Brady becomes fourth quarterback to throw 400 TD passes
“That’s certainly a tribute to both of them, the durability, longevity, consistent production they’ve had”, head coach Bill Belichick said. He also had 7 targets on the day, Gronk is a must start every week. What’s the harm in changing up the strategy, maybe after the Patriots’ fifth or sixth scoring drive, when a quarterback is methodically carving up your defense? Fellow rookies Tre’ Jackson and Shaq Mason have also been incredible filling in at guard in a rotation with Josh Kline.
There was tentative talk around both of these teams ahead of the regular season kicking off that they could be teams that break out and surprise everyone this season. In the very first pre season game and went back and look it up 2010 against the saints.
They came stomping into this much-anticipated mismatch at their delusional best.
This sort of win could bode well for the Patriots down the road, although they have a bye next week before heading to Dallas in two weeks. It marked the Patriots’ 76th straight victory when holding a halftime lead at home, dating back to 2000. Eight plays later, it was 20-3 Patriots. Their last loss at Gillette Stadium to a non-division AFC team was a 33-10 loss vs. Pittsburgh on November. 30, 2008.
That Jaguars touchdown seemed to serve only in keeping the Patriots engaged in the proceedings a while longer.
That word was precision, meaning what the Patriots had in surplus and what his team was completely lacking. Chicago fell to 0-3 for the first time since 2003. They scored the next three touchdowns, including LeGarrette Blount’s second and third one-yard plunges of the day.
“It was a good win today”.
Especially for Bradley, who looked horribly overmatched against the NFL’s best coach, Bill Belichick.
The Patriots converted 11-of-14 third-down opportunities against Jacksonville (78.6%). “Definitely a team win”.
A fan celebrates Tom Brady’s milestone touchdown pass in the first half of Sunday’s game in Foxboro.
Seemingly once a week since the day he turned 35 a few years ago, the topic of Tom Brady’s age gets discussed. Drew Brees 3986. Fran Tarkenton 3427.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes to tight end Greg Olsen and ran for another score as Carolina defeated winless New Orleans.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes 56 seconds apart in the fourth quarter as he rallied Indianapolis. Among active NFL QB’s, he is second to Peyton Manning, the game’s all-time leader as NESN points out.
Panthers gunner Teddy Williams failed to return to the field of play while covering a Carolina punt, costing his team 15 yards – and much more. To go along with the two touchdowns, Brady completed 33 of 42 passes, throwing for 358 yards. Despite suffering multiple torn ACL’s in his college years, Easley appears to have recovered to the extent that he is one of the fastest players at his position off the snap of the ball. The Giants were more like the Giants in beating Washington 32-21 on two Manning TD passes and three takeaways by the defense.
The New England Patriots blew out the Jacksonville Jaguars. The recovery was made by the Jaguars and gave them enough for the first down.
Brady became the fourth player with 400 touchdown passes, added another and New England scored on all nine of its possessions before Brady’s backup Jimmy Garoppolo twice took a knee to end the 51-17 demolition of Jacksonville. For three field goals and six extra points – extending Gostkowski’s streak to an NFL-record 425 PATs in a row – Allen had a ideal view of one of the NFL’s most automatic kicker.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady throws a touchdown pass… The Jaguars trailed 13-3 and moved into Patriots territory on a 5-yard T.J. Yeldon run sandwiched by catches of 23 and five yards by Bryan Walters. Ron Gronkowski is is in 9 place with 324 receptions. Woodson has at least one pick in each of his 18 National Football League seasons. Former Dolphins tight end Charles Clay caught a 25-yard pass to cap Buffalo’s first drive, which went 77 yards on five plays. Nevertheless, the official who threw those flags (back judge Rich Martinez, I believe) ought to be locked in a basement and kept from contacting his family for 11 months.