Monday, December 31, 2012
Sack Party
...with Consequences (Many Injured)
PATRIOTS 23 - Ravens 13
Baltimore, MD - The Patriots were able to come out strong and hold the lead through the game to win, but it came at a loss. Defensive Captain Jerod Mayo will now be sidelined for 8 weeks due to a Collarbone injury. This was not the only casuality, here's the list of 3 others:
Julian Edelman
Dont'a Hightower
Brandon Lloyd
All three of them came out of the game early and are listed as questionable for next week. When coach Gerard was asked what he thought on the injuries, he said, "Other than Jerod (Mayo), we are looking good for next week. Julian, Dont'a, and Brandon will all stay off their feet for the next few days to start their recovery to be ready for next week."
Patriots took an early lead due to a fumble on the first snap of the game by Ray Rice. The fumble was picked up by Steve Gregory, who also made a huge interception in the final 2 minutes in the endzone. Patriots were able to get a couple first downs and close it out afterwards for the victory.
Big props go out to the Patriots defensive front. They were able to keep the explosive Ray Rice under 50 yards. That feat is a hard one to do. Along with shutting down the game's top running back, they also picked up 4 sacks on Joe Flacco. Two of them came from the hands of newly positioned Defensive End Rob Ninkovich. When asked about his transition to defensive end, he had this to say, "Defense end is a lot like outside linebacker, you're making sure nothing get's outside of you and that you keep the game on the inside. Now I don't have to go out and defend many passes or cover a tight end as much, which is a plus but I have to handle that right tackle. Offensive right tackles are usually big because that's where the run plays go and they have to make holes."
This win propels the Patriots to 2-1 on the year. On to the Bills we go!
| New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens | |||||
| Sep 23, 2012 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| New England Patriots (1-1) | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Baltimore Ravens (2-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Team Stats Comparison | ||
| NWE | BAL | |
| Total Offense | 344 | 306 |
| Rushing Yards | 144 | 47 |
| Passing Yards | 200 | 259 |
| First Downs | 17 | 13 |
| Punt Return Yards | 10 | 11 |
| Kick Return Yards | 67 | 62 |
| Total Yards | 421 | 379 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 10-18 | 6-12 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 2/3 | 1/0 |
| Penalties | 1-10 | 2-15 |
| Posession Time | 31:49 | 28:11 |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crowd Pleasers
TD Plunging! Ridley|Gronk with 2 TDs...
Cardinals 20 - PATRIOTS 44
Foxboro, MA - Welcome to New England Ryan Mallett. Mallett was able to shake his first game jitters and pulls out a near perfect day. Throwing his first 300 game of career, Ryan felt comfortable. When asked what was the difference today compared to last week, he said,
"Last week I felt like all eyes were on me as if I am Tom Brady. I'm not Tom Brady, I'm Ryan Mallett and I'm your quarterback. I stepped out today and decided to be Ryan Mallett. But without my team, I'm nothing. You should be talking with them, they're the ones that got us that win today."
Stevan Ridley stepped up to run the Patriots to this victory over the Cardinals as the Patriots would not be denied this week. They were able to walk away with their heads held high. From the first snap of the game it was all in the Patriots favor as Kyle Arrington was able to pick the first pass from John Skelton.
The Patriots picked up a total of 4 interceptions to go with their 4 sacks. The defense was basically a brick wall holding Beanie Wells to under 100 yards on the ground. Also big Gronk was able to haul in two TDs in this victory and was able to do his Gronk spike. There was absolutely nothing that could go wrong for the Patriots today....
Now onto the stats....
| Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots | |||||
| Sep 16, 2012 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Arizona Cardinals (1-0) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| New England Patriots (0-1) | 3 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
| Team Stats Comparison | ||
| ARI | NWE | |
| Total Offense | 260 | 421 |
| Rushing Yards | 84 | 142 |
| Passing Yards | 176 | 279 |
| First Downs | 14 | 16 |
| Punt Return Yards | 33 | 25 |
| Kick Return Yards | 82 | 91 |
| Total Yards | 375 | 537 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 7-13 | 8-17 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 2-2 | 7-7 |
| Penalties | 1-5 | 1-10 |
| Posession Time | 27:12 | 32:48 |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An Unsuccessful Road Trip
Mallett Disappoints in First Outing
Titans 19 - PATRIOTS 15
Nashville, TN - The Ryan Mallett show will have to wait one more week. Mallett tosses 2 picks in this dismal first game. The only bright side is his high completion percentage. He was able to spread the ball out but could never bring it home in the redzone in 5 opportunities.
Stevan Ridley was able to get going though, picking up his first 100 yard rushing game of the season. When asked how he felt about today's game, he responded "I feel horrible. We just couldn't put it in the end zone. We need to go to the tapes and work on our red zone offense for next week."
Wes Welker, although grabbing a few balls and decent yards, was injured in the 3rd quarter. While the x-rays turned out negative, Wes was not able to return to the game.
The Patriots will face off against Larry Fitzgerald and the Arizona Cardinals next week in Foxboro. Not only will the focus be on the tall wide receiver, but also on ever speedy Patrick Peterson. Patrick Peterson is a dual threat as a cornerback and a returner.
See you all next week.......Here's the stats from the game:
| New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans | |||||
| Sep 9, 2012 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| New England Patriots (0-0) | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Tennessee Titans (0-0) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| Team Stats Comparison | ||
| NWE | TEN | |
| Total Offense | 357 | 306 |
| Rushing Yards | 107 | 71 |
| Passing Yards | 250 | 235 |
| First Downs | 19 | 15 |
| Punt Return Yards | 32 | 0 |
| Kick Return Yards | 68 | 81 |
| Total Yards | 457 | 387 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 8-14 | 8-14 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 4-5 | 3-3 |
| Penalties | 1-10 | 2-15 |
| Posession Time | 35:43 | 24:17 |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JaymeeAwesome
16
4,163 Forum Posts
3 Blog Entries
63 News/Blog Comments
0 Reader Score Votes
22 Friends
2 Chalkboard Messages
0 Screenshots
0 Videos
26,205 Arena Visits
JaymeeAwesome's Xbox 360 Gamercard
JaymeeAwesome's Screenshots (0)
JaymeeAwesome does not have any albums to display.
More
JaymeeAwesome's Friends
Recent Visitors
The last 10 visitor(s) to this Arena were:
JaymeeAwesome's Arena has had 26,205 visits
- BubbaJay
- DARKxKNIGHTx2013
- dc thompsoncanyon838
- djp73
- jmacz
- Perrice
- Sneakyfast
- SpaceBoyXVII
- troud72
- wubs04
JaymeeAwesome's Arena has had 26,205 visits
Working...