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
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
Did the Patriots run away from Ndamukong Suh?Patriots by Mike Cooney - November 27, 2017November 27, 20170 After yesterday's 35-17 Patriots victory over the Dolphins, Ndamukong Suh was asked about how the Patriots were scheming against him. "I know they wanted to run away from me," Suh said. "In a lot of situations, I was moving around just so they could have an idea of where I was at. At
Patriots 35 Dolphins 17Patriots by Mike Cooney - November 26, 2017November 26, 20170 Experimenting with a running commentary this week's Patriots-Dolphins game. Pregame Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts are announcing this one. If there's a less interesting duo in the history of NFL announcers, I can't think of them. Eagle-Fouts makes one long for the glory days of Bob Trumpy and Don Criqui. They've
The Top 10 Tom Brady CommercialsPatriots by Mike Cooney - November 19, 20170 The debate about whether Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all-time is pretty much settled at this point. While he's great at tossing footballs, he's also pretty good at pitching products. So here are our top 10 Tom Brady commercials from the past couple of decades. From funny to
Patriots-Panthers – 4 Reasons why the Pats will Look Better this WeekPatriots by Mike Cooney - October 1, 20170 With about four minutes to go in last week's game, I "overheard" a particularly obnoxious "fan" screaming about how the team was letting him down, and how he wasn't getting his money's worth for his season tickets. As if in unison, several thousand fans within earshot shot the man a
