Patriots vs. Giants Live: James White, Brandon Bolden Are Third-Down Options

Tom Brady has won four Super Bowls in six career tries. In the Bill Belichick era in New England, which began in 2000, no team has defeated the Patriots in four consecutive meetings, regular season and postseason combined.

While the Pats lost their second leading rusher – Dion Lewis – to an ACL tear this week, the G-Men have lost linebacker Jon Beason for the season with an ankle injury and Jonathan Hankins, one of their best rushers with a pectoral muscle tear.

The Patriots (8-0) are one of three remaining unbeaten teams in the league, and figure to have a comfortable time moving the ball on offense. Making historical matters worst for Tom Brady and his squad is that the Patriots are playing on the road.

The Patriots are battered and bruised on their offensive line.

– With a victory on Sunday, the Pats will secure a winning season for the 15th straight year.

Both the Patriots and Giants lead their divisions, but it’s been two very different stories. On paper, it looks like New England should get back in the win column vs NY, but the Giants are historically one of the best teams at home as an underdog. And believe me – it doesn’t take much to set them off.

Whether or not a 16-0 record translates into a Super Bowl win remains to be seen.

On paper, the Patriots appear poised for a blowout win. Both teams are missing a few key defensive players, and this game could end up being a shootout.

It did not stop the Patriots from scoring moments later as LeGarrette Blount forced his way in to the endzone to make it a three-point game. And you love them because they’re always, no matter what they go through, even after what they’ve gone through this year, to see how they’ve come out and they play football, it’s something about it I admire. Something Manning seemed to have a simple answer for this week. Blitzing means an increased possibility at a sack against most teams, but against Brady all it means is that you weakened your coverage. The rivalry between the two teams can not be neglected as it features two quarterbacks who have won multimple super bowls. “They just made enough plays to get us at the end”.

“There are still ways to help”, said Jenkins, who will play at tackle with Johnathan Hankins (pectoral) on injured reserve. Realistically, Gronkowski and Edelman are going to be the two go-to options for Brady, but we expect LaFell to have a monster week against the Giants and to continue building his rapport with Brady.

This season, the Giants have been competitive, even though their record might not show it. At 5-4, they lead the NFC East. Currently, they are coming off a sizeable 32-18 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, following a tough 52-49 loss to the New Orleans Saints in which their defense allowed over 500 passing yards.

“Those games were a long time ago”, Belichick said via the team’s website. I don’t think it matters to the Patriots.