Archives for December 2010

‘They were more efficient than spectacular against the Bills on a cold, windy, nasty day, and Buffalo made matters easier by coughing up seven turnovers.’

Gift-wrapped (Boston Globe)

Run game working, foe went to pieces (Boston Globe)

Defense can take a lot away from this one (Boston Globe)

It sounds like a broken record (Boston Globe)

A further decorated team (Boston Globe)

Gronkowski completes homework (Boston Globe)

Photo gallery (Boston Globe)

Top billing for Patriots (Boston Herald)

Patriots defense picks up seven more turnovers (Boston Herald)

Tom Brady picks up record (Boston Herald)

Tight ends transformed (Boston Herald)

Gary Guyton grabs momentum for good (Boston Herald)

BenJarvus Green-Ellis’ grand times (Boston Herald)

Patriots stay in Rochester to avoid snow back home (Boston Herald)

The best and worst of yesterday’s game (Boston Herald)

Patriots player of the game: The Candidates (Boston Herald)

Just like stealing (Providence Journal)

Brady’s streak of error-free play shows no signs of ending (Providence Journal)

Green-Ellis nears 1,000-yard mark by gouging Bills (Providence Journal)

Bills game a homecoming for Gronkowski (Providence Journal)

Should the Patriots play or rest Brady in finale? (Providence Journal)

Patriots sew up top seed in AFC (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Special moments on offense (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Making names for themselves (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

‘It never gets old’ (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Paying the price for glory (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Tom Brady sets record for most passes without an interception (Springfield Republican)

Rob Gronkowski is up, while Wes Welker is down following Patriots 34-3 win over the Bills (Springfield Republican)

The good, the bad and the ugly from the AFC East Champion Patriots 34-3 thrashing of the Buffalo Bills (Springfield Republican)

Pats’ title run built on offense’s front five (Lawrence Eagle Tribune)

Two-minute drill (Lawrence Eagle Tribune)

All business (Manchester Union Leader)

Five things we learned (New Bedford Standard Times)

Bennie and the (ex) Jet a hit in Patriots’ offense (Lowell Sun)

Patriots carried by healthy outlook (ESPN)

Gronk’s gifts are well-received (ESPN)

Patriots Take Care of Business Against Bills to Lock Up AFC East Crown, Homefield Advantage (NESN.com)

Patriots rout Bills, 34-3, clinch top seed in playoffs (CSN New England)

Green-Ellis and Woodhead open things up (CSN New England)

Brady leads another offensive show, sets record (CSN New England)

Patriots were the only ones that believed (CSN New England)

Snowed-in Pats overcome injuries, illness (CSN New England)

Extended stay mitigated by win (Patriots.com)

Game Notes: Patriots at Bills (Patriots.com)

Patriots Postgame Quotes – 12/26/2010 (Patriots.com)

Bills Postgame Quotes – 12/26/2010 (Patriots.com)

Bill Belichick Postgame Press Conference – 12/26/2010 (Patriots.com)

Vince Wilfork Postgame Press Conference – 12/26/2010 (Patriots.com)

Tom Brady Postgame Press Conference – 12/26/2010 (Patriots.com)

BenJarvus Green-Ellis Postgame Press Conference – 12/26/2010 (Patriots.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

Photo gallery 1 (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery 2 (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

‘The Patriots forced seven turnovers to create numerous scoring chances. Brady finished 15 of 27 for 140 yards and set the NFL record for most attempts (319) without an interception. He topped the mark set by Bernie Kosar in the 1990-91 seasons.’

‘Brady broke the mark of 308 attempts without a pick previously set by Cleveland’s Bernie Kosar over the 1990-91 seasons with his 17th attempt in the third quarter of New England’s game against Buffalo on Sunday. It came on a short pass over the middle that tight end Rod Gronkowski dropped at the goal line.’

‘Buffalo center Geoff Hangartner will miss his third straight game because of a knee injury.’

‘New England forced seven turnovers on Sunday, five of which were committed by Buffalo quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.’

‘The Bills’ last-ranked run defense turned in another lackluster performance as Pats’ running backs Benjarvus Green-Ellis and Danny Woodhead carried the ball a combined 32 times for 197 yards.’

‘An absolutely brutal game by Ryan Fitzpatrick has given us all the yang to the yin of positivity we’ve seen throughout stretches this season.’

‘The Bills actually gained more yards than New England, but when you turn the ball over seven times, you will never win. I think this game illustrates the point I’ve been trying to make all year, with Ryan Fitzpatrick the Bills are better than they were, but his high wire act just won’t get it done against real good teams in real big games.’

‘My goodness, were the Bills a mess, especially Ryan Fitzpatrick. It was a J.P. Losman game, where for every moment of wonder there were two disastrous decisions. Moreover, it was the negative side of the balls-to-the-wall gunslinger. When you think you can make anything happen, you do things other players can’t. You also have the chance to stand-out like rotten vegetables at a fruit pie stand. Fitz did the latter today.’

‘We’ll say it again though, that Fitz is NOT the Bills franchise qb, but he is also not their biggest problem, the Pats game not withstanding. The Bills simply MUST get better on defense and on the o-line.’

‘The only number you need to know is 7. That’s the number of turnovers the Bills committed, five of them by Fitz on three picks and two lost fumbles. Three of them were cashed in for touchdowns, another one denied the Bills a score. Fred Jackson ran well early and finished with 81 yards on 13 carries. Former University at Buffalo star Naaman Roosevelt had four receptions for 74 yards.’

‘The New England Patriots came in with a six-game winning streak and put up 30 points or more and committed no turnovers in all of them. On Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium they made it seven straight, turning seven Buffalo giveaways into 21 points as part of a 34-unanswered point barrage in a 34-3 win over Buffalo.’

New England came to Buffalo and dominated the Bills again on their way to a 34-3 victory. Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three interceptions and fumbled the ball away twice. C.J. Spiller also lost two fumbles in the blowout loss. The Bills opened the scoring by driving down the field on the back of Fred Jackson who ran for 50 of his 81 yards on the opening possession.

‘Quarterback: Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 251 yards in tough weather conditions. That was more than offset by two fumbles and three interceptions. Grade F: Maybe they do need to draft a QB afterall?’