A tough opponent comes to Foxboro in the San Diego Charges this Sunday. While many eyes may be focused on Boston and the Red Sox and Yankees playoff possibilities, its quite possible this match up could decide playoff spots or seedings as well somewhere down the road. I expect a good match up between two [...]
Today I feel like Guss Scott replacing leader and All-Pro Rodney Harrison. Scott Benson asked me yesterday to take over this column and after sleeping on it, I agreed this morning. My main reluctance to do so was that Scott is such a gifted writer and has such solid insight into the Patriots, its going [...]
September 18, 2005
Panthers vs. Patriots
At Bank of America Stadium, Panthers WIN, 27-17
By Scott A. Benson
scott@bostonsportsmedia.com
You’d have to dig pretty deep in the steaming pile of manure the New England Patriots laid in Charlotte today to find anything at all positive about their humbling 27-17 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
I can think of only one thing: [...]
September 8, 2005
Raiders vs. Patriots
At Gillette Stadium, Patriots WIN, 30-20
By Scott A. Benson
scott@bostonsportsmedia.com
The New England Patriots began their second consecutive title defense Thursday night with a 30-20 win over the Oakland Raiders in a game that was, surprisingly, far tighter than the final score would indicate.
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September 1, 2005
Giants vs. Patriots
At Gillette Stadium, Giants WIN, 27-3
By Scott A. Benson
scott@bostonsportsmedia.com
The Patriots and the New York Giants played a completely underwhelming and virtually irrelevant sixty minutes in the fourth and final pre-season game last night.
The Giants easily bested the Patriots by a score of 27-3 with three second-half touchdowns before a rapidly evaporating [...]
