It wasn't quite the destruction many were expecting, but the Colts did still manage to embarrass themselves last night. The Patriots defeated the Colts 34-27 in Indianapolis thanks in part to a disastrous fake punt attempt by the Colts, who were in desperation mode all night, having previously attempted a first-half on-sides kick. The Patriots … Continue reading Patriots Manage Disappointing Road Win Against AFC Finalist
With one-fourth of the season in their rearview, the Patriots have cruised along with four wins and zero losses. It really didn't have to be like this. They could have had a drop-off from last year, an exhausting odyssey through NFL competition both on-field and off. Letting go of most of their defensive backfield while … Continue reading Patriots 2015 First-Quarter Review
It's the most highly anticipated regular season game in recent memory. The game in which the New England Patriots are expected to exact revenge upon the snitching Indianapolis Colts. Since the schedule was released, everything has been building towards this game. But if you listen to much of Boston sports radio, you'd think the Patriots … Continue reading Colts Week. So Let’s Talk About Anything But…
The Patriots get back at it on Sunday heading to Dallas to take on the Cowboys in a 4:25pm national game on CBS. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will get their first Patriots call of the season. The Cowboys have sent plenty of bulletin board material for the Patriots to use, from Tony Romo (who's out) … Continue reading Patriots Back in Action in Big D on Sunday
Like a TV zombie that takes multiple hits to the body, the National Football League continues to survive, and thrive. The September 20 Sunday Night Football game between Seattle and Green Bay led all programs that week with over 26 million viewers. According to Variety.com, "This was the largest audience for a Week 2 NFL primetime … Continue reading The Unstoppable NFL
tldr: The biggest takeaway from this announcement is that Brian Scalabrine will be in a full-time role. He will do all road games as color analysts alongside Mike Gorman, and all home games as a studio analyst. BOSTON CELTICS BASKETBALL ON COMCAST SPORTSNET RETURNS NEXT WEEK WITH PRE-SEASON OPENER OCTOBER 6TH FROM MILAN, ITALY AND … Continue reading CSNNE Announces 2015-16 Season Coverage of the Boston Celtics
https://twitter.com/DonOrsillo/status/648118546850021376 Don Orsillo, who has called Red Sox games for NESN since 2001, was in the Fenway Park booth for the final time as Red Sox play-by-play man yesterday afternoon. His departure sparked a number of supportive columns from colleagues, who are as baffled by NESN's decision to cut ties as most viewers are. For … Continue reading Don Orsillo Says Goodbye in Fenway Finale
Some random thoughts/observations/scorching hot takes. *As far as satisfying wins goes, the win in Buffalo on Sunday was up there. It really was the full Rex Ryan experience. He spent all week talking big, getting his players to talk big, getting the Buffalo fans frothed up and with high expectations, and then the game came. … Continue reading Clearing Out The Google Drive
From Ed Sherman on Poynter Online: Not done yet: ESPN’s Van Natta says follow-ups likely after takeout on Patriots Van Natta, who co-wrote the story with Seth Wickersham, says they have received more than a dozen calls from various league sources since the story was released. “When you do a story like this, you shake … Continue reading Don Van Natta Working On Second Patriots Hit Piece Full Of Anonymous Sources
If you had any smidgen of doubt that ESPN is involved in a high-level effort to smear the New England Patriots, this should clear things up for you. Mike Reiss, as a solid and principled a reporter as there is, had his worked censored by ESPN yesterday (sorry, they say they applied a "tighter edit") … Continue reading Corrupt ESPN Censors @MikeReiss For Criticizing Patriots Hitjob
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