Sunday, December 13, 2009
Patriots vs. Panthers
Today the Patriots will be taking on the Carolina Panthers. The game started at 1pm, and will be airing on FOX 25. TBiB will not be able to blog live, as other things (school finals week) have come up and will prevent us from blogging about the game. We hope you enjoy the game, and we will be back next week blogging live as usual! GO PATS!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Patriots vs. Saints Quarter 4
Brees throws an incomplete pass on the first play of the 4th, and the Saints then punt the ball back to the Patriots.
Brady goes deep to Sam Aiken on the first play of the drive and overthrows him and misses out on what could have been a touchdown. The Patriots are not in sync right now and are missing a lot of plays that could go for big gains. Kevin Faulk is stuffed on a run for only a gain of 1 yard. Brady gets pressured and throws a short pass to Welker that is short of a 1st down, and forces the Patriots to punt again. The defense has to step up again and force the Saints to punt to try and save the offense again. The Patriots offense has been basically shutting down in the 2nd half of games, as teams are simply adjusting and beating the Patriots.
Brees hits Colston for a big oain on their first play of the drive, gaining 27 yards on the pass. Bell then takes the ball for a short 5 yard gain. Brees hits Meachem for a 1st down and is picking apart the Patriots defense. Thomas runs for a gain of 5 on the next play, and then Bell is stopped for a short gain on the next. On 3rd and 5, Brees hits Meachem again for another 1st down. After a short gain by Bell, Brees hits Colston in the end zone to extend the Saints lead to 38-17, and the Patriots defense simply cannot keep up with the Saints offense.
Salter takes a knee in the end zone on the kickoff to bring the ball out to the 20 yard line. Faulk breaks a tackle by Sedrick Ellis on a draw play to gain 7 yards. The Patriots are now running a hurry up offense to try and back into this game quickly, and Brady throws an errant pass that is intercepted by Darren Sharper, who brings it back to the Patriots 26 yard line. After Bell gains 4 and then 2 yards on rushes, Brees overthrows a receiver in the end zone, and the Saints are forced to attempt a FG. Carney misses the FG, and the Patriots are barely alive in this game still with the score 38-17 and 5:26 remaining in the game.
Brian Hoyer is now in the game, as the Patriots have now conceded to the fact that they will not win this game. Ben-Jarvus Green-Ellis gets 2 consecutive carries to gain a total of 2 yards, and then Hoyer overthrows Stanback to go 3 and out.
Henderson catches the punt at the 22 yard line and that's where the Saints will start their next drive. Bell gains 4 yards on the first carry of the drive, and then gains 2 more on his next carry. Bell gets the 1st down on the next play, but a holding call on David Thomas brings the play back. Bell also walks on the field with an apparent ankle injury, a bad sign for the Saints if it is anything more than a simple tweek. Thomas gets the penalty yards back, but the Saints do not get the 1st down and the clock winds down to the 2 minute warning.
After the punt, Hoyer hits Sam Aiken on consecutive 1st downs to gain 1st downs. Hoyer then tries to hit Stanback who in unable to handle the pass. Hoyer is sacked by Will Smith on the next play, and the Patriots will allow the clock to run out and end this game. The Saints crowd cheers their team for putting on a show against the Patriots ,who have a lot of questions to answer now after being beaten by 2 teams they are competing against to get to the Super Bowl. The final score, Saints 38, Patriots 17.
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Brady goes deep to Sam Aiken on the first play of the drive and overthrows him and misses out on what could have been a touchdown. The Patriots are not in sync right now and are missing a lot of plays that could go for big gains. Kevin Faulk is stuffed on a run for only a gain of 1 yard. Brady gets pressured and throws a short pass to Welker that is short of a 1st down, and forces the Patriots to punt again. The defense has to step up again and force the Saints to punt to try and save the offense again. The Patriots offense has been basically shutting down in the 2nd half of games, as teams are simply adjusting and beating the Patriots.
Brees hits Colston for a big oain on their first play of the drive, gaining 27 yards on the pass. Bell then takes the ball for a short 5 yard gain. Brees hits Meachem for a 1st down and is picking apart the Patriots defense. Thomas runs for a gain of 5 on the next play, and then Bell is stopped for a short gain on the next. On 3rd and 5, Brees hits Meachem again for another 1st down. After a short gain by Bell, Brees hits Colston in the end zone to extend the Saints lead to 38-17, and the Patriots defense simply cannot keep up with the Saints offense.
Salter takes a knee in the end zone on the kickoff to bring the ball out to the 20 yard line. Faulk breaks a tackle by Sedrick Ellis on a draw play to gain 7 yards. The Patriots are now running a hurry up offense to try and back into this game quickly, and Brady throws an errant pass that is intercepted by Darren Sharper, who brings it back to the Patriots 26 yard line. After Bell gains 4 and then 2 yards on rushes, Brees overthrows a receiver in the end zone, and the Saints are forced to attempt a FG. Carney misses the FG, and the Patriots are barely alive in this game still with the score 38-17 and 5:26 remaining in the game.
Brian Hoyer is now in the game, as the Patriots have now conceded to the fact that they will not win this game. Ben-Jarvus Green-Ellis gets 2 consecutive carries to gain a total of 2 yards, and then Hoyer overthrows Stanback to go 3 and out.
Henderson catches the punt at the 22 yard line and that's where the Saints will start their next drive. Bell gains 4 yards on the first carry of the drive, and then gains 2 more on his next carry. Bell gets the 1st down on the next play, but a holding call on David Thomas brings the play back. Bell also walks on the field with an apparent ankle injury, a bad sign for the Saints if it is anything more than a simple tweek. Thomas gets the penalty yards back, but the Saints do not get the 1st down and the clock winds down to the 2 minute warning.
After the punt, Hoyer hits Sam Aiken on consecutive 1st downs to gain 1st downs. Hoyer then tries to hit Stanback who in unable to handle the pass. Hoyer is sacked by Will Smith on the next play, and the Patriots will allow the clock to run out and end this game. The Saints crowd cheers their team for putting on a show against the Patriots ,who have a lot of questions to answer now after being beaten by 2 teams they are competing against to get to the Super Bowl. The final score, Saints 38, Patriots 17.
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Patriots vs. Saints Quarter 3
On the 1st play of the 2nd half, Maroney gets the ball and after gaining some good yardage, fumbles the ball to the Saints. After the Saints try to return the ball back, the Saints fumble the ball and the Patriots recover the ball to get it back on offense. On the next play, Brady throws the ball in the general direction of Kevin Faulk who is not looking for the pass. The referees call intentional grounding on Brady, and holding on the Saints to offset the grounding call. On the next play, Brady hits Moss who almost loses the ball, but gets a 1st down on the play. After a short run by Morris, Brady tries to hit Welker on a screen pass, but the Patriots are called for an illegal formation on the play. Brady hits Moss along the sideline to gain a first down, and then Maroney is stuffed in the backfield on the next play by Vilma. The much needed big play comes on the next play, where Brady throws it deep and hits Moss to get down to the 3 yard line. Maroney gets the ball on the next play and converts it into a touchdown to cut the Saints lead to 24-17.
Roby returns the kick for the Saints out to the 26 yard line of the Saints. On the Saint's first offensive play, Brees hits Colston for a big gain down to the 6 yard line of the Patriots. Mike Bell then rushes for a gain of 3. Brees hits Darnell Dinkins for a touchdown to quickly answer the Patriots' long drive and score. The Saints extend their lead to 31-17.
Slater then takes the kickoff back and gets leveled at the 18 yard line. Brady brings the offense back out onto the field, looking to respond, and gives the ball to Welker on a reverse for a gain of 9, but is hit when he is out of bounds by Vilma to add on 15 extra yards. Morris gets 6 yards on the next play, and then Faulk takes a draw for a 1st down. After another short gain by Watson on a pass from Brady, McKenzie breaks up a pass to Sam Aiken. Brady then connects with Aiken for a 17 yard gain, and then Morris gains 3 yards on a short run. Brady gets pressured on the next play and is forced to get rid of the ball. On 3rd down, Brady hits Welker for a short gain, and Belichick would tell the offense to stay on the field for 4th down. McKenzie again breaks up a pass, and the Patriots turn the ball over on downs back to the Saints. The Patriots defense needs to stop the Saints here for the Patriots to have any chance to stay in this game.
Mike Bells gains 6 yards on the first carry of the next drive. The Saints offense is in rhythm right now and is looking to try and seal this game right now. Thomas gains 3 yards and then Bell gets the first down afterward. Brees hits Robert Meachem, who puts a good move on Adalius Thomas and gets a big gain for a 1st down. The Patriots defense finally steps up and gets at Brees and Thomas brings him down for the sack. On 2nd and 14, Thomas gains 2 yards and is met by a bunch of Patriots. At the end of the 3rd quarter, the Patriots are down 31-17 to the Saints, who are driving yet again.
Roby returns the kick for the Saints out to the 26 yard line of the Saints. On the Saint's first offensive play, Brees hits Colston for a big gain down to the 6 yard line of the Patriots. Mike Bell then rushes for a gain of 3. Brees hits Darnell Dinkins for a touchdown to quickly answer the Patriots' long drive and score. The Saints extend their lead to 31-17.
Slater then takes the kickoff back and gets leveled at the 18 yard line. Brady brings the offense back out onto the field, looking to respond, and gives the ball to Welker on a reverse for a gain of 9, but is hit when he is out of bounds by Vilma to add on 15 extra yards. Morris gets 6 yards on the next play, and then Faulk takes a draw for a 1st down. After another short gain by Watson on a pass from Brady, McKenzie breaks up a pass to Sam Aiken. Brady then connects with Aiken for a 17 yard gain, and then Morris gains 3 yards on a short run. Brady gets pressured on the next play and is forced to get rid of the ball. On 3rd down, Brady hits Welker for a short gain, and Belichick would tell the offense to stay on the field for 4th down. McKenzie again breaks up a pass, and the Patriots turn the ball over on downs back to the Saints. The Patriots defense needs to stop the Saints here for the Patriots to have any chance to stay in this game.
Mike Bells gains 6 yards on the first carry of the next drive. The Saints offense is in rhythm right now and is looking to try and seal this game right now. Thomas gains 3 yards and then Bell gets the first down afterward. Brees hits Robert Meachem, who puts a good move on Adalius Thomas and gets a big gain for a 1st down. The Patriots defense finally steps up and gets at Brees and Thomas brings him down for the sack. On 2nd and 14, Thomas gains 2 yards and is met by a bunch of Patriots. At the end of the 3rd quarter, the Patriots are down 31-17 to the Saints, who are driving yet again.
Patriots vs. Saints Quarter 2
The 2nd quarter begins, the Saints still have the ball, and start from the Patriots 30 yard line. Mike Bell gains 1 yard on the first play of the quarter, and is down on the field. The Saints can ill afford to lose Bell with Reggie Bush already out of this game. After the short time out, Brees hits Meachem on the outside for a 6 yard gain. Thomas is stuffed by Vince Wilfork on the next play, but gains the 1st down when Sean Payton decides to go for it on 4th down, showing he will not back down to Belichick. Pierre Thomas catches a pass from Brees on the next play, breaks a couple of tackles and makes some nice moves to get into the end zone and put the Saints up 10-7. Both defenses have really not been able to stop either offense as was expected in this game. Outside of the INT by McKenzie, both defenses have been giving up big plays to their other offense.
Matt Slater takes the kickoff to the Patriots 25 yard line, and Tom Brady will trot out to lead the offense again after throwing an INT on the last offensive series. On the first play of the drive, Brady hands the ball off to Welker who is in motion and gets 4 yards on the play. Stephen Neal is down on the field, but looks ok walking off of the field. ESPN is saying that Neal had a head injury that he was dealing with, so hopefully he is ok. On 2nd and 7, Brady hits Welker over the middle and he gains a 1st down on the play. Coming off of a big game last week, the Patriots will probably try to do the same thing to the Saints that they did to the Jets last week. Maroney gets the carry on 1st down and gains 5 on the play. The running game has been doing well so far against the Saints, giving the Patriots offense some much needed balance. On 2nd and 6, The Patriots are in a 5 WR set, and Brady's pass to Morris is dropped by Morris. Brady hits Sam Aiken for a short gain in front of the 1st down marker. The Patriots punt the ball back to the Saints, and Henderson takes the punt back to the Saints 24 yard line.
After the Saints get the ball, Brees hits a WIDE OPEN Henderson for a 75 yard touchdown pass. There was not a single Patriots defender anywhere near Henderson, which is probably the result of a complete breakdown in the defense. The Patriots cannot have breakdowns like this as the Saints will absolutely take advantage every single time. The Saints extend their lead to 17-7.
Matthew Slater returns the kick back to the Patriots 24 yard line, and Maroney gets the first carry of the drive, and runs over Roman Harper to gain a 1st down on the play. Maroney is limited to a short gain of 3 on the next play. Brady is sacked on the next play by Bobby McCray would flat out beat Nick Kazur off of the snap. On 3rd and 12, Brady takes his time and hits Sam Aiken for a big gain of 33 on the play. Maroney gains 3 on the next play with a short outside run. Brady throws behind Welker and Malcolm Jenkins breaks up the pass. On another 3rd down, Brady tries to run for the 1st down, but is taken down from behind. However, Roman Harper is penalized for illegal contact as he grabbed Welker beyond the 5 yard limit from the line of scrimmage. On 1st down, Maroney gains about 4 yards with the new set of downs. Maroney gains 1 yard on the following play. On 3rd and 5, Welker catches a short pass but is taken down behind the 1st down marker. Stephen Gostkowski comes out and hits a 36 yard field goal to cut the Saints lead to 17-10.
Courtney Roby takes the kickoff back to the Saints 25 yard line. Brees hits Thomas on a screen play, and Thomas spins his way for a 3 yard gain. The Patriots looked like they had that one sniffed out. Brees hits Henderson for a 1st down on the next play. Henderson is already over 100 yards in the game, with 75 coming on one catch. Pierre Thomas gains about a yard on the next play. Brees throws 2 fakes on the next play, then hits former Patriots TE David Thomas for a 1st down and the 2nd minute warning. After the 2 minute warning, Brees hits Robert Meachem for a long touchdown pass to extend the Saints lead to 24-10.
On the Pats next series, Brady hits Maroney on a screen play to gain 8 yards and stop the clock by getting out of bounds. Brady is hit and he throws on the next play by Anthony Hargrove. Sam Aiken catches the next pass for a 1st down. Brady is hit yet again on the next play, but Malcolm Jenkins is called for holding and gives the Patriots a 1st down on the play. Welker catches a short pass to stop the clock and gain 7 on the play. On 2nd down, Brady hits Moss for a 1st down and Randy's first catch of the game. Faulk catches a pass out of the backfield on the next play, and takes a huge hit from Darren Sharper on the play and is shaken up on the sidelines. Brady tries to hit Ben Watson on the next play, but he is unable to catch the ball. Brady tries to go deep again and tries to hit Isahia Stanback but overthrows him on the play. Brady tries to hit Watson again down the middle, but misses him again. Gostkowski comes out to try a 50 yard field goal, and misses it. The Patriots cannot afford to leave points on the field. The Saints take a knee, and the half ends with the Saints winning 24-10.
Matt Slater takes the kickoff to the Patriots 25 yard line, and Tom Brady will trot out to lead the offense again after throwing an INT on the last offensive series. On the first play of the drive, Brady hands the ball off to Welker who is in motion and gets 4 yards on the play. Stephen Neal is down on the field, but looks ok walking off of the field. ESPN is saying that Neal had a head injury that he was dealing with, so hopefully he is ok. On 2nd and 7, Brady hits Welker over the middle and he gains a 1st down on the play. Coming off of a big game last week, the Patriots will probably try to do the same thing to the Saints that they did to the Jets last week. Maroney gets the carry on 1st down and gains 5 on the play. The running game has been doing well so far against the Saints, giving the Patriots offense some much needed balance. On 2nd and 6, The Patriots are in a 5 WR set, and Brady's pass to Morris is dropped by Morris. Brady hits Sam Aiken for a short gain in front of the 1st down marker. The Patriots punt the ball back to the Saints, and Henderson takes the punt back to the Saints 24 yard line.
After the Saints get the ball, Brees hits a WIDE OPEN Henderson for a 75 yard touchdown pass. There was not a single Patriots defender anywhere near Henderson, which is probably the result of a complete breakdown in the defense. The Patriots cannot have breakdowns like this as the Saints will absolutely take advantage every single time. The Saints extend their lead to 17-7.
Matthew Slater returns the kick back to the Patriots 24 yard line, and Maroney gets the first carry of the drive, and runs over Roman Harper to gain a 1st down on the play. Maroney is limited to a short gain of 3 on the next play. Brady is sacked on the next play by Bobby McCray would flat out beat Nick Kazur off of the snap. On 3rd and 12, Brady takes his time and hits Sam Aiken for a big gain of 33 on the play. Maroney gains 3 on the next play with a short outside run. Brady throws behind Welker and Malcolm Jenkins breaks up the pass. On another 3rd down, Brady tries to run for the 1st down, but is taken down from behind. However, Roman Harper is penalized for illegal contact as he grabbed Welker beyond the 5 yard limit from the line of scrimmage. On 1st down, Maroney gains about 4 yards with the new set of downs. Maroney gains 1 yard on the following play. On 3rd and 5, Welker catches a short pass but is taken down behind the 1st down marker. Stephen Gostkowski comes out and hits a 36 yard field goal to cut the Saints lead to 17-10.
Courtney Roby takes the kickoff back to the Saints 25 yard line. Brees hits Thomas on a screen play, and Thomas spins his way for a 3 yard gain. The Patriots looked like they had that one sniffed out. Brees hits Henderson for a 1st down on the next play. Henderson is already over 100 yards in the game, with 75 coming on one catch. Pierre Thomas gains about a yard on the next play. Brees throws 2 fakes on the next play, then hits former Patriots TE David Thomas for a 1st down and the 2nd minute warning. After the 2 minute warning, Brees hits Robert Meachem for a long touchdown pass to extend the Saints lead to 24-10.
On the Pats next series, Brady hits Maroney on a screen play to gain 8 yards and stop the clock by getting out of bounds. Brady is hit and he throws on the next play by Anthony Hargrove. Sam Aiken catches the next pass for a 1st down. Brady is hit yet again on the next play, but Malcolm Jenkins is called for holding and gives the Patriots a 1st down on the play. Welker catches a short pass to stop the clock and gain 7 on the play. On 2nd down, Brady hits Moss for a 1st down and Randy's first catch of the game. Faulk catches a pass out of the backfield on the next play, and takes a huge hit from Darren Sharper on the play and is shaken up on the sidelines. Brady tries to hit Ben Watson on the next play, but he is unable to catch the ball. Brady tries to go deep again and tries to hit Isahia Stanback but overthrows him on the play. Brady tries to hit Watson again down the middle, but misses him again. Gostkowski comes out to try a 50 yard field goal, and misses it. The Patriots cannot afford to leave points on the field. The Saints take a knee, and the half ends with the Saints winning 24-10.
Patriots vs. Saints Quarter 1
Drew Brees and the high powered Saints offense will start with the ball at the beginning of this game from their own 35 yard line. On the first play of the game, Brees would hit Devery Henderson for a 33 yard gain. This is not the start the Patriots were looking for, but was the start the Saints were looking for. The Patriots defense needs to contain the Saints as much as possible to stay in this game. Brees would hit Marques Colston on the next play for a short gain of 6. Brees would hit Pierre Thomas on the next play for a short gain of 2 yards. On 3rd down and 2, with a chance to stop the Saints offense early, the Patriots would allow Thomas to plow his way to get a first down. After a solid Mike Bell gain of 6, Brandon Meriwether would nearly pick off a Brees pass in the end zone. Thomas would gain 3 on the next play, and John Carney would bounce in a 31 yard FG off of the goal post. The Saints get the early lead 3-0 on the Patriots.
The Patriots start off the game at the 20 yard line in a 4 WR set. Brady would attempt to hit Sam Aiken deep down the field, but overthrow him. The Saints crowd is extremely loud, and this will be a factor only if the Patriots allow it to be. Laurence Maroney would gain 22 yards on the next play with a solid run in which he would bounce out of the original hole and cut it outside. Maroney has been running better than he ever has, and is making good, quick decisions. On the next play, Brady would throw to Maroney on a play action pass for a gain of 9. ESPN has also stated that Sammy Morris is now officially back and should see some action tonight. Sebastian Vollmer is also still playing LT for Matt Light who is still out. Maroney would gain a 1st down on the next play with a strong run straight forward. The Patriots would next fake a run and reverse and try to hit Randy Moss deep, but Brady would hit Welker short for a gain of 5. Maroney would plow forward for a gain of 4 on the next play. On 3rd and 1, Brady would try to hit Moss short, but the throw would be a bit low and Randy would not be able to catch it. On 4th down, Belichick would decide to go for it, trying to send an early message to the Saints that he is here to win. Sammy Morris would be given the ball on a FB dive and gain the 1st down. Maroney would carry the ball for a 1 yard gain after being hit in the backfield by Johnathan Vilma. Brady woudl hit Faulk out of the backfield next and would gain a 1st down. The Saints have been applying pressure on Brady with a lot of blitzes, but the offensive line has been doing a great job picking it up and giving Brady time to do what he wants with the ball. Morris would get the ball on the next play for a gain of 5. Maroney would get the carry on the next play, and run hard for a gain of 4. Maroney lowered his shoulder and kept his legs pumping to nearly get the 1st down. On 3rd down, Maroney would run behind the block of Sammy Morris, but would be short of the 1st down. On this 4th down, Belichick would go for it again. The Saints crowd would rise and become extremely loud, but Maroney would burst through a hole and get the touchdown. The drive would be 14 plays, 80 yards, and 7:40 off of the clock. The Patriots take the lead 7-3.
The Saints will star their next drive on their own 24 yard line. The Patriots last drive took up a lot of time, which is what they need to do to keep the Saints off of the field and not allow them opportunities to score points. Brees hit Jeremy Shockey on their first play for a 1st down, and Shockey would take a big hit from Meriwether but still hold onto the ball. After a gain of 6 by Thomas on the next play, the Saints would run a reverese to Henderson that would be stuffed by Tully Banta-Cain and Vince Wilfork. On 3rd and 4, the Saints go deep to Robert Meachem, but Brees overthrows him and the Saints will punt. Wes Welker returns the punt back to the Saints 40 yard line to set the Patriots up with good field position.
On the Patriots first play, Brady is picked off by Mike McKenzie, who was recently signed by the Saints a week ago. Brady needs to limit his mistakes and not give the Saints any extra chances to get their offense going and take over the game.
Mike Bell gets the first carry of the drive and gets a short gain of 4. Pierre Thomas breaks the next run for a gain of 25 yards and a 1st down for the Saints. The clock hits all 0s, and at the end of the 1st quarter, the score is 7-3 Patriots in the lead.
The Patriots start off the game at the 20 yard line in a 4 WR set. Brady would attempt to hit Sam Aiken deep down the field, but overthrow him. The Saints crowd is extremely loud, and this will be a factor only if the Patriots allow it to be. Laurence Maroney would gain 22 yards on the next play with a solid run in which he would bounce out of the original hole and cut it outside. Maroney has been running better than he ever has, and is making good, quick decisions. On the next play, Brady would throw to Maroney on a play action pass for a gain of 9. ESPN has also stated that Sammy Morris is now officially back and should see some action tonight. Sebastian Vollmer is also still playing LT for Matt Light who is still out. Maroney would gain a 1st down on the next play with a strong run straight forward. The Patriots would next fake a run and reverse and try to hit Randy Moss deep, but Brady would hit Welker short for a gain of 5. Maroney would plow forward for a gain of 4 on the next play. On 3rd and 1, Brady would try to hit Moss short, but the throw would be a bit low and Randy would not be able to catch it. On 4th down, Belichick would decide to go for it, trying to send an early message to the Saints that he is here to win. Sammy Morris would be given the ball on a FB dive and gain the 1st down. Maroney would carry the ball for a 1 yard gain after being hit in the backfield by Johnathan Vilma. Brady woudl hit Faulk out of the backfield next and would gain a 1st down. The Saints have been applying pressure on Brady with a lot of blitzes, but the offensive line has been doing a great job picking it up and giving Brady time to do what he wants with the ball. Morris would get the ball on the next play for a gain of 5. Maroney would get the carry on the next play, and run hard for a gain of 4. Maroney lowered his shoulder and kept his legs pumping to nearly get the 1st down. On 3rd down, Maroney would run behind the block of Sammy Morris, but would be short of the 1st down. On this 4th down, Belichick would go for it again. The Saints crowd would rise and become extremely loud, but Maroney would burst through a hole and get the touchdown. The drive would be 14 plays, 80 yards, and 7:40 off of the clock. The Patriots take the lead 7-3.
The Saints will star their next drive on their own 24 yard line. The Patriots last drive took up a lot of time, which is what they need to do to keep the Saints off of the field and not allow them opportunities to score points. Brees hit Jeremy Shockey on their first play for a 1st down, and Shockey would take a big hit from Meriwether but still hold onto the ball. After a gain of 6 by Thomas on the next play, the Saints would run a reverese to Henderson that would be stuffed by Tully Banta-Cain and Vince Wilfork. On 3rd and 4, the Saints go deep to Robert Meachem, but Brees overthrows him and the Saints will punt. Wes Welker returns the punt back to the Saints 40 yard line to set the Patriots up with good field position.
On the Patriots first play, Brady is picked off by Mike McKenzie, who was recently signed by the Saints a week ago. Brady needs to limit his mistakes and not give the Saints any extra chances to get their offense going and take over the game.
Mike Bell gets the first carry of the drive and gets a short gain of 4. Pierre Thomas breaks the next run for a gain of 25 yards and a 1st down for the Saints. The clock hits all 0s, and at the end of the 1st quarter, the score is 7-3 Patriots in the lead.
Patriots vs. Saints
Tonight the New England Patriots will be down in New Orleans to take on the undefeated Saints. This game will be a nationally televised game on ESPN's Monday Night Football. This game has all of the makings of a high scoring shootout, we'll see what happens tonight. Stay with us for drive by drive analysis and updates!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Patriots vs. Jets Quarter 4 Anaylsis
The Patriots would punt to the Jets to start the 4th quarter and the Jets would start at their own 48 yard line. The Jets would start off with Mark Sanchez being picked off by Leigh Bodden. Bodden now has a hat trick of interceptions and is playing the way the Patriots had hoped he would when they signed him.
Brady would then start off their next drive with a short pass to Wes Welker. Welker has been getting a lot of looks from Brady and has put up a lot of yards with 11 receptions for 155 yards so far in this game. Maroney would gain the 1st down on the next play, gaining 6 yards on the play. Maroney would then make some shifty moves to gain 8 yards on the next play. Green-Ellis would gain the 1st down by gaining 3 yards on the following play. Brady would then be pressured and throw an incomplete pass, and then have a delay of game called on him again on the next play. Now 2nd and 15, Brady would Welker who would bounce off a tackle, fumble the ball, and have it recovered by Kevin Faulk. However, Welker would be ruled down before he fumbled the ball. On 3rd and 2, Green-Ellis would be stuffed at the line of scrimmage to force a 4th down. Handson would then punt the ball back to the Jets. The Patriots continue to struggle to finish drives in the 2nd half, giving the Jets yet another chance to get closer in this game.
The Jets would start their next drive at their own 7 yard line. The Jets would have a false start penalty called on them on their first play on Dustin Keller, and be forced back to the 3 yard line. Thomas Jones would get out to the 8 yard line and be stopped their to get the Jets back to their original line of scrimmage. Sanchez would then be pressure heavily by the Patriots and throw a bad pass off of his back foot right into the hands of Brandon Meriweather. Sanchez has now been picked off 4 times in the game.
The Patriots start the following drive on the Jets' 25 yard line. Brady would try to hit Moss on the first play, but Moss would have a pass interference call on him and cost the Patriots 10 yards. However, Moss did it to prevent Revis from getting an INT. Brady would hit Welker on the next play to gain 3 yards. Welker now has 13 receptions on the day to tie his career best. Welker would break that mark on the next play with a gain of 12 yards. Welker has been tearing apart the Jets' secondary all day long, which was missing from the week 2 match up. Brady would then hit Julian Edelman on the next play who would twist and turn his way to gain a 1st down on a gain of 6 yards. Maroney would then shift his way to a gain of 4 yards. Maroney would then gain his way down to the 1 yard line to set up 1st and goal. On the next play, Brady would try and sneak into the end zone but would be stuffed just before the goal line. On the next play, the Patriots would run the same play with the same result. On 3rd and goal, the Patriots would get in on a run by Maroney. The Patriots would extend their lead to 31-14 on the touchdown and just about end this game.
The Jets would start with the ball on their own 34 yard line, and Thomas Jones would gain 10 yards on the first play of the drive. Jones would then gain 4 yards on the next play. Sanchez would then hit Tony Richardson for a short gain of 4. Jones would then rush to gain a 1st down for the Jets. The Jets would then call a timeout with 3:54 left in the game. Jones would then gain 14 yards on the next play following the timeout. Sanchez would then be stripped of the ball on the next play and the Patriots would recover. Banta-Cain would strip the ball and Derrick Burgess would recover it.
After two short runs by Maroney, Brady would hit Welker to gain a 1st down and allow the Patriots to run the clock down to the 2 minute warning. Maroney would be given 2 carries in a row to run the clock and then Brady would try to hit Moss for a touchdown but miss. The Patriots would then punt to the Jets one last time.
Sanchez would hit Cotchery for a big gain of 33 yards. Sanchez would then heave the ball to the end zone to try and score a touchdown, but the pass would be knocked down to end the game. Rex Ryan, right before the play, can be seen along the sideline showing his apparent disgust with the Patriots throwing the ball before the Jets got it back by swearing with the camera on him. This shows the lack of leadership that Rex Ryan has displayed while being head coach of the Jets. If the Jets are to regain any confidence and get back into the wild card race, not only will Mark Sanchez have to play better, but Ryan will need to be a more mature coach when things are not going his way.
The Patriots win this game by a final score of 31-14.
Brady would then start off their next drive with a short pass to Wes Welker. Welker has been getting a lot of looks from Brady and has put up a lot of yards with 11 receptions for 155 yards so far in this game. Maroney would gain the 1st down on the next play, gaining 6 yards on the play. Maroney would then make some shifty moves to gain 8 yards on the next play. Green-Ellis would gain the 1st down by gaining 3 yards on the following play. Brady would then be pressured and throw an incomplete pass, and then have a delay of game called on him again on the next play. Now 2nd and 15, Brady would Welker who would bounce off a tackle, fumble the ball, and have it recovered by Kevin Faulk. However, Welker would be ruled down before he fumbled the ball. On 3rd and 2, Green-Ellis would be stuffed at the line of scrimmage to force a 4th down. Handson would then punt the ball back to the Jets. The Patriots continue to struggle to finish drives in the 2nd half, giving the Jets yet another chance to get closer in this game.
The Jets would start their next drive at their own 7 yard line. The Jets would have a false start penalty called on them on their first play on Dustin Keller, and be forced back to the 3 yard line. Thomas Jones would get out to the 8 yard line and be stopped their to get the Jets back to their original line of scrimmage. Sanchez would then be pressure heavily by the Patriots and throw a bad pass off of his back foot right into the hands of Brandon Meriweather. Sanchez has now been picked off 4 times in the game.
The Patriots start the following drive on the Jets' 25 yard line. Brady would try to hit Moss on the first play, but Moss would have a pass interference call on him and cost the Patriots 10 yards. However, Moss did it to prevent Revis from getting an INT. Brady would hit Welker on the next play to gain 3 yards. Welker now has 13 receptions on the day to tie his career best. Welker would break that mark on the next play with a gain of 12 yards. Welker has been tearing apart the Jets' secondary all day long, which was missing from the week 2 match up. Brady would then hit Julian Edelman on the next play who would twist and turn his way to gain a 1st down on a gain of 6 yards. Maroney would then shift his way to a gain of 4 yards. Maroney would then gain his way down to the 1 yard line to set up 1st and goal. On the next play, Brady would try and sneak into the end zone but would be stuffed just before the goal line. On the next play, the Patriots would run the same play with the same result. On 3rd and goal, the Patriots would get in on a run by Maroney. The Patriots would extend their lead to 31-14 on the touchdown and just about end this game.
The Jets would start with the ball on their own 34 yard line, and Thomas Jones would gain 10 yards on the first play of the drive. Jones would then gain 4 yards on the next play. Sanchez would then hit Tony Richardson for a short gain of 4. Jones would then rush to gain a 1st down for the Jets. The Jets would then call a timeout with 3:54 left in the game. Jones would then gain 14 yards on the next play following the timeout. Sanchez would then be stripped of the ball on the next play and the Patriots would recover. Banta-Cain would strip the ball and Derrick Burgess would recover it.
After two short runs by Maroney, Brady would hit Welker to gain a 1st down and allow the Patriots to run the clock down to the 2 minute warning. Maroney would be given 2 carries in a row to run the clock and then Brady would try to hit Moss for a touchdown but miss. The Patriots would then punt to the Jets one last time.
Sanchez would hit Cotchery for a big gain of 33 yards. Sanchez would then heave the ball to the end zone to try and score a touchdown, but the pass would be knocked down to end the game. Rex Ryan, right before the play, can be seen along the sideline showing his apparent disgust with the Patriots throwing the ball before the Jets got it back by swearing with the camera on him. This shows the lack of leadership that Rex Ryan has displayed while being head coach of the Jets. If the Jets are to regain any confidence and get back into the wild card race, not only will Mark Sanchez have to play better, but Ryan will need to be a more mature coach when things are not going his way.
The Patriots win this game by a final score of 31-14.
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