hey kids-
our patriots are on a roll, and the dolphins are now beneath it. this wasn't our patriots' best game of the season, but i'm okay with it. have i mentioned how much i reeeeeeeeally like winning by a looooooooooooooot?
our fearless quarterback threw for just 227 yards, going 18 for 28 - but four of those were touchdown passes. that's especially good because one of them was also an interception. let's hope tommy got THAT out of his system.
my sister says jonathan jones gets this week's totw, and i'm going to go ahead and agree with her. write it down, mom! we agreed! there were a few other great performances- including dion lewis' first 100+ yard rushing game and patrick chung's patrickchunginess, but jones was all over this game- and the dolphins' quarterback with his first career sack. way to rock it out, jones!
we play the bills on sunday, and they're definitely not going to roll over as easily as the dolphins did. think your happy patriots thoughts that we win - and i'll try not to be greedy and hope we win by a looooooooot.
have a great week, and go pats!
love dav
hey kids-
i sure hope our patriots picked up a few
cases of tequila on their way back from mexico city, because
shots are definitely in order after this rout of the raiders.
winning is better than losing, but winning by a whole bunch is
soooooooooo muuuuuuuuuuch better than that. uno mas, patriotitos!
i think i'm finally starting to see the
whole "tom brady is playing some of the best football of his
career" thing everybody's been talking about all season. while
i'd have liked a little more productivity in the red zone, our
fearless quarterback went 30 of 37 for 339 yards and three
touchdowns - including a super pretty long pass down the field
to brandin cooks. tommy did some other good stuff, too, but holy
crap! did you see that pass to brandin cooks? i'd say we should
play all our games at altitude, but looking at this, maybe that
mexico stadium is so big that the laws of physics just don't
apply.
our new-and-improved defense continues to
new and improve, this week holding the raiders to one late game
score and forcing two turnovers. muy bien, boys, but you had
some stiff competition for this week's totw. this one could
easily go to cooks (see the aforementioned holy crap) or to
stephen gostkowski, who nailed his 62-yarder along with three
other field goals, but in a fit of prerogative, i'm giving the
tommy of the week to its namesake. there are lots of reasons -
but really, do i need one? gracias, tomas!
after rockin on the road, we head home to
play miami on sunday in a very peculiar stretch of back to back
to back to almost back to back divisional games. think your
happy patriots thoughts while you're enjoying your turkey - and
save a little room for fish!
have a happy thanksgiving and a great week-
and go pats!
love dav
hey kids-
i don't know if it's sunday night football, the benefit of the bye,
or just that our patriots are finally patriots again, but our boys looked freaking awesome on sunday night. this was hands down some of the
most fun i've had watching football all season - and not just because i
was in new york!
even our fearless quarterback, whom everyone else says looks great
but i think looks awful, looked freaking awesome on sunday night. he
plays some crappy football at mile high, and while the team certainly
helped with this win, tommy went 25 of 34 for 266 yards and three
touchdowns. thank god it's november, eh, tommy? we know those beanies
are the source of your super powers.
there are so many contenders for this week's tommy, it's an
embarrassment of riches. gronk and cooks both had nice games, bennett
managed to be productive after being back for just three days, and allen
(d, not r) managed to be productive for the first time all year. the d
also held the broncos to just 16 points - which is freaking awesome,
even if it was osweiler. still, anyone who watched this game knows it
was special teams that stole the show. of course, lewis' punt return for
103 yards and a touchdown was amazing, but i'm giving the totw to rex
burkhead. the receiving touchdown was nice, but the blocked punt sealed
the deal. freaking amazing, sexy rexy! more of that, please.
our patriots are hanging out in colorado springs - where my little
sister will be stalking them until they head off to mexico city to play
the raiders next sunday. the boys are definitely back on track, and i'm
trying to get back on track with weekly totws as well. spending all day
writing cover letters and responding to job posts saps my creative
energy- so if you know anyone who needs a copywriter, send 'em my way!
meanwhile, you've all been rocking your happy patriots thoughts, so keep
up the great work!
have a great week, and go pats!
love dav
