Thanks for pointing that out, as a Canadian you would assume that I would know that, it was a typo.
The official 2013 NFL thread
- Thread starter Joe.t
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Hello BOYZ,
You blow money on bets I do this just for fun, and I go to Montreal 3 times per year to meet good friends whenever I like.
http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/?s=901
My picks with the correct Sportsbook line:
Kansas City -4 over San Diego
Pittsburgh +1 over Cleveland
Indianapolis +3 over Arizona
Dallas +2.5 over the Giants
Baltimore -4.5 over the Jets
Hey Joe, FYI: the weather in Foxboro is going to be around 20 F at game time, with 25-40 mph winds. It's exactly the kind of weather that will cut down passing games, especially the kind Peyton has typically had so much trouble in. I give the Patriots a decent shot, though this will be their toughest game of the year. If the defense wasn't so depleted of critical players I'd say Patriots by 6...but this is not a prediction.
BTW: thanks for your regular game day crying about the Patriots. I miss it if you didn't.
That's the real Joe.
"As I Canadian"...need I'd say more...:noidea:
Cheers,
Merlot
You blow money on bets I do this just for fun, and I go to Montreal 3 times per year to meet good friends whenever I like.
http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/?s=901
My picks with the correct Sportsbook line:
Kansas City -4 over San Diego
Pittsburgh +1 over Cleveland
Indianapolis +3 over Arizona
Dallas +2.5 over the Giants
Baltimore -4.5 over the Jets
Hey Joe, FYI: the weather in Foxboro is going to be around 20 F at game time, with 25-40 mph winds. It's exactly the kind of weather that will cut down passing games, especially the kind Peyton has typically had so much trouble in. I give the Patriots a decent shot, though this will be their toughest game of the year. If the defense wasn't so depleted of critical players I'd say Patriots by 6...but this is not a prediction.
BTW: thanks for your regular game day crying about the Patriots. I miss it if you didn't.
That's the real Joe.
as I Canadian you would assume that I would know that.
"As I Canadian"...need I'd say more...:noidea:
Cheers,
Merlot
Saskatchewa would have been a typo; calling a province a city is either a brain fart an intellectual deficiency or both.Thanks for pointing that out, as a Canadian you would assume that I would know that, it was a typo.
Indiy +3 over Cards
Boyz +2.5 over the N.J. Giants
Denver -2.5 over Hoodie
Regina +6.5 over Hamilton
Boyz +2.5 over the N.J. Giants
Denver -2.5 over Hoodie
Regina +6.5 over Hamilton
And the slaughter in New England has begun, who needs Peyton Manning when you have Von Miller.:nod:
Let the whining begin.
Bye Bye Buffalo.....Jon Bon Jovi and MLSE to help bring the Bills to Toronto..... Right now they are "Living on a Prayer" but "Keep the Faith"
http://www.tsn.ca/nfl/story/?id=437446
http://www.tsn.ca/nfl/story/?id=437446
Now now, did Joe cowardly delete his previous posts about the Pats getting blown out? Wow. How's that egg on your face taste, Joe??? The curse of Joe.t lives in infamy!!!!
Mod 8 should really put them back up.
Mod 8 should really put them back up.
:lol:
Hey chicken Joe.t. That's right, run away and hide with your most embarrassing post in history. So the slaughter is on huh. Don't you look like the GRAND FOOL of all time. Run and hide you big baby. RUN JOE RUN. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Mod 8 should look at your quote tampering with my post too.
Thanks for restoring the post Mod8.
PATRIOTS WIN 34 31
Cheers,
Merlot
Hey chicken Joe.t. That's right, run away and hide with your most embarrassing post in history. So the slaughter is on huh. Don't you look like the GRAND FOOL of all time. Run and hide you big baby. RUN JOE RUN. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Mod 8 should look at your quote tampering with my post too.
Thanks for restoring the post Mod8.
PATRIOTS WIN 34 31
Cheers,
Merlot
Wow, let's change his name to Captain Phony. Joe rhymes with low, and the boy has hit a new one.
Back to his financial failings, a 2-2 week costs him 200$ in the vig, raising his losses this year to a miserable 4500$. Gawd, how I wish I were Joe's bookie.
Joe.t's two posts have been restored. If you're going to make them, have the balls to stand by them when you're wrong. This can also be considered punishment for intentionally misquoting Merlot. If I see that happen again, it will result in a long suspension.
M8
M8
I bet against New England also, with trepidation as I knew that I would be on the same side as Joe T. With a half-time score of 24-0, I definitely expected to win my largest bet of the weekend. Then I logged into merb and noticed the cackling.God, what a slaughter in New England tonight, you watching the game Merlot?.
I am not normally superstitious, but from my experience with Joe, he certainly appears to be cursed.
On the site on which I wager, betfair.com, it is sometimes possible to make a partial settlement before the end of a sporting event. I was stupid not to think of it.
See Joe RUN, RUN JOE RUN...,
So, let's see who called this game? Hmmmmmm, that would be ME!!! As for Chicken Joe.t...
...the little clucker did all he could to hide the evidence of his EPIC EMBARRASSMENT by deleting his humiliation and running away. Now we know why chickens don't have BALLS.
Tom Brady humbles Peyton Manning again
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...ver-get-old/tcUo9k9R0i9YSm2uxpW38L/story.html
FOXBOROUGH — The two quarterbacks may be getting old, but the annual showdowns between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning never do.
Can you get sick of listening to Beethoven? Or tired of watching Michael Jordan highlights? There is no such thing as Brady-Manning ennui.
Just when you thought the two Canton-bound, iconic quarterbacks couldn’t add anything to their storied rivalry they did on a frigid Sunday night. For the first time, Brady v. Manning couldn’t be decided in regulation. Brady-Manning XIV had to go to overtime, and just when it was destined for a deadlocked decision, the Patriots exited with a bizarre 34-31 decision.
The annual game between career counterparts Brady and Manning was like one of those Russian nesting dolls. It was game within a game within a game within a game.
The decisive play had nothing to do with either of the preeminent passers, though. It came when former Patriot Tony Carter had a Ryan Allen punt bounce off him and the Patriots recovered at the Denver 13. Stephen Gostkowski hit a 31-yard field goal to end a game that froze time and a lot of fingers and toes with 1:56 left in overtime.
This had to be one of, if not, the strangest of the Brady-Manning play dates.
The teams combined for 11 fumbles, six in the first half by the Patriots. Manning (19 of 36 for 150 yards, two touchdowns, one interception) didn’t break 100 yards passing until the fourth quarter. The Broncos rushed for 280 yards. The Patriots trailed, 24-0, at halftime. They took a 28-24 lead with 13:13 left. They led, 31-24, with three and a half minutes to go. Then they appeared destined for a tie.
Maybe, some of those write-in votes that went to David Ortiz for mayor of Boston should have gone to Brady.
Brady won his 10th game against Manning, and for one game at least, he decisively won the debate about who is better. Unlike the game, it was no contest.
Brady was 34 of 50 for 344 yards and three touchdowns, all of which came in the second half. After halftime, he was 24 for 33 for 263 yards.
“We didn’t give ourselves a chance in the first half with the turnovers. They got a big lead,” said Brady. “We found a way to put one play in front of the next one and the next one.”
It can’t be a duel if one of the participants can’t get his gun out of his holster. Like the weather, Manning was chilly. He was a far cry from the quarterback who had terrorized the NFL with an indomitable air show through his first 10 games — until the Patriots took a 31-24 lead.
Manning marched the Broncos 80 yards in 10 plays to tie the game with 3:06 left. He hit Demaryius Thomas with an 11-yard touchdown with 3:06 left.
After all that talk about Luke Kuechly holding Rob Gronkowski at the end of the Patriots’ loss to the Panthers last Monday, it was a lack of holding that put the Fighting Belichicks in a hole against Denver.
They couldn’t hold on to the football. They couldn’t hold their ground against the Denver running game, and they couldn’t hold their own in a nationally-televised showdown. They were down, 24-0, at halftime.
It was like the football was coated in Teflon in the first half for the Patriots. It just didn’t stick. The Patriots turned the ball over on their first three possessions, all fumbles. They led directly to 17 first-quarter Denver points.
Manning’s fingerprints were barely on the Broncos’ lead. He threw the ball just three times as Denver built its 17-0 advantage.
“Our running game was working, so that’s what we were going with,” said Manning. “When you’re running the ball well, that’s a good thing.”
Manning wasn’t even on the field for the first of Denver’s scores Stevan Ridley fumbled yet again and Von Miller scooped it up and ran it back 60 yards for a touchdown with 9:54 left in the first quarter.
On the second play of the Patriots’ ensuing possession, Brady was strip-sacked by Miller. Two plays later, Knowshon Moreno (37 rushes for 224 yards) scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to make it 14-0, before Manning even had double-digit passing yards.
A LeGarrette Blount fumble set up a 27-yard field goal from Matt Prater that made 17-0.
Just when you were ready to write the latest Brady-Manning meeting as a debacle, Brady turned it into a spectacle.
TB12 marched the Patriots down the field on the opening drive of the second half, completing all seven of his passes. The last pass was a delivered with laser-guided precision, dropping into the arms of Julian Edelman for a 5-yard touchdown that cut the Denver lead to 24-7.
A Montee Ball fumble set up a 1-yard touchdown by Brandon Bolden.
The Broncos’ next drive short-circuited when Manning fumbled the ball untouched on third and 5 from his own 42. Brady hit Edelman with a 43-yard pass to move the ball to the Denver 8. On third and goal, Brady sizzled a pass that crackled the cool air and landed in the arms of Gronkowski. The deficit was just 3 (24-21).
A patented Peyton interception to Logan Ryan on Denver’s next possession followed.
Brady threw a short pass to Edelman, who left a vapor trail as he juked Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr. and scored a 14-yard touchdown. A frozen pipe-dream at halftime — a Patriots lead — was a reality with 13:13 left.
Who knows how many of these Brady-Manning duels are left.
So, bonus football featuring the two Hall of Famers was worth the wait. Watching them face off never gets old.
Manning a flop...Welker a bigger flop...quarterback turned kick returner turned defensive back turned receiver Julian Edelman goes wild.
For Peyton Manning, this one stings
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10033425/this-loss-tom-brady-really-stings-peyton-manning
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- This one stung.
Peyton Manning was waiting for his personal postgame two-minute warning to head to the team bus and leave Gillette Stadium. Leaning against a wall in the hallway outside the visitors' locker room, Manning made a couple of phone calls, looked at his phone and stared blankly. The Denver Broncos' 34-31 loss in overtime to New England, and specifically how the game ended, was hard for Manning to stomach.
"Brutal way to end a game," I said to him.
Manning dropped his head.
"Oh man," he said, shaking his head. "It was. It was."
Denver lost on a muffed punt. A game that featured 11 fumbles -- six that were lost -- was ultimately decided when Denver cornerback Tony Carter inadvertently touched Ryan Allen's punt at the Broncos 15-yard line. The Patriots recovered at the 13 and ran two plays before kicker Stephen Gostkowski booted a 31-yard chip shot through the uprights to win the game.
The Broncos went from having three minutes to drive into field goal range from deep in their own territory to losing a game in which they held a 24-0 halftime advantage.
So yeah, this one stung.
It stung because Denver dominated the first half and yet allowed New England to reset at halftime, gain a little confidence early, and score three third-quarter touchdowns. It stung because the Broncos wasted a 224-yard rushing effort from Knowshon Moreno, who proved that Denver could have a balanced offense and run the ball when the weather is cold.
It stung because New England coach Bill Belichick gambled by opting to take the wind, and not the ball, after winning the coin toss before overtime. Belichick reasoned that Manning could not drive into the wind the length of the field to score what would be a game-winning touchdown on the opening drive of overtime, and he was right.
And the loss stung because the inevitable conclusion will be that Tom Brady outdueled Manning once again.
That certainly is true. In the 14th meeting between the two future Hall of Famers, Brady emerged victorious for the 10th time and the seventh time in nine attempts at home. It also was New England's fifth win over a Manning-led team in eight games decided by a touchdown or less.
Brady and the Patriots improved to 25-2 in the second half of the season since 2010, and Brady again won when the temperature was below 33 degrees, boosting his cold-weather record to 25-5.
For the Patriots at halftime, the message was simple: Forget about the first half. Put together some good plays to start the second half. A few good plays could turn into a good drive, which hopefully would spur another good one, and another.
That's what happened. Playing into the wind in the third quarter, Brady went into assassin mode, completing 12 of 14 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns as New England clawed back to within 24-21. Early in the fourth quarter, the Patriots took the lead 28-24 on a 14-yard strike from Brady to wide receiver Julian Edelman.
"We didn't do too much after that," Brady said.
They did enough.
...continued...
"Disappointed," was how Manning characterized his emotions to open his postgame news conference
"I thought we were going to have the ball last, and that we were either going to score to win the game or I guess it could have ended in a tie," Manning said. "I hated the way that ended and not getting a chance to get our hands on the ball."
Manning said the loss would stick with the Broncos "a night and maybe half the day to tomorrow." But by the time the game planning and weightlifting begins Tuesday, "It's time to move on to Kansas City," Manning said. "That's what you have to do."
Cheers,
Merlot
So, let's see who called this game? Hmmmmmm, that would be ME!!! As for Chicken Joe.t...
God, what a slaughter in New England tonight, you watching the game Merlot?.
...the little clucker did all he could to hide the evidence of his EPIC EMBARRASSMENT by deleting his humiliation and running away. Now we know why chickens don't have BALLS.
Tom Brady humbles Peyton Manning again
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...ver-get-old/tcUo9k9R0i9YSm2uxpW38L/story.html
FOXBOROUGH — The two quarterbacks may be getting old, but the annual showdowns between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning never do.
Can you get sick of listening to Beethoven? Or tired of watching Michael Jordan highlights? There is no such thing as Brady-Manning ennui.
Just when you thought the two Canton-bound, iconic quarterbacks couldn’t add anything to their storied rivalry they did on a frigid Sunday night. For the first time, Brady v. Manning couldn’t be decided in regulation. Brady-Manning XIV had to go to overtime, and just when it was destined for a deadlocked decision, the Patriots exited with a bizarre 34-31 decision.
The annual game between career counterparts Brady and Manning was like one of those Russian nesting dolls. It was game within a game within a game within a game.
The decisive play had nothing to do with either of the preeminent passers, though. It came when former Patriot Tony Carter had a Ryan Allen punt bounce off him and the Patriots recovered at the Denver 13. Stephen Gostkowski hit a 31-yard field goal to end a game that froze time and a lot of fingers and toes with 1:56 left in overtime.
This had to be one of, if not, the strangest of the Brady-Manning play dates.
The teams combined for 11 fumbles, six in the first half by the Patriots. Manning (19 of 36 for 150 yards, two touchdowns, one interception) didn’t break 100 yards passing until the fourth quarter. The Broncos rushed for 280 yards. The Patriots trailed, 24-0, at halftime. They took a 28-24 lead with 13:13 left. They led, 31-24, with three and a half minutes to go. Then they appeared destined for a tie.
Maybe, some of those write-in votes that went to David Ortiz for mayor of Boston should have gone to Brady.
Brady won his 10th game against Manning, and for one game at least, he decisively won the debate about who is better. Unlike the game, it was no contest.
Brady was 34 of 50 for 344 yards and three touchdowns, all of which came in the second half. After halftime, he was 24 for 33 for 263 yards.
“We didn’t give ourselves a chance in the first half with the turnovers. They got a big lead,” said Brady. “We found a way to put one play in front of the next one and the next one.”
It can’t be a duel if one of the participants can’t get his gun out of his holster. Like the weather, Manning was chilly. He was a far cry from the quarterback who had terrorized the NFL with an indomitable air show through his first 10 games — until the Patriots took a 31-24 lead.
Manning marched the Broncos 80 yards in 10 plays to tie the game with 3:06 left. He hit Demaryius Thomas with an 11-yard touchdown with 3:06 left.
After all that talk about Luke Kuechly holding Rob Gronkowski at the end of the Patriots’ loss to the Panthers last Monday, it was a lack of holding that put the Fighting Belichicks in a hole against Denver.
They couldn’t hold on to the football. They couldn’t hold their ground against the Denver running game, and they couldn’t hold their own in a nationally-televised showdown. They were down, 24-0, at halftime.
It was like the football was coated in Teflon in the first half for the Patriots. It just didn’t stick. The Patriots turned the ball over on their first three possessions, all fumbles. They led directly to 17 first-quarter Denver points.
Manning’s fingerprints were barely on the Broncos’ lead. He threw the ball just three times as Denver built its 17-0 advantage.
“Our running game was working, so that’s what we were going with,” said Manning. “When you’re running the ball well, that’s a good thing.”
Manning wasn’t even on the field for the first of Denver’s scores Stevan Ridley fumbled yet again and Von Miller scooped it up and ran it back 60 yards for a touchdown with 9:54 left in the first quarter.
On the second play of the Patriots’ ensuing possession, Brady was strip-sacked by Miller. Two plays later, Knowshon Moreno (37 rushes for 224 yards) scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to make it 14-0, before Manning even had double-digit passing yards.
A LeGarrette Blount fumble set up a 27-yard field goal from Matt Prater that made 17-0.
Just when you were ready to write the latest Brady-Manning meeting as a debacle, Brady turned it into a spectacle.
TB12 marched the Patriots down the field on the opening drive of the second half, completing all seven of his passes. The last pass was a delivered with laser-guided precision, dropping into the arms of Julian Edelman for a 5-yard touchdown that cut the Denver lead to 24-7.
A Montee Ball fumble set up a 1-yard touchdown by Brandon Bolden.
The Broncos’ next drive short-circuited when Manning fumbled the ball untouched on third and 5 from his own 42. Brady hit Edelman with a 43-yard pass to move the ball to the Denver 8. On third and goal, Brady sizzled a pass that crackled the cool air and landed in the arms of Gronkowski. The deficit was just 3 (24-21).
A patented Peyton interception to Logan Ryan on Denver’s next possession followed.
Brady threw a short pass to Edelman, who left a vapor trail as he juked Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr. and scored a 14-yard touchdown. A frozen pipe-dream at halftime — a Patriots lead — was a reality with 13:13 left.
Who knows how many of these Brady-Manning duels are left.
So, bonus football featuring the two Hall of Famers was worth the wait. Watching them face off never gets old.
Manning a flop...Welker a bigger flop...quarterback turned kick returner turned defensive back turned receiver Julian Edelman goes wild.
For Peyton Manning, this one stings
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10033425/this-loss-tom-brady-really-stings-peyton-manning
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- This one stung.
Peyton Manning was waiting for his personal postgame two-minute warning to head to the team bus and leave Gillette Stadium. Leaning against a wall in the hallway outside the visitors' locker room, Manning made a couple of phone calls, looked at his phone and stared blankly. The Denver Broncos' 34-31 loss in overtime to New England, and specifically how the game ended, was hard for Manning to stomach.
"Brutal way to end a game," I said to him.
Manning dropped his head.
"Oh man," he said, shaking his head. "It was. It was."
Denver lost on a muffed punt. A game that featured 11 fumbles -- six that were lost -- was ultimately decided when Denver cornerback Tony Carter inadvertently touched Ryan Allen's punt at the Broncos 15-yard line. The Patriots recovered at the 13 and ran two plays before kicker Stephen Gostkowski booted a 31-yard chip shot through the uprights to win the game.
The Broncos went from having three minutes to drive into field goal range from deep in their own territory to losing a game in which they held a 24-0 halftime advantage.
So yeah, this one stung.
It stung because Denver dominated the first half and yet allowed New England to reset at halftime, gain a little confidence early, and score three third-quarter touchdowns. It stung because the Broncos wasted a 224-yard rushing effort from Knowshon Moreno, who proved that Denver could have a balanced offense and run the ball when the weather is cold.
It stung because New England coach Bill Belichick gambled by opting to take the wind, and not the ball, after winning the coin toss before overtime. Belichick reasoned that Manning could not drive into the wind the length of the field to score what would be a game-winning touchdown on the opening drive of overtime, and he was right.
And the loss stung because the inevitable conclusion will be that Tom Brady outdueled Manning once again.
That certainly is true. In the 14th meeting between the two future Hall of Famers, Brady emerged victorious for the 10th time and the seventh time in nine attempts at home. It also was New England's fifth win over a Manning-led team in eight games decided by a touchdown or less.
Brady and the Patriots improved to 25-2 in the second half of the season since 2010, and Brady again won when the temperature was below 33 degrees, boosting his cold-weather record to 25-5.
For the Patriots at halftime, the message was simple: Forget about the first half. Put together some good plays to start the second half. A few good plays could turn into a good drive, which hopefully would spur another good one, and another.
That's what happened. Playing into the wind in the third quarter, Brady went into assassin mode, completing 12 of 14 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns as New England clawed back to within 24-21. Early in the fourth quarter, the Patriots took the lead 28-24 on a 14-yard strike from Brady to wide receiver Julian Edelman.
"We didn't do too much after that," Brady said.
They did enough.
...continued...
"Disappointed," was how Manning characterized his emotions to open his postgame news conference
"I thought we were going to have the ball last, and that we were either going to score to win the game or I guess it could have ended in a tie," Manning said. "I hated the way that ended and not getting a chance to get our hands on the ball."
Manning said the loss would stick with the Broncos "a night and maybe half the day to tomorrow." But by the time the game planning and weightlifting begins Tuesday, "It's time to move on to Kansas City," Manning said. "That's what you have to do."
Cheers,
Merlot
You know what anon, I never thought that I would see the day that I would agree with you, but you are on to something, blown call after blown call on both sides of the ball but more benefiting New England, I mean down 24-0 at half time?, the fix is on, this has Italian soccer written all over it, what a disgrace.
Joe, Joe, Joe. What would your bookie think if he saw you whining like this about your losses? Just pay him and keep you mouth closed. You never know what might wind up in it.
Oh God,
Hey Joe, you did get one right after all. You said there would be whining after the Patriots game and guess what...IT'S YOU!!!
That's right Joe, the NFL refs called a non-existent penalty to give the game to the Jets, then picked up a flag to give the game to the Panthers, but they cheated to help the Patriots yesterday. Try making sense. :crazy:
Joe, you are being disgraceful. You got your butt kicked, ran away with your posts in a very cowardly way, and now you further embarrass yourself by calling everything that doesn't go your way a cheat. Seriously Joe, you could use some manhood classes...for a year or more.
dan shaughnessy
Patriots deliver a win for the ages
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...ant-classic/1Kd0UJmyh5y2q3j3iA0LDK/story.html
FOXBOROUGH — This one was right up there with the Bruins’ win against the Maple Leafs in Game 7 and David Ortiz’s season-changing grand slam against the Tigers. The Patriots should have imported Boston cop Steve Horgan to signal “good” when Stephen Gostkowski split the uprights early Monday morning.
On one of the coldest nights in Gillette Stadium history, the Patriots trailed Denver, 24-0, at halftime, then rallied to beat the Broncos, 34-31, in overtime. Gostkowski’s 31-yard field goal with less than two minutes left in overtime won it just before 12:30 a.m.
“Really proud of the way they played, the way they hung in there,’’ said Patriots coach Bill Belichick. “We just stuck it out and made plays.’’
More than that, the Patriots did what they always seem to do: They waited for the other guys to beat themselves. After almost 75 minutes of freezing football, the big break came when the Patriots punted the ball and Denver’s Tony Carter ran under the ball. While Broncos return man Wes Welker frantically tried to keep everyone away from the kick, the ball dropped on clueless Carter, New England’s Nate Ebner recovered, and the Patriots took over at the Denver 13-yard line. From there, it was just a matter of lining up for the winning kick.
This is the true, time-tested Patriot Way. Wait for the other guy to wet his pants. It works every time. It doesn’t matter if it’s Sean Payton or Peyton Manning. Sooner or later, the other guys step on their own feet.
The frozen faithful who stayed were rewarded. In the last 50 years of NFL play, only six teams have recovered from a 24-point halftime deficit. Six out of nearly 500. This is not something you see every day.
Sunday night, it was later rather than sooner.
We spent all week talking about Tom Brady vs. Manning, and the return of Welker. But the big theme on a frigid night (6 degree windchill) was ball security. This was a game with 11 fumbles. Manning completed 19 of 36 for 150 yards. Brady was 34 of 50 for 344 yards. Denver’s Knowshon Moreno ran for 224 yards.
The Patriots were awful in the first half. They lost fumbles on their first three possessions. They fumbled six times in the first 20 minutes. They fell behind, 24-0, at halftime and a few fans went home.
The frozen faithful who stayed were rewarded. In the last 50 years of NFL play, only six teams have recovered from a 24-point halftime deficit. Six out of nearly 500. This is not something you see every day.
“We didn’t give ourselves a chance in the first half,’’ said Brady. “It was a terrible half of football. Our defense really bailed us out.’’
With 2:57 left in the first quarter, the Patriots had three fumbles in three possessions and the Broncos led, 17-0, even though Manning had only two completions for 8 yards. So much for a week of pregame dissection and analysis.
The Patriots were rolling on their first series when Stevan Ridley had the ball punched out of his right hand by Broncos linebacker Wesley Woodyard. Von Miller scooped up the pigskin and rumbled 60 yards, across the goal line, to make it 7-0. It was the Riddler’s third fumble in three games. We did not see him again.
Seconds later, Brady dropped back to pass from his 28 and was rocked from behind by Miller. The ball came loose, and this time it was gathered by tackle Terrance Knighton, who lumbered to the 10-yard line. Two plays later, Moreno ran it in from the 2 and it was 14-0 with 8:58 left in the first quarter.
In the words of Belichick, that’s not what we were looking for.
It got worse. LeGarrette Blount fumbled on the Patriots’ third possession. Denver settled for a field goal.
A Manning touchdown pass to Jacob Tamme made it 24-0 before halftime. Frozen fans booed the Patriots off the field at intermission.
Surprisingly, a good number of fans returned after halftime and were rewarded with 31 straight points by the home team. It started with a touchdown pass to Julian Edelman. After a Denver fumble, the Patriots scored again on a Brandon Bolden 1-yard run. With 19 seconds left in the third, Brady connected with Rob Gronkowski on a 6-yard touchdown dart to cut it to 24-21.
The surge continued. Manning fumbled. Then Manning was intercepted and the Patriots converted, taking a 28-24 lead on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Julian Edelman. A subsequent Patriots field goal made it 31-24. It felt like it was just a matter of time. This game was too big for Broncos interim coach Jack Del Rio. It looked like the Patriots were going to be the first team in NFL history to win in a blowout after trailing, 24-0, at halftime.
Then Manning pushed back. He drove the Broncos 80 yards in 10 plays, capping the drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas.
The Patriots won the coin flip in overtime (do they ever lose a coin flip?) and Belichick chose the wind over the ball. He let the Broncos have the first possession.
It worked. Both teams had the ball twice and failed to score. Then the Patriots punted it away one last time and waited for their break. Carter, an ex-Patriot (embedded, perhaps), ran under the ball and the rest is history.
Everything is in place. The Patriots are 8-3. They are going to win the AFC East and get a first-round bye and a second-round home game. They are probably going to see the Broncos again, maybe for the AFC championship.
Merlot
Hey Joe, you did get one right after all. You said there would be whining after the Patriots game and guess what...IT'S YOU!!!
That's right Joe, the NFL refs called a non-existent penalty to give the game to the Jets, then picked up a flag to give the game to the Panthers, but they cheated to help the Patriots yesterday. Try making sense. :crazy:
Joe, you are being disgraceful. You got your butt kicked, ran away with your posts in a very cowardly way, and now you further embarrass yourself by calling everything that doesn't go your way a cheat. Seriously Joe, you could use some manhood classes...for a year or more.
dan shaughnessy
Patriots deliver a win for the ages
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...ant-classic/1Kd0UJmyh5y2q3j3iA0LDK/story.html
FOXBOROUGH — This one was right up there with the Bruins’ win against the Maple Leafs in Game 7 and David Ortiz’s season-changing grand slam against the Tigers. The Patriots should have imported Boston cop Steve Horgan to signal “good” when Stephen Gostkowski split the uprights early Monday morning.
On one of the coldest nights in Gillette Stadium history, the Patriots trailed Denver, 24-0, at halftime, then rallied to beat the Broncos, 34-31, in overtime. Gostkowski’s 31-yard field goal with less than two minutes left in overtime won it just before 12:30 a.m.
“Really proud of the way they played, the way they hung in there,’’ said Patriots coach Bill Belichick. “We just stuck it out and made plays.’’
More than that, the Patriots did what they always seem to do: They waited for the other guys to beat themselves. After almost 75 minutes of freezing football, the big break came when the Patriots punted the ball and Denver’s Tony Carter ran under the ball. While Broncos return man Wes Welker frantically tried to keep everyone away from the kick, the ball dropped on clueless Carter, New England’s Nate Ebner recovered, and the Patriots took over at the Denver 13-yard line. From there, it was just a matter of lining up for the winning kick.
This is the true, time-tested Patriot Way. Wait for the other guy to wet his pants. It works every time. It doesn’t matter if it’s Sean Payton or Peyton Manning. Sooner or later, the other guys step on their own feet.
The frozen faithful who stayed were rewarded. In the last 50 years of NFL play, only six teams have recovered from a 24-point halftime deficit. Six out of nearly 500. This is not something you see every day.
Sunday night, it was later rather than sooner.
We spent all week talking about Tom Brady vs. Manning, and the return of Welker. But the big theme on a frigid night (6 degree windchill) was ball security. This was a game with 11 fumbles. Manning completed 19 of 36 for 150 yards. Brady was 34 of 50 for 344 yards. Denver’s Knowshon Moreno ran for 224 yards.
The Patriots were awful in the first half. They lost fumbles on their first three possessions. They fumbled six times in the first 20 minutes. They fell behind, 24-0, at halftime and a few fans went home.
The frozen faithful who stayed were rewarded. In the last 50 years of NFL play, only six teams have recovered from a 24-point halftime deficit. Six out of nearly 500. This is not something you see every day.
“We didn’t give ourselves a chance in the first half,’’ said Brady. “It was a terrible half of football. Our defense really bailed us out.’’
With 2:57 left in the first quarter, the Patriots had three fumbles in three possessions and the Broncos led, 17-0, even though Manning had only two completions for 8 yards. So much for a week of pregame dissection and analysis.
The Patriots were rolling on their first series when Stevan Ridley had the ball punched out of his right hand by Broncos linebacker Wesley Woodyard. Von Miller scooped up the pigskin and rumbled 60 yards, across the goal line, to make it 7-0. It was the Riddler’s third fumble in three games. We did not see him again.
Seconds later, Brady dropped back to pass from his 28 and was rocked from behind by Miller. The ball came loose, and this time it was gathered by tackle Terrance Knighton, who lumbered to the 10-yard line. Two plays later, Moreno ran it in from the 2 and it was 14-0 with 8:58 left in the first quarter.
In the words of Belichick, that’s not what we were looking for.
It got worse. LeGarrette Blount fumbled on the Patriots’ third possession. Denver settled for a field goal.
A Manning touchdown pass to Jacob Tamme made it 24-0 before halftime. Frozen fans booed the Patriots off the field at intermission.
Surprisingly, a good number of fans returned after halftime and were rewarded with 31 straight points by the home team. It started with a touchdown pass to Julian Edelman. After a Denver fumble, the Patriots scored again on a Brandon Bolden 1-yard run. With 19 seconds left in the third, Brady connected with Rob Gronkowski on a 6-yard touchdown dart to cut it to 24-21.
The surge continued. Manning fumbled. Then Manning was intercepted and the Patriots converted, taking a 28-24 lead on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Julian Edelman. A subsequent Patriots field goal made it 31-24. It felt like it was just a matter of time. This game was too big for Broncos interim coach Jack Del Rio. It looked like the Patriots were going to be the first team in NFL history to win in a blowout after trailing, 24-0, at halftime.
Then Manning pushed back. He drove the Broncos 80 yards in 10 plays, capping the drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas.
The Patriots won the coin flip in overtime (do they ever lose a coin flip?) and Belichick chose the wind over the ball. He let the Broncos have the first possession.
It worked. Both teams had the ball twice and failed to score. Then the Patriots punted it away one last time and waited for their break. Carter, an ex-Patriot (embedded, perhaps), ran under the ball and the rest is history.
Everything is in place. The Patriots are 8-3. They are going to win the AFC East and get a first-round bye and a second-round home game. They are probably going to see the Broncos again, maybe for the AFC championship.
Merlot
I dunno. A great post to be sure, but have you seen some of the beatings JoelCairo put on poor defenseless iggy last night? I can only imagine what the chubby little guy looked like when they scraped him off the virtual pavement.
Oh God,
Hey Joe, you did get one right after all. You said there would be whining after the Patriots game and guess what...IT'S YOU!!!
That's right Joe, the NFL refs called a non-existent penalty to give the game to the Jets, then picked up a flag to give the game to the Panthers, but they cheated to help the Patriots yesterday. Try making sense. :crazy:
Joe, you are being disgraceful. You got your butt kicked, ran away with your posts in a very cowardly way, and now you further embarrass yourself by calling everything that doesn't go your way a cheat. Seriously Joe, you could use some manhood classes...for a year or more.
dan shaughnessy
Patriots deliver a win for the ages
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...ant-classic/1Kd0UJmyh5y2q3j3iA0LDK/story.html
FOXBOROUGH — This one was right up there with the Bruins’ win against the Maple Leafs in Game 7 and David Ortiz’s season-changing grand slam against the Tigers. The Patriots should have imported Boston cop Steve Horgan to signal “good” when Stephen Gostkowski split the uprights early Monday morning.
On one of the coldest nights in Gillette Stadium history, the Patriots trailed Denver, 24-0, at halftime, then rallied to beat the Broncos, 34-31, in overtime. Gostkowski’s 31-yard field goal with less than two minutes left in overtime won it just before 12:30 a.m.
“Really proud of the way they played, the way they hung in there,’’ said Patriots coach Bill Belichick. “We just stuck it out and made plays.’’
More than that, the Patriots did what they always seem to do: They waited for the other guys to beat themselves. After almost 75 minutes of freezing football, the big break came when the Patriots punted the ball and Denver’s Tony Carter ran under the ball. While Broncos return man Wes Welker frantically tried to keep everyone away from the kick, the ball dropped on clueless Carter, New England’s Nate Ebner recovered, and the Patriots took over at the Denver 13-yard line. From there, it was just a matter of lining up for the winning kick.
This is the true, time-tested Patriot Way. Wait for the other guy to wet his pants. It works every time. It doesn’t matter if it’s Sean Payton or Peyton Manning. Sooner or later, the other guys step on their own feet.
The frozen faithful who stayed were rewarded. In the last 50 years of NFL play, only six teams have recovered from a 24-point halftime deficit. Six out of nearly 500. This is not something you see every day.
Sunday night, it was later rather than sooner.
We spent all week talking about Tom Brady vs. Manning, and the return of Welker. But the big theme on a frigid night (6 degree windchill) was ball security. This was a game with 11 fumbles. Manning completed 19 of 36 for 150 yards. Brady was 34 of 50 for 344 yards. Denver’s Knowshon Moreno ran for 224 yards.
The Patriots were awful in the first half. They lost fumbles on their first three possessions. They fumbled six times in the first 20 minutes. They fell behind, 24-0, at halftime and a few fans went home.
The frozen faithful who stayed were rewarded. In the last 50 years of NFL play, only six teams have recovered from a 24-point halftime deficit. Six out of nearly 500. This is not something you see every day.
“We didn’t give ourselves a chance in the first half,’’ said Brady. “It was a terrible half of football. Our defense really bailed us out.’’
With 2:57 left in the first quarter, the Patriots had three fumbles in three possessions and the Broncos led, 17-0, even though Manning had only two completions for 8 yards. So much for a week of pregame dissection and analysis.
The Patriots were rolling on their first series when Stevan Ridley had the ball punched out of his right hand by Broncos linebacker Wesley Woodyard. Von Miller scooped up the pigskin and rumbled 60 yards, across the goal line, to make it 7-0. It was the Riddler’s third fumble in three games. We did not see him again.
Seconds later, Brady dropped back to pass from his 28 and was rocked from behind by Miller. The ball came loose, and this time it was gathered by tackle Terrance Knighton, who lumbered to the 10-yard line. Two plays later, Moreno ran it in from the 2 and it was 14-0 with 8:58 left in the first quarter.
In the words of Belichick, that’s not what we were looking for.
It got worse. LeGarrette Blount fumbled on the Patriots’ third possession. Denver settled for a field goal.
A Manning touchdown pass to Jacob Tamme made it 24-0 before halftime. Frozen fans booed the Patriots off the field at intermission.
Surprisingly, a good number of fans returned after halftime and were rewarded with 31 straight points by the home team. It started with a touchdown pass to Julian Edelman. After a Denver fumble, the Patriots scored again on a Brandon Bolden 1-yard run. With 19 seconds left in the third, Brady connected with Rob Gronkowski on a 6-yard touchdown dart to cut it to 24-21.
The surge continued. Manning fumbled. Then Manning was intercepted and the Patriots converted, taking a 28-24 lead on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Julian Edelman. A subsequent Patriots field goal made it 31-24. It felt like it was just a matter of time. This game was too big for Broncos interim coach Jack Del Rio. It looked like the Patriots were going to be the first team in NFL history to win in a blowout after trailing, 24-0, at halftime.
Then Manning pushed back. He drove the Broncos 80 yards in 10 plays, capping the drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas.
The Patriots won the coin flip in overtime (do they ever lose a coin flip?) and Belichick chose the wind over the ball. He let the Broncos have the first possession.
It worked. Both teams had the ball twice and failed to score. Then the Patriots punted it away one last time and waited for their break. Carter, an ex-Patriot (embedded, perhaps), ran under the ball and the rest is history.
Everything is in place. The Patriots are 8-3. They are going to win the AFC East and get a first-round bye and a second-round home game. They are probably going to see the Broncos again, maybe for the AFC championship.
Merlot
Amount of money bet on a game can significantly increase during a live game, it's called live betting, I can just imagine the amount of money being wagered at halftime with Denver up 24-0, but you being a clueless individual wouldn't understand that, to state that this could not affect the outcome of a game is nuts, the NFL is fixed as anon stated.
http://www.best-betting-sites.net/article-what-is-live-betting.php
Brady is well known in the NFL as being a whiny, crybaby, complainer, here is a quote from Bills defender Marcell Dareus from the article - "Don't go too crazy because Brady has the referees on his side," he said. "He cries to referees as soon as he gets a chance, and it always goes his way."
http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/story/...ys-brady-whines-to-officials-who-favor-the-qb
I wish I had a penny for every post that Merlot deleted(hint for Mod 8).
Hey Guys,
So what you are saying is you thought it was in the bag that the Patriots would get blasted, you dumped a ton more money on the Broncos at halftime and you are now totally destitute and in permanent servitude to your bookie. No wonder you're so pissed, chump.
Rumps, you better readjust the figures on Chicken Joe's losses. It looks like he bet the whole farm.
Did you ever get an education in reading??? I never brought up any subject of the kind. Your fantasy that I ever mentioned this subject in the post above speaks to your utter desperation for a retort, which marks you as...Roi de désespoir...KING OF DESPERATION!
No wonder you need a sex board Joe if your every waking worry is about Brady and the Patriots. GET A LIFE. Every quarterback fights for his team on calls. Peyton does the same and even he was noted for having some meltdowns in practice when his teammates weren't getting their route patterns right. It's called the will to win.
Mod8 called you out for your obnoxious chicken clucking boasting until you realized how you made a FOOL of yourself then tried to hide your humiliation and ran like a COWARD...not to mention the quote tampering.
See Joe RUN, RUN JOE RUN...,
Thanks for the MELTDOWN! If you had played it like a MAN, (Man - owning up to your actions and words...ie...not running from them and hiding), you wouldn't be so embarrassed and HURTING. Good luck Joe...that means..."good"..."luck".
Cheers,
Merlot
So what you are saying is you thought it was in the bag that the Patriots would get blasted, you dumped a ton more money on the Broncos at halftime and you are now totally destitute and in permanent servitude to your bookie. No wonder you're so pissed, chump.
Rumps, you better readjust the figures on Chicken Joe's losses. It looks like he bet the whole farm.
Did you ever get an education in reading??? I never brought up any subject of the kind. Your fantasy that I ever mentioned this subject in the post above speaks to your utter desperation for a retort, which marks you as...Roi de désespoir...KING OF DESPERATION!
No wonder you need a sex board Joe if your every waking worry is about Brady and the Patriots. GET A LIFE. Every quarterback fights for his team on calls. Peyton does the same and even he was noted for having some meltdowns in practice when his teammates weren't getting their route patterns right. It's called the will to win.
I wish I had a penny for every post that Merlot deleted(hint for Mod 8).
Mod8 called you out for your obnoxious chicken clucking boasting until you realized how you made a FOOL of yourself then tried to hide your humiliation and ran like a COWARD...not to mention the quote tampering.
See Joe RUN, RUN JOE RUN...,
Thanks for the MELTDOWN! If you had played it like a MAN, (Man - owning up to your actions and words...ie...not running from them and hiding), you wouldn't be so embarrassed and HURTING. Good luck Joe...that means..."good"..."luck".
Cheers,
Merlot
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