Patriots Pregame Thread Patriots Chargers Sunday @ 8pm - pregame thread

[Huckleberry1]

And clutch drives when needed. I hate that we have to wait allllllllll day for this one. At least we get to hopefully watch some good football in the meantime.

I'm really interested in that Bills-Jags game. Don't care about the NFC at all.

 

[FCB02062]

Snow squalls coming through tonight but unfortunately they look south and west of the stadium

 

[A Defiant Goose]

Worst decision ever on that nickname... There is only one LT, and it ain't him

Forgotten? Yeah, id say that's fair, to a point... Hardly gets mentioned when talking about the best backs... Like that dude, the cat from Pittsburgh who went to the jete

I seem to remember his nickname online being LdT which slowly morphed more appropriately into Lady T

 

[Mack Herron]

No question, and if I were a betting woman I’d bet Pats. But assuming Boutte’s out the WR corps really is shockingly thin. You can’t subtract 2 of your top 3 receivers and not affect the playbook.

Here’s to a Josh McDaniels special. I am NOT ready to stop watching this team, which has a little bit of magic.

"Boutte is officially listed as questionable with a hamstring injury, but he said Friday he expects to be able to play."

Rhamondre Stevenson justifies Mike Vrabel's faith in him

Stevenson has six touchdowns in his past three games and enters the postseason playing his best in 2025.

www.espn.com

 

[PP2]

"Boutte is officially listed as questionable with a hamstring injury, but he said Friday he expects to be able to play."

Rhamondre Stevenson justifies Mike Vrabel's faith in him

Stevenson has six touchdowns in his past three games and enters the postseason playing his best in 2025.

www.espn.com

It's the playoffs. He will play.

 

[TinhWoodhead]

time slot sucks i hate the wait, hopefully better next week

 

[PatsFanInVa]

Consider yourself lucky man. Wide awake since 5:15 here

Worse here - retired, pursuing my passion project, accountable to its progress only... and as unable to sleep past 5 a.m. as I once was unable to wake in time for a 9-5 workday.

How TF did I ever do that...

 

[jdlboot14]

Random game thought - they've run that wildcat with Rham where Maye motions outside twice. I think that's a set up for at some point in these playoffs they actually have Rham throw to Maye in the EZ.

 

[Sect140]

Does Wilson start at left guard or does Ben Brown continue starting at left guard? I think Imwiuld leave Ben Brown in, the running game has been really good last few games.

 

[Pape]

edit: double post

 

[Pape]

Consider yourself lucky man. Wide awake since 5:15 here

i think the phrase "better you than me" applies here

 

[Uptown]

 

[Pape]

This 8pm gametime Sucks.. wish it was 1pm or 4pm time slot window...

4 pm is perfect for the playoffs... you can get **** done, then just relax til game time

 

[Real fan 02]

Weather was similarly last season too and the spanked us 40-7..

 

[jdlboot14]

We're really going to miss Hollins today, and if we move on. Hollins was built for games like this, so super unfortunate thing because we're so young and inexperienced at WR. Not to mention small. I like Boutte, but he's at best going to be limited in full speed with a potential re-injury of his hammy. Someone is going to have to step up huge. It may actually have to be Chism - who is the most physical and best contested catch guy left - of Pop, KW, Webb

 

[Uptown]

Weather was similarly last season too and the spanked us 40-7..

They did. However, not in January & not THIS TEAM.

 

[n1997y]

Looks like significant windchill…

 

[Kargetina]

This is the perfect game to test this team. We're about as healthy as a team could hope to be going into the playoffs, we've won 12 of the last 13 games, and we're playing at home.

If the team can't beat an injury riddled, 7th seeded team with a QB that has never won a playoff game, they're not good enough and it's a moot point to discuss what could have happened in the upcoming rounds.

I expect the opposite to happen, a start similar to the one against the Bills, without the second half letdown.

Pats 31-Chargers 14

 

[Real fan 02]

They did. However, not in January & not THIS TEAM.

Point I'm making is the weather was still the same.. We can't think the weather will aid us.. we need to use that embarrassment last season as added motivation IMOm

 

[shmessy]

The defense seems fraudulent and gives me 2017 vibes. The eye test all season said they were not that good. The stats said they weren't bad. Of course, SB 52 happened and they got exposed.

The only thing that got "exposed" in Super Bowl 52 was Bill Belichick's mental illness.

If you don't understand, have a Patriots fan explain it to you.

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