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:
Could this be the week we finally see Patrick Chung make his long awaited return?
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
With the Dolphins spending their Christmas Eve in Foxboro, the Patriots seem to be surging at the perfect time to make a playoff run.
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
That one was really scary.
Still though, it was a win and this is a team heading into the last three games of the season at 10-3 hoping to seal up a first round bye. There are plenty of things you’ll see me complain about, but before we get into that, let’s be happy with the win.
Rob Gronkowski was certainly helpful in building a 31-3 lead. (Photo: ICON SMI)
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
I get it, the fourth quarter was bad… But let’s consider who was playing on defense and all take a collective deep breath.
Rob Gronkowski may already be the best tight end ever to don a Patriots uniform. (Photo: ICON SMI)
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
This win was pretty typical 2011 Patriots game: dominant performances from Brady, Gronkowski and Welker, a slow start for the Patriots offense and a whole bunch of garbage time yards let up by the pass defense. The only thing we were missing was the fourth down Mark Anderson sack.
Here are some things that were different in the Patriots win over the Colts:
NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
With a night to register last night’s home victory, one thought resonates with me, has a team ever scored 34 points and looked less impressive on offense?
Trust me, I’m not being negative, if anything it’s impressive that his team can win 34-3 without a top notch offensive effort and especially without a prototypical Wes Welker game. Coming into the year, everyone talked about how many weapons Brady had on this offense. That’s come true to a certain extent, but he tends to key in on the targets he knows best: Welker, Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez and Deion Branch.
Everyone would like to see another wide receiver break out, but frankly, if this team can run as well as they did last night, they won’t need breakout roles from Chad Ochocinco or Taylor Price.
Without further ado, here are my six keys to victory over the Chiefs: