july said:

Damn the Patriots are good. The best team in the NFL. They stood the test and stood strong.

july said:

See you here in Seattle, next week. San Fran.

july said:

And the 49ers aren't so golden either.

What a nail biter!!! We got some terrible calls but defense was sloppy tonight as well.

A win is a win. I'll take it!!!!!

2Jay said:

Are you sure you are a Steeler fan.
You should hate Cleveland to win.

Oh, I see. You just hate me.


Here's my response.

july said:

Believe me, i'm mad Cleveland won. and no, i don't hate you, i just hate those whiny whippersnapping Seahawks!

2Jay said:

Go Cleveland! Go Baltimore!

Think Tony Romo is worth all that money? And Adrian Peterson is a beast! I've never seen a running back with that much speed.

july said:

I thank you. Seriously.

By my count, I have 11 wins with a chance for 12. I think it's already my best week so far. But I'm sure somebody will still beat me.

Thanks Gish for posting my picks for me....I should be able to post the picks for next week....depends on how much of my time mah mahh is occupying....
San Francisco
Buffalo
Detroit
Tennessee
San Diego
New Orleans
Washington
Tampa Bay
Kansas City
Cleveland
Houston
Indianapolis
Dallas
Pittsburgh

ANYway...it looks that my average week is destined to be 10-4....of course, the Steelers have to come thru for me...and in case anyone's noticing....The Saints are back up in dis BEEYOTCH!!! I guess me picking against them that one week woke 'em up....

live4lust said:

Kid stays healthy....he's only gonna get that much more monsterous.....all you can say is

Patriots prove their worth in comeback win over Colts
Vic Carucci

By Vic Carucci | NFL.com

INDIANAPOLIS -- The bullies got bloodied.

For much of this heavyweight match that lived up to every inch of its incredible hype, they took many more punches than they delivered. They caught a couple of shots that left them a little dazed and staggered and looking anything like the big, bad monster that had ravaged eight opponents while barely breaking a sweat. Heck, there were even times when they seemed downright vulnerable.

In the end, however, the bullies showed us, once again, who's in charge.

Yes, this is still the New England Patriots' league, and everyone else is simply passing through.
Patriots 24, Colts 20
Tom Brady and the Patriots were able to rally late and beat the Colts, 24-20, Sunday in Indy.
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The latest team to find that out was the Indianapolis Colts. They kept the Patriots on the ropes for the better part of three quarters Sunday. Then, in the fourth, the Pats showed their teeth, delivered a few quick blows, and it was over. Just like that.

New England 24, Indianapolis 20.

You're inclined to look at the score and wonder if there's something suddenly wrong with the 9-0 Patriots. What, no blowout? No 30-plus, 40-plus, 50-plus points? No accusations of running up the score?

No. For the first time this season, the Patriots actually found themselves in a legitimate game, the kind the best team they have faced all year figured to be able to give them in the ultra-noisy RCA Dome. Joseph Addai trampled them for 112 rushing yards and caught five passes for 114 more yards, including what began as a two-yard play that turned into a 73-yard touchdown after he broke three tackles. And guess what? The Patriots did the same thing they always do. They made spectacular plays on offense and forced a couple of turnovers on defense. They did exactly what they needed to do to win. It might not have been anywhere near as awe-inspiring as their previous outings, but it got the job done.

"This was the first time we were really in a ballgame late, and I'm real proud of the way the guys responded when we were down," Tom Brady said of the fact the Patriots trailed by as many as 10 points in the fourth quarter. "There was never really any loss of confidence or determination, and we're going to need that for the next seven games."

Maybe they will. Maybe they won't.

For all we know, the Patriots might not find themselves in another game like this until they meet the Colts again, which likely will be in another AFC Championship Game. That was the last time the clubs had met before today, also in the RCA Dome, and the bitterness of blowing an 18-point lead on the way to a 38-34 loss drove the Patriots to load up with enough talent (especially on offense) to do what they're doing.

What is certain is that the Patriots have proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they are the very best team in the NFL. The Colts remain second best, and there is no reason to think that will change any time soon.

Of course, the Patriots would have no part of the discussion about their victory over the Colts making some sort of statement or providing the most tangible evidence to date of just how good they really are. They will leave that to those of us who write and talk about football for a living. They'll just play the game ... and do so better than everyone else.

"They are a good team," coach Bill Belichick said in his typical, monotone, barely-showing-a-pulse manner. "They are a good defensive football team."

You nailed that, Bill. The Colts were good enough to intercept Brady twice, which were two more times than he had been intercepted in his first eight games. They were good enough to prevent the Patriots from scoring on their opening drive for the first time this season. They were good enough to hold New England to a season-low point total.

But the Colts were not quite good enough to stop the Patriots when it mattered most.

After falling behind 20-10 early in the fourth quarter, the Patriots grew tired of being a punching bag and hit back, first with a 55-yard Brady-to-Randy Moss pass that set up a three-yard scoring strike from Brady to Wes Welker. Suddenly, it was 20-17.

The Patriots' defense forced the Colts to punt, and the second big hit followed, this time a 33-yard connection between Brady and Donte' Stallworth. That set up Brady's third touchdown pass (pushing his mind-boggling, league-leading total to 33), a 13-yarder to Kevin Faulk for the go-ahead score.

Peyton Manning, while making an uncharacteristically foolish attempt to throw while in the grasp of Jarvis Green, fumbled on the next series. And on third-and-6 from the Indianapolis 42-yard line, with 2:13 on the clock, Brady delivered the knockout punch. He threw a high-risk, outside pass, to Welker for a 10-yard gain. Welker had the presence of mind to stay in bounds and keep the clock winding down to the two-minute warning.

First down. Game over.

"It certainly wasn't our best game today," Brady said. "There were a bunch of things that didn't go the way we planned it. A lot of that was (because of) great defense, and I've got to give that to the Colts. And some of it was bad play by our offense, and we've got to find ways to improve that."

The Patriots have a bye to ponder whatever they need to fix, which doesn't seem to be nearly as much as Brady suggested. The rest of us will ponder the possibility of the NFL's lone unbeaten team making a serious run at perfection, taking a piece of the history that remains the sole property of the 1972 Miami Dolphins.

It's reasonable to believe the Patriots will go 19-0 on the way to a fourth Super Bowl title. They are a remarkably focused bunch, as they showed by never flinching even when it seemed as if they were headed for a loss.

Still, a perfect regular season is not what the Patriots are after. Once they wrap up another division title and home-field advantage through the AFC playoffs, they might very well rest their starters for the final two or three games of the schedule.

"We're 9-0, and it really doesn't matter," Brady said. "It matters in January. That's when it matters. Our goal is to win the AFC East and put ourselves in the best position in the playoffs. Hey, I'm as happy about 9-0 as anybody, but it doesn't mean anything.

"Our goal wasn't to be 9-0. We've got a lot of great goals."

If one of them is to go down as the greatest team in NFL history, the Patriots should feel pretty good about their chances of achieving it.

296, baby....

Only 5 wins this week going into tonite.

What's with Rodney Harrison and that other DB for the Pats slowing down and stepping in the way of the receivers a couple of times.????

How is that NOT a penalty???

They sure get away with a lot of this stuff...

Next Sunday - Cowboys vs. Giants, Round 2

GO GIANTS!!!!!

How fast is this season going by?

Revolution said:

Did you see all the shitty calls the Pats got? They were calling us on everything. We got robbed a touch down with a supposed "pass interference" when Moss was the receiver!!!

So uh, if we got away with one, it was because we got bad calls for 10 others...

and we still won.

StarMon said:

It keeps getting worse. I missed the game, but I heard Carr got injured. What the hell is going on? How are they gonna survive with a fourth stringer? Matt Moore?

If this site goes down, what will become of the NFL Org Pickem?

AnckSuNamun said:

Why would this site go down?

AnckSuNamun said:

Oh, I saw the front page. I have no idea. Thoughts people, what do you want to do if this happens.

What a boring ass MNF game. Nice avvie.

AnckSuNamun said:

what should i do if this place goes down?

Week 10 http://prince.org/msg/100/251248

AnckSuNamun said:

Not for me!!!!!

lilgish said:

Maybe you can start a myspace page or something? We can all give you our email addresses just in case.

yahoo! in case this place goes down





orgnote coming

lilgish said:

???Blog????