Today In Patriots History Oct 20, 2008: Patriots 41, Broncos 7 in MNF Massacre

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Today in Patriots History
October 20, 2008: Monday Night Massacre
Matt Cassel throws 3 TD passes
Sammy Morris rushes for 138 yards
Patriots 41, Broncos 7 on MNF
in Rodney Harrison's final NFL game​

Monday October 20, 2008 at 8:40
Week 7, Game 6 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 41, Denver Broncos 7
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Mike Shanahan
QBs: Matt Cassel, Jay Cutler
Odds: New England 3-point home favorites
TV: ESPN; Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Tony Kornheiser; Suzy Kolber
Clear and cool, 40º, humidity 54%, no wind
Paid attendance 68,756; time 3:00
Patriots improve to 4-2, Broncos drop to 4-3


It was a rarity that the Patriots ever defeated a Mike Shanahan-coached Denver Broncos team, making this game - with Matt Cassel at QB - an extremely pleasant surprise.


Sammy Morris ran for a career high 138 yards on just 16 carries, Randy Moss caught two touchdown passes and the Patriot defense forced five turnovers. Richard Seymour had two sacks, Mike Wright and Adalius Thomas sacked Jay Cutlter as well, and James Sanders and Brandon Meriweather both came away with interceptions. Moss had five catches for 69 yards, and Wes Welker added six receptions for 63 yards and a TD.

Broncos Get Bucked By Patriots

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Not on your five Bronco turnovers and lack of run defense.​

Those two factors were the main reason New England won big despite the slow start by the Patriot offense. Despite the fact that Denver was 32nd in the league in pass defense, the Patriots instead attacked Denver with the ground game. Matt Cassel still put up nice numbers despite being sacked six times, but it was Sammy Morris who set the pace and tone of the game. Running almost exclusively off left tackle behind Matt Light and Logan Mankins, the holes were opened up large and often. Morris gained all his yards in the first half before leaving with an undisclosed injury.​

A good indication of how well the Patriots were able to gash the Bronco run defense came in the form of twice going for it on fourth down. In the second quarter, on fourth and one at the Denver 4-yard line, Morris ran off right tackle behind a great Heath Evans block on D.J. Williams, and he plowed in for the touchdown to make it 13-0 Patriots. Later in the first half, the Patriots had fourth and one at the Denver 42, and Bill Belichick brazenly went for it, handing the ball once again to Morris off left tackle. Morris got a gaping hole and exploded down the left sideline for 29 yards to the Denver 13. Cassel found Randy Moss in the end zone for a touchdown pass on the very next play.​

The second half featured undrafted rookie BenJarvus Green-Ellis out of Ole Miss. Not nearly as quick as Morris or Kevin Faulk, Green-Ellis was able to find some holes (again mostly off left tackle) in this hideous Bronco run defense, and he was able to muster 65 yards on 13 carries for a five-yard average. Green-Ellis won't get this much hay against better run defenses, but he did get some valuable game experience, as well as his first NFL touchdown near the end of the game, a one-yard run to complete the scoring.​

Cassel finished with 18 of 24 passing for 185 yards and three touchdowns (the other going to Wes Welker) despite the six sacks. His passer rating was 136.3. Cassel's former teammate, Daniel Graham, was responsible for Denver's only touchdown, a 10-yard catch in the fourth quarter to make it 34-7 at the time and prevent Shanahan from being shut out for the first time as Bronco head coach.​

Rodney Harrison was knocked out of the game late in the third quarter. He suffered a brutal knee twist and had to be driven off the field on a cart. It was the second time during the game he got hurt, but this one looked serious on replay. At Harrison's age, if this is similar to Tom Brady's injury, it could be the end of Harrison's career. Brandon Meriweather came in and played well (he had one of Cutler's two interceptions, James Sanders the other) in Harrison's place, but Harrison's leadership is always the biggest missing element when he is not in there.​

Grogan's Grade: Week 6

Former Patriots Quarterback Steve Grogan Reviews New England's 41-7 victory over the Denver Broncos.

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MB: Belichick gave Cassel a nice stamp of approval after the game. How important was that for him and where Matt Cassel is in his head?​

SG: I think that's huge for his confidence, and you can see him getting more and more confident each week. Really my only problem with their offense last night was that they gave up six sacks, and those were not Cassel's fault. For the most part they were just offensive linemen getting beat right off the ball. That's something they have to be a little concerned about because against a better team, that could cause some problems.​

This turned out to be the 199th, and final game of Rodney Harrison's 15-year NFL career.

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New England’s hard hitting safety and team captain went down for what may be the final time with :11 left in the third quarter with what appeared to be apparent injury to his already surgically repaired left knee. On the play Harrison went in to make a tackle against Dever quarterback Jay Cutler. As Cutler changed direction to try and avoid him Harrison tried to cut back but his left foot appeared to get caught in the turf, twisting his knee awkwardly. He would be carted off the field and you could see by the look on his face that reality began to sink in. You could almost tell by the way he acknowledged the unbelievable standing ovation he received from the crowd as he left the field that he knew his season, and career for that matter, was probably over.​

After all, this is the same knee that Harrison injured back in 2005 during the third week of the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers in which he reportedly tore all three ligaments in that knee. The veteran battled and rehabbed all the way back for a return in 2006, only to see it end after injuring his right knee later that same season.​

It’s unfortunate considering everything he’s been through, but I would have to believe that this will probably be the end. One thing to consider is the fact that I’m sure he has plans for life after football, and considering the surgery he already endured the first time, there’s no point in potentially making the rest of his life after football any more painful than it probably will be anyway. He’s had a great career, and hopefully now he can enjoy spending time with his family.​

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Patriots run all over Broncos, 41-7

Sammy Morris gained 138 yards in the first half and the Patriots gained 257 yards rushing as a team en route to an impressive 41-7 win over the Denver Broncos.

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Patriots Dominate Broncos, 41-7

The New England Patriots, struggling with Tom Brady sidelined for the season, still dominated the Denver Bronos 41-7 last night.

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Jay Cutler clutched his hand after smacking it on a helmet on his first play of the game. That was just the start of a painful night for the Denver Broncos.​

The New England Patriots, struggling with Tom Brady sidelined for the season, looked like the team that blew out opponents when they went 18-0 last season before losing the Super Bowl.​

"I haven't enjoyed a game like that in a long time,'' cornerback Ellis Hobbs said after the Patriots' 41-7 rout last night.​

Patriots trounce Denver, 41-7

Overcoming six sacks for 38 yards, Matt Cassel led the Patriots to victory lMonday night over the Denver Broncos, 41-7, at Gillette Stadium.

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Matt Cassel threw for three touchdowns, two to Randy Moss, against the NFL's worst pass defense. Sammy Morris's career-high 138 yards led a 257-yard rushing attack against the seventh worst run defense. And Cutler, sacked just twice in the first six games, was sacked twice more by the Patriots (4-2). He also threw two interceptions.​

The Broncos (4-3) also coughed up three fumbles and lost for the third time in four games after winning their first three. They have a bye week to straighten themselves out.​

Patriots dominate Broncos 41-7

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New England also sustained two injuries. Morris, who scored on a 4-yard run, missed the second half after hurting his knee, and safety Rodney Harrison was driven off the field on a cart after suffering a knee injury on the final play of the third quarter.​

"It doesn't look too good,'' coach Bill Belichick said of Harrison.​

That was one of the few disappointments on a night when the Patriots came back from a 30-10 loss at San Diego last week, when they allowed three completions of at least 48 yards. Denver's longest gained 20.​

"As a secondary, we took last week personally,'' safety James Sanders said. "Tonight we came out and executed. You saw the outcome."​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
81 WR Randy Moss
72 LT Matt Light
70 LG Logan Mankins
67 C Dan Koppen
74 RG Billy Yates
64 RT Mark LeVoir
86 TE Dave Thomas
83 WR Wes Welker
61 QB Matt Cassel
34 RB Sammy Morris
44 FB Heath Evans

Patriots Starting Defense:
94 LDE Ty Warren
75 NT Vince Wilfork
93 RDE Richard Seymour
51 LILB Jerod Mayo
54 RILB Tedy Bruschi
96 ROLB Adalius Thomas
21 LCB Deltha O'Neal
37 SS Rodney Harrison
36 FS James Sanders
27 RCB Ellis Hobbs
29 DB Lewis Sanders

Patriots Special Teams
3 K Stephen Gostkowski
6 P Chris Hanson
66 LS Lonie Paxton
27 KR Ellis Hobbs
18 KR Matthew Slater
83 PR Wes Welker

 

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Honestly had no recollection of this game until the Rodney injury was mentioned. I remember that clearly. One of my favorite players and sad it ended like that for him.

 

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Today in Patriots History
October 20, 1985: Pats stop Jete 5-game win streak
Grogan throws 47-yard bomb to Stanley Morgan, then
Fakes out Jets with Naked Bootleg
for game-winning TD​

Sunday October 20, 1985 at 4:00
Week 7, Game 7 at Sullivan Stadium
New England Patriots 20, New York Jets 13
Head Coaches: Raymond Berry, Joe Walton
QBs: Steve Grogan, Ken O'Brien
Odds: New York Jets 2½-point road favorites
TV: NBC; Marv Albert, Bob Griese
Cloudy, 54º, 10 mph wind
Paid attendance 61,000; no-shows 2,837; in-house 58,163; time 3:04
Patriots improve to 4-3, Jets drop to 5-2


A low-scoring game changed with back-to-back-to-back fourth quarter touchdowns. The Patriots took the lead on a 36-yard touchdown pass from Steve Grogan to Irving Fryar. The Jete responded with a TD that was set up by a 49-yard bomb from Ken O'Brien to Wesley Walker (6 catches, 150 yards). But the Pats came right back on a five-play, 65-yard drive. Grogan's 47-yard pass to Stanley Morgan gave the Pats a first down on the six, and two plays later Grogan fooled the entire Jets defense with a bootleg to the left for the winning points.


The Jets got the ball back with 3:17 left and all three timeouts. Andre Tippett sacked O'Brien twice, but the QB completed a 12-yard pass on 4th-and-11. On third down Tippett hit O'Brien while he was attempting to pass, causing an incompletion. Then on fourth down Garin Veris sacked O'Brien, and the Pats were able to run the clock out.


The Patriots sacked O'Brien five times on the day (three by Tippett), Veris recoverd a fumble forced by Roland James, Ronnie Lippett's fumble recovery after a Fred Marion hit stopped another Jet drive, and Raymond Clayborn's end zone interception prevented a first half Jet touchdown.

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Quarterback Steve Grogan wanted complete deception on his bootleg Sunday, so he decided to fake out his own team too.​

The Patriots veteran quarerback scored on a 3-yard run with 3:27 remaining to give New England a 20-13 victory which snapped the New York Jets' five-game winning streak.​

Grogan had called a handoff to Tony Collins in the huddle, but faked the ball to the running back and then sprinted untouched into the left corner of the end zone.​

'He didn't call it in the huddle, he just went out and did it,' center Pete Brock said. 'Only Collins and (receiver Stanley) Morgan knew about it.'​

Grogan, an 11-year veteran playing in place of starter Tony Eason who separated his shoulder last week, calls all his own plays.​

'Sometimes you have to gamble and take chances,' Grogan said. 'This time it worked.'​

With the score tied 13-13, Grogan put New England on the Jets' 6-yard line with a 47-yard pass to Stanley Morgan. After Craig James gained three yards on a run, Grogan made his move.​

Grogan improved to 11-3 against the Jets as a starter.​

'I haven't seen a tougher quarterback in my life. I just haven't,' Jets nose tackle Joe Klecko said.​

Grogan's keeper was New England's first rushing touchdown since the season-opener and improved the Patriots to 4-3. The Jets dropped into a tie with the Miami Dolphins for first place in the AFC East at 5-2.​

JETS' STREAK ENDS AT 5 (Published 1985)

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The New England Patriots, a team starting a quarterback who had seemed as if his better playing days were behind him, scored a 20-13 upset. Last season here, the Patriots pushed the Jets, who came into that game with a 6-2 record, on a downward spiral.​

Steve Grogan, the 32-year-old quarterback whose surgically-repaired knee made him a reserve, scored the winning touchdown with fewer than 4 minutes remaining to break a 13-all tie. Playing because Tony Eason had a sprained shoulder, Grogan dashed 3 yards to his left on a bootleg after faking a handoff to the right that drew all the Jets to that side of the field. It was the first rushing touchdown by the Patriots since the season's opener.​

The Patriots had come this far after Grogan and Stanley Morgan collaborated on a 47-yard pass play.​

Grogan TD Fakes Out Patriots Too

Steve Grogan wanted complete deception on his bootleg Sunday, so he decided to fake out his own team too.

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Grogan, starting for the first time since Sept. 16, 1984, completed only 11 of 32 passes for 171 yards but had several long passes dropped.​

His keeper was New England’s first rushing touchdown since the season opener and boosted the Patriots to 4-3. The Jets dropped into a tie with the Miami Dolphins for first place in the AFC East at 5-2.​

GROGAN AGAIN IN KEY ROLE (Published 1985)

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Steve Grogan, who two weeks ago was a forgotten athlete, came back to beat the Jets once more today, and it was his incisive play-calling as much as his passing and running that won the game for the New England Patriots.​

Starting his first game in more than a year, the 32-year-old quarterback made the decisions that gave the Patriots the unexpected victory, and that included calling his own play, the bootleg, for the winning touchdown. That play, a 3-yard run, came with 3 minutes 27 seconds left, and it did in the Jets.​

It was the 30th rushing touchdown for Grogan, a running quarterback in the 1970's but now not so mobile after a decade of taking hits and healing injuries.​

''I've run that play dozens of times,'' he said. ''I used to be able to run the ball in from 10 yards out. But 3 yards is about my maximum range now.'​

The proper defensive response to a bootleg is to have one player on the goal-line check out the quarterback to make sure he does not have the ball. That was Marty Lyons's job and he missed it. Lyons said later, referring first to Tony Collins and then Grogan: ''The running back made a great fake. He stood there for a long time, and I went in too soon. I didn't check the quarterback.''​

Grogan chose to stick with the running game that had done little, and he got it going in the fourth quarter. That opened the Jet defense so he was able to make two vital pass plays.​

He beat the blitz on the first one when he floated a pass out to Irving Fryar that went for a 36-yard touchdown. Fryar had run from the defender, the rookie defensive back Donnie Elder, who had no help because the others were blitzing.​

Grogan picked up the hint of a blitz, changed the play and got a touchdown, only the 13th for the Patriots in seven games this season.​

The second big pass, also against a blitz, went to Stanley Morgan down the middle for 47 yards to the Jet 6-yard line, and that set up the winning score.​

It was an unlikely call on first down and because Morgan was the designated receiver. Morgan, once a hero here, has fallen into disfavor and up to that moment he had had another unfortunate game marred by dropped passes. But the quarterback had not given up on his teammate, whose timing he knows so well, and Morgan caught the ball behind Russell Carter.​

Then came the bootleg that fooled every Jet, and all but two Patriots. Grogan called the play in the huddle, a run by Collins, but the quarterback told only Morgan that he would keep the ball and try for the touchdown. He needed some semblance of a block from the wide receiver, should a cornerback come up to try to stop Grogan, a circumstance that did not come about.​

Why was Grogan running the show rather than the coaches? After all, quarterbacks no longer call plays in the N.F.L.​

Tony Eason, the regular quarterback, was out with a separated shoulder, and Grogan had used guile to convince Raymond Berry, the coach, that he should call the plays. He had gone 18 games without starting or even playing until he replaced Eason last Sunday, and he told Berry he felt so far removed from the offense that he had better run his show rather than take the calls from Les Steckel, the assistant coach.​

JETS' STREAK ENDS AT 5 (Published 1985)

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The New England Patriots, a team starting a quarterback who had seemed as if his better playing days were behind him, scored a 20-13 upset. Last season here, the Patriots pushed the Jets, who came into that game with a 6-2 record, on a downward spiral.​

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Steve Grogan, the 32-year-old quarterback whose surgically-repaired knee made him a reserve, scored the winning touchdown with fewer than 4 minutes remaining to break a 13-all tie. Playing because Tony Eason had a sprained shoulder, Grogan dashed 3 yards to his left on a bootleg after faking a handoff to the right that drew all the Jets to that side of the field. It was the first rushing touchdown by the Patriots since the season's opener.​

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The Patriots had come this far after Grogan and Stanley Morgan collaborated on a 47-yard pass play.​

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The weakened Jets offense today could not compensate for turnovers, and the defense finally cracked on deep-passing plays by Grogan, who had probed the secondary most of the game, finally breaking it apart late.​

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''I haven't seen a tougher quarterback, I really haven't,'' said Joe Klecko, who once battered Grogan so hard Klecko feared he had broken his own nose. On that same play, Grogan also was hit by Mark Gastineau, who got one of the two Jet sacks in the game.​

Finally, the Jets came up with the big play: Ken O'Brien tossed the longest completion of his pro career, a 53-yarder to Wesley Walker that brought the Jets to the 1.​

But Hector, a key player in goal-line offense because of his ability to hurdle walls of tacklers, was not on the field. He had hurt his hand a few plays before.​

Two goal-line plays failed and then O'Brien hit a pass to Paige in the right flat. Paige, who saw limited duty because he hurt an ankle doing a victory dance in the end zone against the Dolphins, caught the pass. And then it was knocked away by Roland James, the ball rolled free, and Garin Veris recovered.​

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It turned out to be worth a swing of 14 points, for the Patriots then began a 92-yard march that ended with Grogan - who had been unsuccessfully attempting deep passes all game - connecting with Irving Fryar on a 36-yard score.​

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That lead lasted only a few minutes as the Jets retaliated. This time O'Brien collaborated 49 yards with Walker, and Paige soon barreled over from 2 yards to tie the score. But Grogan was able to get off another deep pass, 47 yards to Stanley Morgan, and it positioned Grogan's final dramatic score.​

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Yet, at one point in the game Grogan showed 6 completions in 20 attempts for 67 yards. He barely wound up a 33 percent passer - 11 completions in 32 attempts. He amassed only 171 yards. Even with his 3-yard touchdown run, he had an average rush of 0.3 on 8 carries.​

When teams are struggling offensively, they had better not make any mistakes until they straighten out. The Patriots made none that mattered. The Jets, though, committed three uncharacteristic turnovers, and one led to a field goal and the other to the touchdown.​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
86 WR Stanley Morgan
76 LT Brian Holloway
73 LG John Hannah
58 C Pete Brock
61 RG Ron Wooten
67 RT Steve Moore
87 TE Lin Dawson
80 WR Irving Fryar
14 QB Steve Grogan
33 HB Tony Collins
32 FB Craig James

Patriots Starting Defense:
77 LDE Kenneth Sims
98 NT Dennis Owens
85 RDE Julius Adams
66 LOLB Andre Tippett
57 LILB Steve Nelson
52 RILB Johnny Rembert
50 ROLB Larry McGrew
42 LCB Ronnie Lippett
38 SS Roland James
31 FS Fred Marion
26 RCB Ray Clayborn

Patriots Special Teams:
1 K Tony Franklin
3 P Rich Camarillo
75 LS Guy Morriss
81 KR Stephen Starring
80 PR Irving Fryar

 

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Today in Patriots History
October 20, 2008: Monday Night Massacre
Matt Cassel throws 3 TD passes
Sammy Morris rushes for 138 yards
Patriots 41, Broncos 7 on MNF
in Rodney Harrison's final NFL game​

Monday October 20, 2008 at 8:40
Week 7, Game 6 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 41, Denver Broncos 7
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Mike Shanahan
QBs: Matt Cassel, Jay Cutler
Odds: New England 3-point home favorites
TV: ESPN; Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Tony Kornheiser; Suzy Kolber
Clear and cool, 40º, humidity 54%, no wind
Paid attendance 68,756; time 3:00
Patriots improve to 4-2, Broncos drop to 4-3


It was a rarity that the Patriots ever defeated a Mike Shanahan-coached Denver Broncos team, making this game - with Matt Cassel at QB - an extremely pleasant surprise.


Sammy Morris ran for a career high 138 yards on just 16 carries, Randy Moss caught two touchdown passes and the Patriot defense forced five turnovers. Richard Seymour had two sacks, Mike Wright and Adalius Thomas sacked Jay Cutlter as well, and James Sanders and Brandon Meriweather both came away with interceptions. Moss had five catches for 69 yards, and Wes Welker added six receptions for 63 yards and a TD.

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Not on your five Bronco turnovers and lack of run defense.​

Those two factors were the main reason New England won big despite the slow start by the Patriot offense. Despite the fact that Denver was 32nd in the league in pass defense, the Patriots instead attacked Denver with the ground game. Matt Cassel still put up nice numbers despite being sacked six times, but it was Sammy Morris who set the pace and tone of the game. Running almost exclusively off left tackle behind Matt Light and Logan Mankins, the holes were opened up large and often. Morris gained all his yards in the first half before leaving with an undisclosed injury.​

A good indication of how well the Patriots were able to gash the Bronco run defense came in the form of twice going for it on fourth down. In the second quarter, on fourth and one at the Denver 4-yard line, Morris ran off right tackle behind a great Heath Evans block on D.J. Williams, and he plowed in for the touchdown to make it 13-0 Patriots. Later in the first half, the Patriots had fourth and one at the Denver 42, and Bill Belichick brazenly went for it, handing the ball once again to Morris off left tackle. Morris got a gaping hole and exploded down the left sideline for 29 yards to the Denver 13. Cassel found Randy Moss in the end zone for a touchdown pass on the very next play.​

The second half featured undrafted rookie BenJarvus Green-Ellis out of Ole Miss. Not nearly as quick as Morris or Kevin Faulk, Green-Ellis was able to find some holes (again mostly off left tackle) in this hideous Bronco run defense, and he was able to muster 65 yards on 13 carries for a five-yard average. Green-Ellis won't get this much hay against better run defenses, but he did get some valuable game experience, as well as his first NFL touchdown near the end of the game, a one-yard run to complete the scoring.​

Cassel finished with 18 of 24 passing for 185 yards and three touchdowns (the other going to Wes Welker) despite the six sacks. His passer rating was 136.3. Cassel's former teammate, Daniel Graham, was responsible for Denver's only touchdown, a 10-yard catch in the fourth quarter to make it 34-7 at the time and prevent Shanahan from being shut out for the first time as Bronco head coach.​

Rodney Harrison was knocked out of the game late in the third quarter. He suffered a brutal knee twist and had to be driven off the field on a cart. It was the second time during the game he got hurt, but this one looked serious on replay. At Harrison's age, if this is similar to Tom Brady's injury, it could be the end of Harrison's career. Brandon Meriweather came in and played well (he had one of Cutler's two interceptions, James Sanders the other) in Harrison's place, but Harrison's leadership is always the biggest missing element when he is not in there.​

Grogan's Grade: Week 6

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MB: Belichick gave Cassel a nice stamp of approval after the game. How important was that for him and where Matt Cassel is in his head?​

SG: I think that's huge for his confidence, and you can see him getting more and more confident each week. Really my only problem with their offense last night was that they gave up six sacks, and those were not Cassel's fault. For the most part they were just offensive linemen getting beat right off the ball. That's something they have to be a little concerned about because against a better team, that could cause some problems.​

This turned out to be the 199th, and final game of Rodney Harrison's 15-year NFL career.

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New England’s hard hitting safety and team captain went down for what may be the final time with :11 left in the third quarter with what appeared to be apparent injury to his already surgically repaired left knee. On the play Harrison went in to make a tackle against Dever quarterback Jay Cutler. As Cutler changed direction to try and avoid him Harrison tried to cut back but his left foot appeared to get caught in the turf, twisting his knee awkwardly. He would be carted off the field and you could see by the look on his face that reality began to sink in. You could almost tell by the way he acknowledged the unbelievable standing ovation he received from the crowd as he left the field that he knew his season, and career for that matter, was probably over.​

After all, this is the same knee that Harrison injured back in 2005 during the third week of the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers in which he reportedly tore all three ligaments in that knee. The veteran battled and rehabbed all the way back for a return in 2006, only to see it end after injuring his right knee later that same season.​

It’s unfortunate considering everything he’s been through, but I would have to believe that this will probably be the end. One thing to consider is the fact that I’m sure he has plans for life after football, and considering the surgery he already endured the first time, there’s no point in potentially making the rest of his life after football any more painful than it probably will be anyway. He’s had a great career, and hopefully now he can enjoy spending time with his family.​

“We got our butt kicked”: Patriots wallop Broncos, 41-7, at Gillette Stadium

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Patriots trample Broncos in Foxborough, 41-7

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Patriots run all over Broncos, 41-7

Sammy Morris gained 138 yards in the first half and the Patriots gained 257 yards rushing as a team en route to an impressive 41-7 win over the Denver Broncos.

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Patriots Dominate Broncos, 41-7

The New England Patriots, struggling with Tom Brady sidelined for the season, still dominated the Denver Bronos 41-7 last night.

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Jay Cutler clutched his hand after smacking it on a helmet on his first play of the game. That was just the start of a painful night for the Denver Broncos.​

The New England Patriots, struggling with Tom Brady sidelined for the season, looked like the team that blew out opponents when they went 18-0 last season before losing the Super Bowl.​

"I haven't enjoyed a game like that in a long time,'' cornerback Ellis Hobbs said after the Patriots' 41-7 rout last night.​

Patriots trounce Denver, 41-7

Overcoming six sacks for 38 yards, Matt Cassel led the Patriots to victory lMonday night over the Denver Broncos, 41-7, at Gillette Stadium.

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Matt Cassel threw for three touchdowns, two to Randy Moss, against the NFL's worst pass defense. Sammy Morris's career-high 138 yards led a 257-yard rushing attack against the seventh worst run defense. And Cutler, sacked just twice in the first six games, was sacked twice more by the Patriots (4-2). He also threw two interceptions.​

The Broncos (4-3) also coughed up three fumbles and lost for the third time in four games after winning their first three. They have a bye week to straighten themselves out.​

Patriots dominate Broncos 41-7

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New England also sustained two injuries. Morris, who scored on a 4-yard run, missed the second half after hurting his knee, and safety Rodney Harrison was driven off the field on a cart after suffering a knee injury on the final play of the third quarter.​

"It doesn't look too good,'' coach Bill Belichick said of Harrison.​

That was one of the few disappointments on a night when the Patriots came back from a 30-10 loss at San Diego last week, when they allowed three completions of at least 48 yards. Denver's longest gained 20.​

"As a secondary, we took last week personally,'' safety James Sanders said. "Tonight we came out and executed. You saw the outcome."​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
81 WR Randy Moss
72 LT Matt Light
70 LG Logan Mankins
67 C Dan Koppen
74 RG Billy Yates
64 RT Mark LeVoir
86 TE Dave Thomas
83 WR Wes Welker
61 QB Matt Cassel
34 RB Sammy Morris
44 FB Heath Evans

Patriots Starting Defense:
94 LDE Ty Warren
75 NT Vince Wilfork
93 RDE Richard Seymour
51 LILB Jerod Mayo
54 RILB Tedy Bruschi
96 ROLB Adalius Thomas
21 LCB Deltha O'Neal
37 SS Rodney Harrison
36 FS James Sanders
27 RCB Ellis Hobbs
29 DB Lewis Sanders

Patriots Special Teams
3 K Stephen Gostkowski
6 P Chris Hanson
66 LS Lonie Paxton
27 KR Ellis Hobbs
18 KR Matthew Slater
83 PR Wes Welker

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Today in Patriots History
October 20, 1996: Pats 27, Colts 9
Willie McGinest, defense shuts down Jim Harbuagh
Pats D: four turnovers, four sacks, zero TD allowed​

Sunday October 20, 1996 at 1:00
Week 8, Game 7 at the RCA Dome
New England Patriots 27, Indianapolis Colts 9
Head Coaches: Bill Parcells, Lindy Infante
QBs: Drew Bledsoe; Jim Harbaugh, Paul Justin
Odds: Indianapolis 3½-point home favorites
Referee: Mike Carey
TV: NBC; Tom Hammond, Bob Trumpy
72º inside the dome; sunny, 52º outside
Paid attendance 61,327; 2,602 no-shows; actual attendance 58,725; time 3:06
Patriots improve to 4-3, one GB in AFC East, Colts drop to 5-2


The Patriots fumbled twice and totaled only 222 yards of offense, but it didn't matter. That is because the Colts fumbled four times, and managed to score just three Cary Blanchard field goals - despite dominating the game statistically. Jim Harbaugh had 223 passing yards and after he limped to the sidelines, bloodied and battered, and his backup Paul Justin threw for another 119 yards. In spite of all that offense, the Patriots kept the Colts out of the end zone and won 27–9. It was New England's first win over Indy in two years.


The Patriot defense dominated, forcing four turnovers and registering four sacks. Willie McGinest led the way with two sacks and a fumble recovery, and Mike Jones and Pia Sagapolutele had a sack apiece. Willie Clay, Marrio Grier and Larry Whigham all joined McGinest with defensive fumble recoveries for the Pats.


Curtis Martin rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, Shawn Jefferson had five catches for 75 yards, and Terry Glenn had a touchdown reception.

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Mistakes Cost Colts in the End

AFC: Martin scores twice as New England turns Indianapolis fumbles into 27-9 victory.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
84 WR Shawn Jefferson
78 LT Bruce Armstrong
76 LG Bill Roberts
64 C Dave Wohlabaugh
71 RG Todd Rucci
68 RT Max Lane
87 TE Ben Coates
88 WR Terry Glenn
11 QB Drew Bledsoe
28 RB Curtis Martin
41 FB Keith Byars

Patriots Starting Defense:
96 LDE Mike Jones
97 LDT Mark Wheeler
75 RDT Pio Sagapolutele
55 RDE Willie McGinest
93 SLB Monty Brown
52 MLB Ted Johnson
53 WLB Chris Slade
24 LCB Ty Law
23 SS Terry Ray
32 FS Willie Clay
36 RCB Lawyer Milloy

Patriots Special Teams:
4 K Adam Vinatieri
19 P Tom Tupa
86 LS Mike Bartrum
80 KR Troy Brown
22 KR Dave Meggett
22 PR Dave Meggett

 

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Today in Patriots History
October 20, 1991: Pats 26, Vikings 23 in OT
Hugh Millen passes for 326 yards
Irving Fryar with 9 catches for 161 yards
Jason Staurovsky kicks game-winning FG with no time left​

Sunday October 20, 1991 at 1:00
Week 8, Game 7 at Foxboro Stadium
New England Patriots 26, Minnesota Vikings 23 in OT
Head Coaches: **** MacPherson, Jerry Burns
QBs: Hugh Millen, Rich Gannon
Odds: Minnesota 7-point road favorites
Referee: Tom White
TV: CBS; Jim Nantz, Hank Stram
Sunny, 51º, humidity 45%, 18 mph wind
Paid attendance 48,776; 3,409 no-shows; actual attendance 45,367; time 4:00
Patriots improve to 3-4, Vikings drop to 3-5


The Patriots blew a 23-13 lead, but Jason Staurovsky booted a 42-yard field goal in overtime for the win.


In the fourth quarter Freddie Childress recovered a fumble in the end zone, but the Pats did not convert the PAT. Staurovsky kicked a 38-yard field goal to give the Pats a 10-point lead, but Minnesota tied the game on a Rich Gannon TD to Anthony Carter and a Fuad Reveiz field goal.


Irving Fryar was the offensive star of the day with nine catches for 161 yards, and Leonard Russell rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown. Hugh Millen went 22-32 for 326 yards, for the first 300-yard game of his career.

Staurovsky Gives Patriots Overtime Win : Interconference: New England gets 42-yard field goal with no time remaining.

Jason Staurovsky's teammates cheered him up when he flubbed an overtime field-goal attempt.

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Jason Staurovsky’s teammates cheered him up when he flubbed an overtime field-goal attempt. He did the same for them by making his next chance.​

New England’s players went wild when Staurovsky, who missed an extra point in the fourth quarter and a 36-yard field-goal attempt in overtime, connected from 42 yards with no time left for a 26-23 victory Sunday over the Minnesota Vikings.​

Hugh Millen completed five of six passes for 64 yards on the winning drive. His 27-yard completion to Greg McMurtry got the ball to the Minnesota 33 with 39 seconds left.​

A five-yard completion to Marv Cook put it at the 24 with five seconds left to set up Staurovsky’s kick.​

The Patriots (3-4), who began the game with just five offensive touchdowns this year and the NFL’s least productive offense, had several sustained drives.​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
80 WR Irving Fryar
78 LT Bruce Armstrong
65 LG Elbert Crawford
63 C Gene Chilton
71 RG Gregg Rakoczy
77 RT Pat Harlow
85 TE Marv Cook
86 WR Greg McMurtry
7 QB Hugh Millen
44 RB John Stephens
45 FB Ivy Joe Hunter

Patriots Starting Defense:
92 LDE Ray Agnew
72 NT Tim Goad
96 RDE Brent Williams
56 LOLB Andre Tippett
51 LILB Eugene Lockhart
59 RILB Vincent Brown
55 ROLB Chris Singleton
42 LCB Ronnie Lippett
40 SS Harry Colon
31 FS Fred Marion
37 RCB Maurice Hurst

Patriots Special Teams:
4 K Jason Staurovsky
11 P Shawn McCarthy
82 KR Sammy Martin
24 KR Jon Vaughn
36 PR Jerome Henderson
80 PR Irving Fryar

 

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Today in Patriots History
October 20, 1968: Pats 23, Bills 6
Nick Buoniconti with three picks
Jim Whalen two TD receptions​

Sunday October 20, 1968 at 1:32
Week 7, Game 6 at Fenway Park
Boston Patriots 23, Buffalo Bills 6
Head Coaches: Mike Holovak, Harvey Johnson
QBs: Mike Taliaferro, Dan Darragh
Odds: Boston 3½-point home favorites
Referee: Walter Fitzgerald
TV: NBC; Charlie Jones, Al DeRogatis
Overcast, cloudy and cool with a light drizzle; 57º, humidity 87%, 10-15 mph wind
Attendance 21,082
Patriots improve to 3-3, Bills drop to 1-5-1


Nick Buoniconti intercepted three passes and the Patriot defense kept Buffalo out of the end zone, as the Pats evened their record at 3-3. Gene Thomas ran for a career-high 76 yards, Jim Nance rushed for 82 yards, and Jim Whalen caught touchdown passes of 40 and 18 yards in the victory. Overall the Patriots rushed for 203 yards, as the Pats controlled both sides of the line of scrimmage.



Pats rebound and beat the Bills, 23-6

Mike Taliaferro had his first feast of the season. After Nick Buoniconti collected key interceptions, Taliaferro knocked out two touchdown passes in a wet drizzle at Fenway Park. Both passes were to Jim Whalen, as the Patriots exploded in the third quarter.​

At the four minute mark of the third period Buoniconti made his first pick giving the Pats the ball at the Buffalo 48-yard line. Three plays later, Taliaferro hit Thomas over the middle. Next he hit Whalen at the 10-yard line, who took it in. This put the Patriots in front 13 to 6.​

On the next kickoff Max Anderson fumbled and Willie Porter recovered it for the Pats on the Bills' 17-yd line. Cappy converted this into his third field goal making it 16-6.​

Then with the end of the quarter ending, Buoniconti intercepted another pass off rookie Dan Darragh. This set up the second Whalen TD. Taliaferro wanted to throw to Art Graham, but he saw Whalen free in the end zone and hit him in stride.​

Offensively, the Patriots chalked up 203 yards and the ground via Jim Nance and Gene Thomas. Nance, with his best day thus far this season, gained 82 yards while Thomas picked up 76. So effective was the ground game that Taliaferro only passed 12 times.​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
84 SE Art Graham
73 LT Tom Funchess
63 LG Justin Canale
56 C Jon Morris
60 RG Len St. Jean
77 RT Tom Neville
82 TE Jim Whalen
29 FL Aaron Marsh
17 QB Mike Taliaferro
35 RB Jim Nance
22 RB Gene Thomas

Patriots Starting Defense:
78 LDE Dennis Byrd
79 LDT Jim Lee Hunt
65 RDT Houston Antwine
72 RDE Larry Eisenhauer
52 LLB Ed Philpott
85 MLB Nick Buoniconti
58 RLB Doug Satcher
41 LDH Leroy Mitchell
25 LS John Charles
42 RS Don Webb
23 RDH Daryl Johnson

Patriots Special Teams
63 Justin Canale - Kickoffs
20 Gino Cappelletti - FG, PAT
36 Terry Swanson - Punter
27 Willie Porter - KR, PR
47 Billy Johnson - PR, KR

 

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Today in Patriots History
October 20, 1974: Bills 30, Pats 28
Buffalo hands NE first loss of season
Sam Bam's 3 TD not enough in RB duel vs OJ​

Sunday October 20, 1974 at 1:00
Week 6, Game 6 at Rich Stadium
Buffalo Bills 30, New England Patriots 28
Head Coaches: Chuck Fairbanks, Lou Saban
QBs: Jim Plunkett, Joe Ferguson
Odds: Buffalo 3-point home favorites
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV: NBC; Jim Simpson, John Brodie
Partly cloudy, 37º, humidity 64%, 9 mph wind
80,028 tickets sold; actual attendance 78,935; time 2:47
Patriots drop to 5-1, Bills improve to 5-1


In a battle of AFC East heavyweights, Buffalo came out on top by two points.


Sam Cunningham rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on just 11 carries, but it was not quite enough as Buffalo handed the Patriots their first loss of the season. The two team stats were virtually identical in most categories, but the Pats turned the ball over twice while the Bills had no turnovers - which led to Buffalo being able to control the ball to the tune of running 15 more plays from scrimmage than the Pats. The Bills ran the ball 52 times, with Joe Ferguson completing eight passes on only 12 attempts - but three of those were good for touchdowns.


Sam Bam raced 75 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, but the Bills led 20-7 in the first quarter thanks to back-to-back turnovers. The Patriots went three-and-out on their second possession, Jim Plunkett was picked off on a 2nd-and-nine from eight yard line on the third drive, and Mack Herron fumbled on the first play of New England's fourth drive.


The Patriots twice cut the deficit to six points, both on touchdown runs by Cunningham. But the Patriots were forced to punt four times in the second half before scoring a touchdown with just nine seconds left, and Buffalo recovered the kickoff to end the game.


The two teams combined to rush for 369 yards. The Patriots averaged 6.75 yards per carry (28-189-3), while Buffalo averaged 3.46 yards (52-180-1). Sam Cunningham had 125 yards rushing on just 11 carries, with three touchdowns, and Reggie Rucker had five receptions for 78 yards and a TD. OJ Simpson ran for 122 yards on 32 carries for the Bills; overall he had his hands on the ball for 50% of Buffalo's plays (33 touches out of 66 offensive plays).

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Bills, Led by Simpson, Send Patriots to First Defeat, 30‐28

After five victorious Sundays, the winning ways of the New England Patriots came to an end today as the Buffalo Bills beat them, 30‐28, in a game not as close as the final score hinted. The result left the two close in the standings, tied for first place in the Eastern Division of the American Conference.​

Orenthal James Simpson has had more spectacular contests. It was, however, a vintage O.J. game. The losing coach, Chuck Fairbanks, was willing to grant that The Juice's presence for Buffalo made the difference between victory and defeat. Simpson gained 122 yards rushing in 32 carries, the longest being for 15 yards, and he caught one pass for a 29‐yard gain and a touchdown following a brilliant run.​

“I thought we contained him fairly well,” said Fairbanks, “considering he does so many things other people can't do.” Like what, coach? “When he sees an opening, he accelerates so fast,” Fairbanks replied. “He's a great back,” concluded Fairbanks. “Also he's got some pretty good people playing with him. So you can't concentrate on him.”​

Simpson, a native Californian, acknowledged that the snow had indeed come early this year to his adopted city and that he was getting old before his time. There were occasional snow flurries on this cold gray afternoon, which the 79,000 spectators thoroughly enjoyed. The last first‐place team they had around here lacked a Simpson and had the current suburban Congressman Jack Kemp, as quarterback.​

Simpson, 27 years old and in his sixth Buffalo season, is resigned to playing the whole year with a sore and vulnerable right ankle, which was sprained again. “I don't tape it,” he said, “because. when I do, that affects my knees. They kind of blow up. They're not so good either. I warmed up indoors today and, it took a long time.” He also limped for a while, but Lou Saban, his coach, was not about to take him out.​

The Patriots played better in their first five games than the did today. Their first play from scrimmage was all right. Sam (Barn) Cunningham ran 75 yards for a touchdown on a routine offtickle play as Jim Cheyunski, a former Patriot, missed a tackle. The Bills then just about blew the Patriots out of the stadium with three touchdowns before the quarter was over.​

It was to the Patriots' credit that they came back, closing to within 6 points in the second and fourth quarters as Cunningham scored twice more. Jim Plunkett, the quarterback who means as much to the Patriots as Simpson does to Buffalo, was not as sharp as usual, and 5 of his 11 completions came on a final drive. That one concluded with a touchdown pass to Reggie Rucker 5 seconds before the ended.​

Mack Herron, the 170‐pound, 5‐foot‐5‐inch runner, helped considerably as he returned one punt and five kickoffs for a total of 150 yards before leaving with a twisted ankle. Herron again proved he is the best in the league at the difficult art of running back kicks.​

It was a must game for Buffalo, which will play the Patriots in two weeks at Foxboro, Mass. If the Bills had lost, they would have fallen two games behind New England in the standings. With that in mind, it was Simpson who provoked his teammates in practice all week, and they rose to the occasion with combative enthusiasm.​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
33 WR Reggie Rucker
70 LT Leon Gray
73 LG John Hannah
67 C Bill Lenkaitis
61 RG Sam Adams
77 RT Tom Neville
86 TE Bob Windsor
87 WR Steve Schubert
16 QB Jim Plunkett
39 RB Sam Cunningham
42 RB Mack Herron

Patriots Starting Defense:
72 LDE Mel Lunsford
71 MG Ray Hamilton
85 RDE Julius Adams
90 LOLB George Webster
59 LILB Bob Geddes
50 RILB Sam Hunt
52 ROLB Steve King
25 LCB John Sanders
45 LS Jack Mildren
34 RS Prentice McCray
27 RCB Ron Bolton

Patriots Special Teams:
1 K John Smith
3 P John Barnes
42 KR Mack Herron
32 KR Andy Johnson
42 PR Mack Herron
87 PR Steve Schubert

 

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Today in Boston Sports History
October 20, 2004: Red Sox 10, Yankees 3
Red Sox crush Yankees in Historic Comeback
Sox win 4th straight after being down 3 games to none​

Johnny Damon hit two home runs, including a 2nd inning grand slam as the Sox completed an amazing comeback against the shell-shocked Yankees in the Bronx.


October 20, 2004: ‘Hell freezes over’; Red Sox complete historic ALCS comeback over Yankees in Game 7

Everyone watching the game knew Dave Roberts was put in to try to steal second base. It was Game Four of the 2004 ALCS, and the Red Sox had lost each of the first three games of the best-of-seven series to their archrivals, the New York Yankees. The third of the three losses hadn’t even been close: a crushing 19-8 defeat at Fenway Park. No team had ever come back and won a best-of-seven series after losing the first three. The year before — 2003 — the Sox had at least taken the Yankees to Game Seven, but Boston lost that one in extra innings.​

It might have seemed more merciful for Red Sox fans to accept their fate without extending the 2004 ALCS into a fifth, sixth, or seventh game. New York held a 4-3 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth. They had Mariano Rivera on the mound, the greatest reliever the game has ever known (and the first player ever unanimously elected to the Hall of Fame). Kevin Millar walked. Manager Terry Francona sent in Roberts to pinch-run; everyone knew his mission. He pulled it off, a stolen base. Bill Mueller drove him in, tying the game. David Ortiz homered in the bottom of the 12th. The Red Sox lived for another day.​

In Game Five, David Ortiz again won the game in extras, with an RBI single in the bottom of the 14th. The series moved back to Yankee Stadium.​

Game Six: Boston’s Mark Bellhorn hit a three-run homer in the top of the fourth. Curt Schilling — bloody sock and all — held the Yankees to four hits and one run over seven innings. Bronson Arroyo and Keith Foulke pitched an inning each, and the Red Sox won, 4-2. Improbably, the stage was set for Game Seven.​

Indeed, no baseball team had ever lost the first three games of a best-of-seven series and come back to win four in a row.​

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Yankees manager Joe Torre started righty Kevin Brown. In 2004 he had been 10-3 through August, but he’d lost all three of his starts in September. In the postseason, he’d been inconsistent.​

There were 56,129 fans packing Yankee Stadium. Most of them were Yankees fans, desperate to finally finish off these Red Sox and get back in the World Series. The Red Sox were the wild-card team in 2004 and they’d looked like pushovers in the first three games. But the self-styled “Idiots” showed resilience and a winning spirit in Games Four through Six. What had looked like a laugher of an LCS had evolved into real drama. Still, all the odds were with the New York Yankees.​

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Brown was a bust in Game Seven. Johnny Damon led off for the Red Sox and singled to left on the sixth pitch, then stole second base. Brown struck out Bellhorn, and when Manny Ramírez singled to left, Damon was cut down at the plate on a relay, setting off a roar from the Yankees faithful. But that man again — Big Papi, David Ortiz — swung at the first pitch he saw and homered a couple of rows deep into the short porch in right field. It was 2-0 after the first inning, Red Sox starter Derek Lowe setting down the Yankees in order.​

Brown got Trot Nixon to ground out in the top of the second, but that was the only out he got. Kevin Millar singled, and then Brown walked Bill Mueller and shortstop Orlando Cabrera (on eight pitches). Torre made a move and beckoned in Javier Vázquez from the bullpen. Damon crushed the first pitch Vazquez threw for a grand slam to right field, giving the Red Sox a 6-0 lead. Any air of optimism Yankees fans were harboring evaporated. The crowd was “shell-shocked,” in the words of TV broadcaster Joe Buck. New York still had a chance to win, of course. They would bat for eight more innings, but the feeling was palpable: the resurgent Red Sox had fully risen from the dead and momentum was on their side. “The Red Sox couldn’t wait to get to the park today,” said Buck.​

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The New York Times observed that the Stadium was starting to empty after the sixth. Considering the perhaps never-higher intensity of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry in 2003 and 2004, the idea that Yankees fans would abandon their team in the last three innings of an ALCS Game Seven against the Red Sox was truly mind-blowing.​

The Red Sox still held a comfortable lead. Francona surprised everyone by bringing in Pedro Martínez to relieve Lowe in the bottom of the seventh. Martinez had apparently asked to be used in the game. On a 2-and-0 count, Hideki Matsui doubled to the right-field corner. On an 0-and-2 count, Bernie Williams doubled off the wall in center, scoring Matsui. Posada grounded out to first base, Doug Mientkiewicz (who took over for Millar) tossing to Pedro covering the bag. Williams ran to third base. Kenny Lofton singled up the middle into center, scoring Williams. The score was now 8-3. The New York crowd began to buzz as Lofton stole second. But Martinez struck out pinch-hitter John Olerud and got Cairo to fly out to right.​

The Yankees were down to their last six outs.​

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Leading off in the top of the eighth, Mark Bellhorn homered off Tom Gordon, off the right-field foul pole, sending a statement of sorts. The Red Sox fans in the Stadium — many of the Yankees fans had bailed by this time — were exultant, boldly and loudly cheering their team.​

Mike Timlin set down the Yankees in order in the bottom of the eighth; once more, not a ball left the infield.​

In the top of the ninth, Nixon singled to left, Mientkiewicz dropped a single into left, and after Mueller hit a ball deep enough to center that Nixon could tag up and take third, Cabrera did the same thing: flied out to center, this time Nixon tagging up and scoring to make it 10-3. Joe Buck observed, “It’s the Red Sox fans making all the noise here at Yankee Stadium.”​

Matsui led off the bottom of the ninth with a single. He was forced out on a Bernie Williams grounder to short. After Posada popped up to short, Williams took second on defensive indifference — one run would hardly matter at this point. Lofton walked.​

Francona bought in Alan Embree to take over from Timlin. Embree closed it out, inducing Ruben Sierra to ground out to Pokey Reese at second base, 4-3.​

The Red Sox had done what just about everyone had believed was impossible — coming back to win the final four games of the best-of-seven ALCS.​

It was the greatest comeback in baseball history.​

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Yankee Stadium became the scene of a raucous Red Sox celebration. The Boston Globe observed: “Thousands of Boston fans gathered in the stands behind the dugout and players tossed equipment and sprayed champagne into the stands while the throng chanted, ‘Let’s go, Red Sox!’”​

“Mark it down,” wrote Dan Shaughnessy in the Globe. “October 20. It will always be the day that Sox citizens were liberated from 8½ decades of torment and torture at the hands of the New York Yankees and their fans.”​

Derek Lowe, pitching on only two days of rest, had worked six full innings and allowed just one base hit. He got the win, of course. He had gotten the win in the deciding game of the AL Division Series. And, it would turn out, he was also the winning pitcher in the clinching game of the World Series.​

The Red Sox continued to ride the momentum they had generated, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in four games in the World Series. It was the first of four championships the Red Sox won between 2004 and 2018.​

 

[Delicate Genius]

Can't tell from your post if you're aware, but that gal later became a wrestler in WWE.

 

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Can't tell from your post if you're aware, but that gal later became a wrestler in WWE.

had no clue... thanks!

 

[Delicate Genius]

had no clue... thanks!

I should have read your gif. Now I assume you already knew since "How you doin'?" was a catchphrase for the group she was in, haha.

 

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I should have read your gif. Now I assume you already knew since "How you doin?" was a catchphrase for the group she was in, haha.

what was her ring name?

 

[Delicate Genius]

what was her ring name?

Carmella

 

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Carmella

sweet ... hard to believe it the same girl...

 

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Today in Patriots History
October 20, 2013: NYJ 30, NE 27 in OT
Game decided on obscure new penalty​

Sunday October 20, 2013 at 1:03
Week 7, Game 7 at MetLife Stadium
New York Jete 30, New England Patriots 27 in OT
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Rex Ryan
QBs: Tom Brady, Geno Smith
Odds: New England 3-point road favorites
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV: CBS; Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf
Sunny, 63º, humidity 36%, 11 mph wind
Paid attendance 76,957; time 3:27
Patriots drop to 5-2, Jete improve to 4-3


The Patriots lost in a game that is most remembered for an incredibly ticky-tacky penalty on Chris Jones, for pushing a teammate into the line on a long field goal attempt. Instead of the pats taking over near midfield, the Jete got a fresh set of downs and were able to convert on a shorter field goal attempt.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
17 WR Aaron Dobson
77 LT Nate Solder
70 LG Logan Mankins
62 C Ryan Wendell
63 RG Dan Connolly
76 RT Sebastian Vollmer
87 TE Rob Gronkowski
11 WR Julian Edelman
85 WR Kenbrell Thompkins
12 QB Tom Brady
38 RB Brandon Bolden

Patriots Starting Defense:
50 LDE Rob Ninkovich
72 LDT Joe Vellano
94 RDT Chris Jones
95 RDE Chandler Jones
91 LLB Jamie Collins
55 MLB Brandon Spikes
54 RLB Dont'a Hightower
26 LCB Logan Ryan
25 SS Kyle Arrington
32 FS Devin McCourty
37 RCB Alfonzo Dennard

Patriots Special Teams:
3 K Stephen Gostkowski
6 P Ryan Allen
48 LS Danny Aiken
29 KR LeGarrette Blount
11 PR Julian Edelman

 

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Today in Patriots History
October 20, 2024: Jax 32, NE 16 in London
Mayo, Pats lose sixth straight game
Franchise worst-ever loss to Jaguars​

Sunday October 20, 2024 at 9:32 am ET, 2:32 BST
Week 7, Game 7 at Wembley Stadium
Jacksonville Jaguars 32, New England Patriots 16
Head Coaches: Jerod Mayo, Doug Pederson
QBs: Drake Maye, Trevor Lawrence
Odds: Jacksonville 6½-point favorites
Referee: Brad Rogers
TV: NFL Network. Chris Rose, Joe Thomas; Steve Wyche
Cloudy, 63º, humidity 92%, 12 mph wind
Paid attendance 86,651; time 2:48
Patriots drop to 1-6, Jaguars improve to 2-5


In consecutive seasons the Patriots played a game in Europe. Looking back, in both cases those games bad losses marked the end of the road for the head coach of the Pats. In 2003 it was a loss to Gardner Minshew and the Colts in Frankfurt, in which the Patriots failed to score a touchdown for the third time that year, and Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe both threw critical fourth quarter interceptions. At that point it became apparent that Bill Belichick had to go; in this game it became obvious to all that the rookie head coach had to be replaced.


In a battle of one-win teams in London, the Patriots suffered their worst loss ever in their 15 games against Jacksonville (16 points). It was also the second-fewest points ever scored in those games against the Jags, and most points ever allowed versus Jacksonville.


More importantly this game was the sixth consecutive loss for head coach Jerod Mayo. The Patriots led 10-0 in the second quarter, on a 16-yard pass from Drake Maye to Jamycal Hasty and a 41-yard Joey Slye field goal. But Jacksonville scored 25 unanswered points, before Maye hit K.J. Osborn for a 22-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter.


Highlight/back-breaker play of the game was a 96-yard punt return by Jacksonville's Parker Washington with 1:34 left to play in the first half.

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Patriots mauled by Jaguars in London, fall by 32-16 final

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Rookie quarterback Drake Maye went 26-of-37 passing for 276 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions in the losing effort, good for a 109.7 passer rating. He also threw two pass attempts that were nearly picked off, but Maye was far from the problem for the Patriots in the game.​

Jacksonville, meanwhile, netted 364 yards of total offense, including 171 rushing yards on 39 run plays (4.4-yard average). They also scored a back-breaking touchdown on a punt return before the end of the first half. Jags quarterback Trevor Lawrence went 15-of-20 passing for 193 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions.​

The Patriots got off to a hot start, on the strength of Maye and the passing game. Maye went 6-of-7 for 62 yards and capped the drive with a touchdown pass to running back JaMycal Hasty, who took a short dump-off and made multiple guys miss on his way to the end zone.​

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Hands off: Ja'Lynn Polk isn't the problem for Patriots, it's the people who brought him here

Instead of doing more to protect Drake Maye, the Patriots drafted a rookie wide receiver who couldn't seem more lost.

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Don’t be frustrated with New England Patriots wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk. Instead, question the architects who thought him to be a more important piece than a player who could ultimately protect the team’s most important draft pick in 30 years.​

It’s unfair to label a kid a “bust” only seven games into his professional football career, so maybe it’s less harsh to suggest that Polk might not be making the best decisions.​

Polk put a target onto his back last week by declaring he had the best hands in the NFL, giving thirsty defensive backs a tall drink of water, as if they need any, to play the putrid 1-6 Patriots. Following Sunday’s disastrous performance in London, where Polk displayed his trademark drop three times before quarterback Drake Maye gave up on him, the discussion has become less about the struggling player and more about why he’s even here to begin with.​

The Patriots had holes at pretty much every position, so you can’t really argue that they weren’t drafting for need with the selection of Polk. But after taking Maye third overall, then watching the best linemen go quickly off the board, the Patriots should have considered two options:​

1. Trade up into the first round to grab one of the elite tackles, or​

2. Take the position at 37 to help protect the investment you just made 34 picks ago.​

Instead, Patriots GM Eliot Wolf and head coach Jerod Mayo went with a second Jalen Reagor.​

New England did select a tackle in the third round, Caedan Wallace out of Penn State. One draft blog suggested that “he could be a backup who grows into a bigger role.”​

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Cool.​

If it was astounding then that the Patriots would go wide receiver over their pressing need to rebuild an offensive line in shambles, we’ve come to learn that it’s only one in a long line of laughable decisions the New Coke Patriots have made — both on and off the field — in the months since. Mayo, gifted the job of head coach for no other reason than the team owner had a nice chat with him on a bus in Jerusalem, has proven to be in way over his head with the talentless roster that Wolf created. The 1-6 Patriots look like a team that has already quit on its head coach. I almost wonder if I blame them.​

On Sunday, when the pathetic Jacksonville Jaguars embarrassed the Patriots, Mayo and company started the seventh different combination of linemen — tackles Demontrey Jacobs and Michael Onwenu, guards Michael Jordan and Layden Robinson, and center Ben Brown — over the first seven weeks of the season. At a position where consistency is the spice to everything, having none of it speaks largely to the issue.​

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None of that is Ja’Lynn Polk’s fault. But the only one who seems stupider than a rookie who can’t catch declaring he has the best hands in the NFL is the guy who drafted him over the Patriots’ need on the line, a position that the franchise has treated like that loose newel that you keep promising yourself that you’ll fix some day.​

Wolf has done little to endear himself yet to Patriot fans, who are deservingly edgy in the midst of a rock bottom they never thought they’d see again in Foxborough. But it’s not like he’s alone on the sheet of blame. As it turns out, even if he can’t catch and introduced himself to the league as Muhammad Ali, Polk is far down on that list.​

Patriot fans have much larger, long-term concerns to worry about than Polk. They start at the people who brought him here in the first place.​

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This loss was disgusting. The Patriots Defense embarrassed themselves.

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Mayo - "I said we played soft... do I think we have the guys in there that can turn this ship around? One hundred percent.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
84 WR Kendrick Bourne
85 TE Hunter Henry
75 LT Demontrey Jacobs
74 LG Mike Jordan
77 C Ben Brown
64 RG Layden Robinson
71 RT Mike Onwenu
81 TE Austin Hooper
9 WR Kayshon Boutte
10 QB Drake Maye
38 RB Rhamondre Stevenson

Patriots Starting Defense:
94 DE Jaquelin Roy
99 DE Keion White
95 DT Daniel Ekuale
92 DT Davon Godchaux
33 OLB Anfernee Jennings
48 ILB Jahlani Tavai
0 CB Christian Gonzalez
31 CB Jonathan Jones
15 SS Marte Mapu
23 FS Kyle Dugger
21 NB Jaylinn Hawkins

Patriots Special Teams:
13 Joey Slye - Kicker
17 Bryce Barringer - Punter, Holder
49 Joe Cardona - Long Snapper
4 Antonio Gibson - Kick Returner
25 Marcus Jones - Punt Returner

 

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Today in Patriots History
Other October 20 News & Trivia​

Oct 20, 1975:
Mel Baker is released, and Bobby Anderson is signed

Baker was a wide receiver from Texas Southern who had previously played for Miami. The day prior he appeared in his one and only game with the Pats, a 21-10 victory over the Baltimore Colts, in which his only stat was a special teams fumble recovery.

Anderson was a first round draft pick in 1970 by the Broncos, from Colorado. The running back scored 11 touchdowns in four seasons for Denver, and played one season in the WFL. He played in five games for the Pats, primarily on special teams, before being released in December.

Bobby Anderson is in the College Football Hall of Fame for his days as a dual-threat QB at Colorado​

Oct 20, 1980:
Tom Owen is re-signed to a one-year contract

Owen was originally a 1974 13th round draft pick out of Wichita State by the 49ers. He was an off and on third string quarterback for the Patriots from 1976 to 1981, signed here due to a Steve Grogan knee injury to backup Matt Cavanaugh.

1977: Tom Owen, Don Hasselbeck, Steve Grogan​

Oct 20, 2008:
Stephen Neal is activated off the Physically Unable to Perform List
Dan Connolly is released
Laurence Maroney is placed on Injured Reserve due to a broken bone in his shoulder
CB Mike Richardson is promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster

I still say to this day that had Stephen Neal (and Logan Mankins) been healthy, the Patriots win that Super Bowl game against the Giants.

Maroney had a solid 2007 season, averaging 4.5 yards per carry and rushing for 835 yards. While he did return in 2009 to run for nine touchdowns, he didn't appear to be quite as sharp, and was traded to Denver the following year. Then poof, just like that, his NFL career was over at the age of 25.

Connolly was re-signed to the practice squad once he cleared waivers, and went on to become a triple threat for the Patriots: center, guard and kick returner.

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Oct 20, 2009
Patriots release WR Joey Galloway, TE Michael Matthews and LB Eric Alexander

Alexander was a special teamer/backup with the Pats from 2004 to 2009. He caught a lot of flak for the 2006 AFCCG loss to the Colts, but honestly he should have never been starting or been counted on in coverage in that game.

I don't remember Matthews at all, but apparently he played in four games for the Pats. He had been traded to New England from the Giants for a conditional 2011 draft pick, which was not conveyed.

Galloway was the 8th overall pick by Seattle in 1995, from Ohio State. He was involved in two major trades. The first was when Jerry Jones couldn't help himself, had to have a shiny new toy, and traded two first round draft picks to the Seahawks for Galloway. The other trade was when Dallas traded Galloway to Tampa Bay for Keyshawn Johnson, who had been deactivated for seven games after getting into a loud mid-game shouting match with Jon Gruden.

Galloway had many great years with the Seahawks and Bucs, but was 38 years old by the time he signed with the Patriots. He never seemed to grasp the Pats playbook or get on the same page with Tom Brady, catching just seven passes (on 20 targets) in three games with the Patriots.

Patriots release Joey Galloway

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Oct 20, 2012:
Pats sign LB Jeff Tarpinian from the practice squad, and release OL Matt Tennant




Oct 20. 2024:
Alan Miller passes away at the age of 87

The running back led the Patriots in rushing in 1960, then was a major part of what the Pats gave away in the trade the following year in order to obtain Babe Parilli. The BC grad later went to BU for his law degree, and was general counsel for the AFL and NFL Players Association from 1967 to 1972. After that he worked as an agent for several motor sports drivers such as y Jimmie Johnson, Helio Castroneves, Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr.

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Varsity Club Hall of Fame Class of '88 inductee passed Oct. 20.

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Alan Miller, Agent For Jimmie Johnson And Helio Castroneves, Has Died

Longtime sports agent and attorney Alan R. Miller passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 20 at the age of 87 in Orchard Lake, Michigan. Played for Patriots and Raiders.

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Oct 20, 2025:
Pats claim OLB Caleb Murphy off waivers from the LA Chargers

Player Signing - Patriots claim EDGE Caleb Murphy on waivers

UDFA who made the Titans roster in Vrabels last year there. Just cut by chargers.

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