NEPD Editor Doug Kyed:
This isn’t going to be nearly as long as my normal reaction columns, but here’s what I can get out right now.
NEPD Editor Doug Kyed:
This isn’t going to be nearly as long as my normal reaction columns, but here’s what I can get out right now.
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
Wow, talk about one of the all time greats. The Patriots are going to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.
The Pats might not have played their best game, but in the end, they got it done in the style they have all year: bend, but don’t break.
The team that never seems to be able to block kicks, and never seems to get the benefit of missed kicks finally did it.
Here are some very quick hit thoughts on the game:
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
I’ve always had a theory that a win never feels as good as a loss feels bad. This one was different.
With all the build up and all the Tebow-mania, this is one of those incredibly gratifying wins for us Patriots fans.
Here are my quick-hit thoughts on the destruction of Tebow and company:
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
So raise your hands if you were freaking out about that first quarter for the Patriots?
You should all know better by now that that’s just how this team operates. We’ll see how it goes come playoff time, but for now the Patriots used their “start off slow and end fantastically” to clinch home field throughout.
Here are some things I noticed today:
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
It was no Christmas Carol, but if Charles Dickens wrote this game, it would be called “A Tale of Two Halves.”
At this point, we’re used to the Patriots starting off slow, but we’re not exactly used to the Patriots starting out slow for an entire half. That first half was by far the worst we’ve seen the Patriots offense play. I put very little blame on the Patriots defense. They didn’t have time to get off the field with all the three and outs Brady and co. were supplying.
Here’s some observations I made during the game:
The Patriots won a big game over the Broncos and Tim Tebow, but they perhaps lost one of their best defenders. (Photo: ICON SMI)
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
That game lived up to all of its hype, for Patriots fans at least.
I was very nervous going into this game, but I also knew that the Patriots matched up against the Broncos about as well as any team in the league. As all football fans know, sometimes stats and logic get thrown out the window, especially when it involves Tim Tebow.
Well, this time it didn’t. A very scary first quarter quickly turned into a very encouraging, turnover filled second half eventually leading to a hat and t-shirt game!
Here are some notes from the game:
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