devito. That shouldn't happen
- Aaron Hernandez
- Anytime you cause an interception, then you're on this list
Answers:
- Will the Pats secondary shut down Mark Sanchez and his wide receivers?
- The Jets top receiver had 60 yards and Sanchez was 16 for 166 yards on the day. Job well done by McCourty, Bodden, and co
- Does Stevan Ridley get more touches than Green-Ellis today?
- Ridley had 7 runs for 13 yards. Green-Ellis on the other hand was really good today
- Will Welker stay red hot?
- Revis did have an impact on Welker, but Welker remained the threat he's been the past four games in more ways than one
- Does Dustin Keller have a big game or will he stay forgotten?
- Keller was a ghost most of the game thanks to Patrick Chung
- Will Ochocinco have his breakout game?
- Well, he did have two catches
Thoughts:
- Gronkowski was sick for the game so that would answer my thoughts on why he wasn't being targeted as much as he should of been
- Pat Chung is on the edge of becoming elite
- Where was Derrick Mason?
- Tom Brady was sacked four times and hit five times
- I had Stevan Ridley in today on my fantasy team... I got three points from him
- The cheerleaders looked good today...
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