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The New England Patriots won their first game without Tom Brady. But it wasn’t easy.
Playing arguably once of the worst teams in the league, the Pats needed to withstand four cracks at the end zone by the Chiefs in the waning moments.
Trailing by seven, Chiefs backup quarterback Damon Huard found Devard Darling for a catch-and-run that ended at New England’s five. From there, the Chiefs could get no closer.
And so the Pats escaped with the win, 17-10.
If Brady is out for more than today, it won’t get any easier next week when the Patriots travel to New York to face their arch-rivals, the Jets.
Matt Cassel completed 13 of 18 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown. Randy Moss caught six passes for 116 yards and a score. Sammy Morris and Laurence Maroney split carries, each getting ten. Morris gained 53 and scored a touchdown; Maroney gained 51. Morris also added five catches for 34 yards.
September 7th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Anyone else thinking Culpepper/Moss reunion????
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September 7th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
“Anyone else thinking Culpepper/Moss reunion????”
NOPE, I’m thinking 9-7.
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September 7th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
From looking at the stats, the Patriots offense did fine. Couple of mistakes here and there. Couple of fumbles, one or two ill advised passes that could have been intercepted. The defense needs to tighten up, and I think they will.
It is do or die time for Matt Cassel. He has an all star team around him. Let’s see what he can do. The defense needs to get things together in a hurry. I thought they did so towards the end of the game. The Jets are looking at what they think will be an easy victory next week now that Brady is gone.
I don’t think so. The Pats are still an excellent team. Brady didn’t play defense, and while he was the leader of the offense, and it will hurt to not have him there, that does not being that the Pats will go down easy. We remember a certain star going down some years ago, and his back up coming in and playing really well all year. Is Cassel that kind of guy? Well, the odds are against it, but it will be fun finding out!
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