First the game: The New England Patriots were able to defeat the Vikings 28-18 on Sunday Oct. 31st. It was a shaky first half for the offence but the Patriots really stepped it up in the second half. Brady comes away throwing 16 for 27 with 240 yards and a touchdown. Green-Ellis got the offence off on a great start at the beginning of the second half with two great runs back to back; he also rushed for two touchdowns making it his first multi-touchdown game and had a late 26 yard run to put us on the Vikings 1 yard line when we were down by three. Woodhead got in on a few key plays and had a huge 3rd & 12 run for a first down, there were glimpses of Kevin Faulk on that play. Brady and Tate were able to connect a few times, one was for 65 yards on a great scramble play (the longest Patriots pass play on the season, see video above); it was really good to see how well the entire offence is clicking with one another.
The defense also had a great game holding the Vikings to what they had even with all the possession time the Vikings had. One player that stands alone in this game on defense was Devin McCourty who is in talks of being one of NFL’s top rookie defenders; McCourty getting an interception for the second game in a row on Sunday showed he is a player that needs to be watched. There were a few times in this game when you could see the defense step up and make a huge play. Even though it wasn’t overturned, Adrian Peterson’s touchdown in the 2nd quarter should not have been counted thanks to a strong stop by the defense. Also, the fourth and goal stop was a huge shift in power going into the locker room at the end of the first half. In the second half the defense really wanted to let Favre know they were there. Then answering all of America’s prayers, Myron Pryor came through and laid a clean hit on Favre to knock him out of the game with a face laceration. Watching Favre being wheeled off the field was a great sight no one has ever seen.
New England is playing strong football right now, however, staying focused is what this team needs to do. “One game at a time,” said Tom Brady “coach always says six games gets you nothing in this league.”
Moss’s Return: It seemed that the crowd reacted well to Moss’s quick return to Gillette. Moss had only one catch for 8 yards and it seemed he was booed on the play. If that is true I am disgusted in any fan who booed Moss. He spent some of his best years here and loves New England. This is what he had to say after the game: “I just want to be able to tell the guys, I miss the hell out of them, every last helmet in that locker room…To the New England Patriots fans, that ovation at the end of the game that really felt heart-warming. I think I actually shredded a tear for that."
Moss isn’t sure how much longer he will be playing for and he isn’t sure how many times he will be coming back to Gillette to play. He clearly misses us (and why shouldn’t he, we just put his hall of fame quarterback in a retirement home) and we should miss him.
As far as Moss’s press conference after the game, I thought it was completely bad ass. He is willing to take a 25 grand fine every week just to not talk to the press and why not. He has never liked talking to the press and he shouldn’t, they just never see eye to eye. Just classic Randy being straight cash homey:
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