QB Tom Brady was shielded by Julian

New England was able to execute on both sides of the ball despite major injury issues, especially along an offensive line that had a practice squader at left tackle and C Bryan Stork at right tackle. We also need to factor in that he’s their best deep threat on the outside, so Brady takes more chances with him down the field. We gave up a big play — we gave up the play to Gronkowski in the middle of the field and that hurt obviously.

The New England Patriots are celebrating another victory and lamenting the loss of another key contributor.

Not long ago, Brady likened the state of his passing game to golf, one of his favorite offseason pursuits. His wedges were working just fine, he said; it was the driver that needed to come around. Sometimes you see a super team and burn under the bright lights, while others burn to win.

“We’ve been fortunate to hit a few of those here in the last few games”.

But the Pats got a new lease on life. This, in a nutshell, is why the Patriots are susceptible to quick-strike teams like the Giants and the Steelers. They just rarely got close enough to prevent the New England Patriots’ quarterback from using his blink-and-it’s-gone release to make play after play.

NY Giants quarterback Eli Manning told ESPN on Monday that he isn’t concerned about his brother Peyton’s comeback as he deals with various injuries that ultimately led to his benching on Sunday. It’s the same play the Giants ran in that season-opening loss to Dallas, when Manning threw the ball away instead of taking a sack and running out the clock.

Owners saw the potential impact of Edelman’s absence on the New England offense during the second and third quarters against the Giants.

Gone, too, is the notion Tom Brady will be able to outgun and outpoint anyone should the Pats defense get lit up by an opponent.

It wasn’t Doug Flutie throwing the ball 65 yards in the air to beat Miami in the Orange Bowl, but then Brady is 38, not in college.

“I met him at the Grammys, and we had a brief conversation”, Butler said, the pair also reconnecting Sunday night at MetLife. I just think they’re a little different type of players. “We have to kick a field goal, which makes you right away anxious because they have an outstanding kicker who might kick it from 58 to 60 yards, he’s done that before”.

Beckham believed he caught the ball and that his touchdown should have stood. And with the “Brock Osweiler show” starting up in Denver, I don’t think New England will have any problem with that. Now, I know what you are probably thinking. He left his feet while extending for the ball, hauled it in and then lost the ball against his ribs as he knocked his head against the ground upon landing. “But when I turned around, it was like everybody was coming”. And that doesn’t matter if you’re in the end zone or in the field of play. And you would have missed Housley not intercepting that pass to LaFell.

Beckham may have come up short on that play, but the young receiver has been excellent this year. Throughout the game, Butler had great coverage on Beckham, breaking up three passes, most notably one in the end zone that would have given the Giants the lead late in the game. Ryan Allen didn’t have his best day with a 39.8 net, though his gross average on four attempts was 50.0 yards.