Dion Lewis’s Connection to the Doug Flutie Drop kickPatriots by Mike Cooney - December 30, 20170 As Mike Reiss of ESPN reported earlier this week, Dion Lewis joined Julian Edelman and Doug Flutie as the only Patriots ever to win both AFC Special Teams Player of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week honors. His 153-yard, two touchdown performance against the Bills made him AFC Offensive
The Patriots Defense Turns It AroundPatriots by Mike Cooney - December 28, 20170 Through four games this season, the Patriots defense had allowed the second most points in the NFL. Tom Brady and the offense were keeping them in games and were the only reason the team was 2-2. The defense allowed 42 points to the Chiefs in the opener, 20 to the
Upon Further Review – Patriots-SteelersPatriots by Mike Cooney - December 22, 2017December 22, 20170 Before this Sunday's rematch with the Buffalo Bills, let's take a look back at the Patriots-Steelers game from last week. Stephon Gilmore's Underrated Performance On Facebook yesterday, I came across a Patriots fan who was absolutely convinced that Stephon Gilmore had played a terrible game against the Steelers. Having watched the game
Patriots Playoff Scenarios – Week 16Patriots by Mike Cooney - December 20, 20170 With the Patriots win over the Steelers on Sunday afternoon, the Patriots have moved into a first-place tie with Pittsburgh. By virtue of their head-to-head win over the Steelers, they own the tiebreaker and currently hold the top seed in the conference, and thus, home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Current
Fun Fridays: Play Tecmo Super BowlTime MachineVideo Games by Mike Cooney - December 15, 2017December 15, 20170 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); If you're under 30, it's likely you've never heard of Tecmo Bowl, outside of the Bo Jackson commercial. Yes, there was video game football before Madden. If you're looking for a challenge, try playing with the Patriots on Tecmo Super Bowl. I may be wrong, but this
The History of Patriots Bounceback GamesPatriots by Mike Cooney - December 13, 2017December 13, 20170 The Patriots got beaten by the Dolphins pretty badly on Monday night. But the fact is that the Patriots have had this kind of bad loss before - and they've rebounded from it. And it always takes people by surprise. At some point, you wonder how this could possibly still take
Rob Gronkowski is not a Dirty PlayerPatriots by Mike Cooney - December 8, 2017December 8, 20170 I'll start with this. Rob Gronkowski's hit on of the Buffalo Bills last Sunday was a dirty play. It was wrong. He was and should have been suspended for a game. But to claim that it's part of a bigger trend, or that Gronkowski is a dirty player are just plain
