Imagine you’re Peyton Manning.
I realize this is ridiculous but just try.
Now here’s where it gets interesting. Forget about going undefeated…you’re about to enter the dark world of Bizzaro Peyton…who despite his imaginary hardship is having a remarkable season…
Four years ago Tony Dungy left Tampa Bay for the head coaching job in Indianapolis. He [...]
November 27, 2005
By Scott A. Benson
scott@bostonsportsmedia.com
The New England Patriots took a giant step away from playoff significance today with a thoroughly disheartening 26-16 loss to the Chiefs in Kansas City.
AFC East championship be damned (even with the loss, they retained a two-game lead over 2nd place Buffalo); the Patriots cannot beat even a halfway decent [...]
November 24, 2005
By Scott A. Benson
scott@bostonsportsmedia.com
The Patriots will try to extend their new winning streak to three games Sunday when they travel to Kansas City for a match up of two 6-4 AFC playoff contenders.
Though the Chiefs have the same record as the up and down Pats, they don’t enjoy the advantage of posting that [...]
The Patriots pulled out yet another needed, yet imperfect win Sunday against the New Orleans Saints in Foxboro. It was imperfect due to the uneven nature of it. At times, the offense was excellent, particularly in the first half. The defense also was very good for most of the first half. But, unfortunately, some breakdowns [...]
The 2-7 New Orleans Saints come to Foxboro Sunday with the Patriots looking for their first 2 game winning streak of the year. It will be important to the Patriots to build on the progress made last week on defense. A good performance there, better than against Miami, will lead to this game not being [...]
The Patriots came through down in Miami this week with an excellent win that had some solid signs for the future after the blowout loss to the Colts earlier in the week. No, yesterday’s win was not against a great team. But it was against a team the Patriots have struggled to beat in a [...]
The Patriots travel down to Miami this weekend looking to rebound from the thrashing they took at the hands of Indianapolis last week, as well as to avenge last year’s shocking upset by the Dolphins in Miami. But far more important than that, this represents yet another opportunity for the Patriots to take a firm [...]
In thinking back over the incredible run the Patriots put together between September of 2001 thru February of 2005, the details can sometimes run together. But the overall image remains fresh. And what the football watching public will remember about that incredible team that won three of four championships, set an NFL record for consecutive [...]
This week’s game on Monday Night Football against the Indianapolis Colts will be an important bench mark for the Patriots. If they can not raise their level of play as the season moves into November against arguably the toughest opponent in the NFL they could face, that would indicate the strong possibility this just won’t [...]
