Patriots Ride Excellent Second Half To Beat Jets 27-13
The Patriots improved to 8-3 on the season with a win over the Jets on Sunday in New Jersey.
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The Patriots improved to 8-3 on the season with a win over the Jets on Sunday in New Jersey.
Lots of things go on in the middle of a football field that most spectators never see. On Sunday afternoon in New Jersey, fans caught a glimpse.
Tom Brady entered Sunday's game with a knee injury and an illness. By the time halftime came around, he had a couple of more injuries affecting him.
It took all of 13 minutes for the all-world tight end to remind New York that it's not quite time to scoop a shovelful of dirt on his football career.
The back-and-forth saga of Tom Brady's helmet style appeared to have ended months ago. That was, until Sunday afternoon.
Former Patriots running back and current LSU director of player personnel Kevin Faulk was in the middle of an on-field skirmish following Saturday's game between the LSU Tigers and the Texas A&M Aggies.
He was listed as questionable, but there was never really a doubt. Tom Brady will be playing on Sunday.
Tom Brady is reportedly traveling with the Patriots despite receiving a questionable tag in the team's final injury report of the week.
Tom Brady was officially listed as questionable for the Patriots in their game on Sunday vs. the Jets due to a knee injury and an illness.
Two days after appearing on the injury report for the first time all season, Tom Brady was not present on the practice field for the Patriots on Friday.
We've learned over the years that the Jets can never be underestimated when the Patriots are in town. Here's how the WBZ-TV and CBSBoston.com sports team sees this game playing out on Sunday.
The Jets believe that Sam Darnold is the franchise quarterback of the future, but the Patriots are going to have to wait before being able to make an assessment.
Even those who shouted the loudest about the absurdity of the new helmet rule in August must have been screaming at their TVs on Thursday evening, when an obvious instance of helmet-to-helmet violence took place in the middle of the field, in Dallas, on Thanksgiving Day.
With the Patriots emerging from their bye, it wasn't expected to see a new name pop up on the injury report on Wednesday.
While the whole Tiger-Phil extravaganza will likely end up being more of a disappointment than a delight, it did get me thinking of how unique formats like that could be used across different sports.
