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Giants/Pats
Perhaps chameleonic isn't a great word for the 2007 Patriots. Through the year, the team has stood at or near the top of just about every major statistical measure. Brady and Moss have had their own statistical achievements, the most...
(February 2, 2008)

Chargers/Pats
Espionage The Chargers beat the Colts and paid dearly for the victory. Moderate injuries (or reinjuries) to their Quarterback, feature Tight End, and feature Running Back punctuated a storyline that colored the win as nothing short of miraculous, given the...
(January 19, 2008)

Jaguars/Pats
House Odds To win, the Jaguars must build the occasional gamble into their gameplan. If both teams play conservatively, the Jaguars must be certain they would lose. Their most obvious weakness is in their defensive line, where they have...
(January 9, 2008)

The Secret of All Victory
"The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious." —Marcus Aurelius I usually don't write about the Patriots unless there's a playoff game coming up. However, the way things have gone this season, every game has become...
(December 12, 2007)

LA Golf
I've adored and used Backpack for almost two years now. Only a couple of weeks ago did I finally find an appropriate application for their "public" mode for Backpack pages: Small LA Golf Courses. Golf has been an interesting rediscovery...
(June 4, 2007)

Pats/Colts
Pats at Colts. Keys to the game, mountain time edition. Reruns (No. 18) The Patriots get another chance to personally remind Colts' wide receiver Ricky Proehl of his prophetic birth announcement (unfortantely unspecific) for a dynasty moments before the kickoff...
(January 19, 2007)

Pats/Chargers
Pats at Chargers. These are my keys to the game, just under the wire. MVP NPV How important is Tomlinson (#21) to San Diego's attack? Critical. How dangerous is he to the Patriots? Five of the last seven MVPs have...
(January 7, 2007)

Jets/Pats
Jets at Pats. These are my keys to the game, back after an unfortunate day off. This time, it's personnel. The Jets and the Pats have shared blood connections ever since Parcells split for New York. Belichick, Mangini, and "Player...
(January 6, 2007)

Jaguars/Pats
Jaguars at New England Playing one of the weakest schedules in the league, the Jaguars have only beaten two teams that finished 2005 with winning records, Seattle at home and at Pittsburgh in overtime. Both of those victories were in...
(January 7, 2006)

Eagles/Pats
Super Bowl XXXIX, Pats at Eagles. These are my keys to the game, for those interested. The First is Last The Eagles and the Pats already played this year, in the first preseason game following the Patriots victory in Super...
(February 7, 2005)

Steelers/Pats
Pittsburgh/Pats The Steelers won 16 games this season with a resilient defense, one that has stayed healthy all year. The Steelers offense on the other hand, has changed a lot from week one. They featured veteran Tommy Maddox at QB...
(January 19, 2005)

Colts/Pats
Here were my keys to the Colts/Pats game, if you're interested. Pats defensive line must apply pressure The Pats have an strong and intelligent run defense. They can often protect from the run in defend-the-pass formations. This is rare in...
(January 18, 2005)