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Title: Patriots ~ Week 15 Analysis Post by bakes781 on Dec 11th, 2003, 4:55pm The New England Patriots have played four consecutive home games without giving up a touchdown, tying a record set in 1938 by the New York Giants. That team went on to become World Champions. Hopefully history repeats itself in the 2003 Pats. [smiley=fingerscrossed.gif] New England is widely respected for their opportunistic defense. With rookie QB Byron Leftwich coming into a very cold & wet Gilette Stadium that will be the theme yet again. No doubt Belichick has a game plan that will be focused on [smiley=uh.gif] the youngster. The only hope for Jacksonville offensively is the threat of an effective Fred Taylor. If the Pats can jump out to a lead there is absolutely no chance for a [smiley=pussycat.gif] upset. However, each week the Jags are getting stronger defensively. Especially against the run(2nd best overall). Fortunately for the Pats, a strong running attack isn't their game. With Troy Brown still questionable Deion Branch is likely gonna have to be the man once again. Patriots Statistical Breakdown: Tom Brady ~ 250 yards passing, 1 td & 1 int Kevin Faulk ~ 40 yards rush, 60 receiving Antowain Smith ~ 20 yards rushing Deion Branch ~ 100 yards receiving David Givens ~ 40 yards receiving & 1 TD Dedric Ward ~ 20 yards receiving Christian Fauria ~ 10 yards receiving Daniel Graham ~ 20 yards receiving Adam Vinatieri ~ 3 FGs & 1 PAT(1st a new holder & now a new snapper yikes) Jaguars Statistical Breakdown: Byron Leftwich ~ 100 yards pass, 0 TDs & 3 INTs LaBrandon Toefield ~ 10 yards rush, 10 yards rec Fred Taylor ~ 80 yards rushing Kevin Johnson ~ 30 yards receiving Jimmy Smith ~ 30 yards receiving Troy Edwards ~ 10 yards receiving Cortez Hankton ~ 10 yards receiving Kyle Brady ~ 10 yards receiving Seth Marler ~ 1 FG & 0 PATs FINAL SCORE PATS16 JAGS3 The game should be over early, but the Pats have been known to play to the level of their competition. The score won't reflect it, but New England should be in control of this one from start to finish. |
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Title: Re: Patriots ~ Week 15 Analysis Post by Philly on Dec 11th, 2003, 7:52pm Byron Leftwich looked pretty good against a decent Tampa Bay defense a couple weeks ago. I think he'll be tougher to rattle than you might expect, especially now that he has some decent weapons on offense. Regardless, I like NE to win this week, probably on the order of 27-16. |
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Title: Re: Patriots ~ Week 15 Analysis Post by captainpurple on Dec 12th, 2003, 9:17am yeah I agree. Pats win this one, but Del Rio (one of my favorite exVikes) has an improving D, and Leftwich is proving he was worth the #7 pick. I don't think they'll be held to 3. Pats - 19 Jags - 13 |
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Title: Re: Patriots ~ Week 15 Analysis Post by bakes781 on Dec 15th, 2003, 10:26am on 12/11/03 at 19:52:26, Philly wrote:
Philly had the Pats score. on 12/12/03 at 9:17:26, captainpurple wrote:
Captain Purple had the Jags score. lol The game went prett much according to plan. Pats jumped out to an early lead. This effectively took away Fred Taylor. Jag's OL was outstanding. Giving Leftwich time to look down field much of the game. The NE secondary brought it's A game on Sunday. Other than 1 missed assigment on a long gainer by J Smith the Jags were forced to throw short. The bend but don't break D stood their ground at the goal line several times. Brady had one of his best games of the season. & Troy Brown's return was significant in sealing a victory mid way through the 4th quarter. on 12/11/03 at 16:55:26, bakes781 wrote:
Patriots Actual Breakdown: Tom Brady ~ 228 yards passing, 2 tds & 0 ints(much better) Kevin Faulk ~ 34 yards rush, 9 rec Antowain Smith ~ 39 yards rush & 1 TD, 9 yards rec Troy Brown ~ 43 yards rec & 1 TD(HE"S BACK) Deion Branch ~ 16 yards rec(got hurt early) David Givens ~ 65 yards rec(made some big catches) Dedric Ward ~ 9 yards rec Christian Fauria ~ 0 yards rec Daniel Graham ~ 69 yards rec & 1 TD(BIG target) Adam Vinatieri ~ 2 FGs & 3 PATs(much more accurate) on 12/11/03 at 16:55:26, bakes781 wrote:
Jaguars Actual Breakdown: Byron Leftwich ~ 288 yards pass, 10 yards rush, 1 TD & 2 INTs(should have had at leaast one more TD & one more INT) Fred Taylor ~ 57 yards rush, 32 yards rec(kept in check) Kevin Johnson ~ 87 yards rec & 1 TD Jimmy Smith ~ 73 yards rec(outside of 1 big play he was shut down) Troy Edwards ~ 17 yards rec Mark Edwards ~ 41 yards rec(not much open deep) Kyle Brady ~ 8 yards rec(just missed a BIG score) Seth Marler ~ 2 FGs & 1 PAT(late TD ends the NE streak) on 12/11/03 at 16:55:26, bakes781 wrote:
FINAL SCORE PATS27 JAGS13 |
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