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Please post your comments, knee jerk reactions and insightful observations regarding today's 2014 week 3 game vs the Oakland Raiders in this thread. Please do not start other threads concerning today's game as they will be merged or deleted.
Today's game is the home opener at Gillette for the Patriots and will start a 1PM ET and broadcasted on CBS.
The weather is suppose to be warm with possible showers:
Scattered showers, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Not much to effect the playing of the game. http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots
Let's hope for a good game, with no injuries, and a Patriots victory.
Well, I'm ready. Got a new red Patriots towel to use as a table cover for the spread. Have snackage and drinks at the ready, and looking forward to kickoff!
While it's always possible that Oakland could pull off a win today, I just don't see it happening. It's New England's home opener, the weather is typical new England, and Brady & Company are still pissed off about that opening loss to Miami.
Doug Kyed ?@DougKyedNESN 3m
Shane Vereen (shoulder) is expected to play, per @AdamSchefter. Not a surprise since he was questionable, able to finish last week's game.
I hope they hold Collins out and anyone else they have physical questions about. Today ain't worth it. They'll need evryone ready to go in 8 nights in KC. (And yeah, please don't start the obligatory - "Don't talk like that, one game at a time!!" - - I'm a fan, I'm not suiting up).
The Pats need NOT lead the league again in players on the IR in December.
BTW, how did they let the waterboy wear #10 on that 1997 Michigan team????? Poor little fella looks constipated sitting there with all those big football players.
OAKLAND RAIDERS ? @RAIDERS
Raiders inactives: QB Matt Schaub, RB Maurice Jones-Drew, CB Chimdi Chekwa, LB Sio Moore, LB Nick Roach, G Tony Bergstrom, T Matt McCants
