The Patriots rallied from 14-3 down on Thanksgiving day to beat the Detroit Lions in a 45-24 romp. Tom Brady ended the day with a perfect 158.3 rating, 10 years after making his debut with the Patriots.
After the jump, we have our Gameballs and Goats.
Gameballs:
Grandpa and Grandma NEPD – To Grandpa NEPD for ceding the prime viewing area for the Patriots game and splurging on a sweet 42″ LED TV for everyone to enjoy. Grandma, your pumpkin pie is legendary.
TB12 & The 2nd Half Offense – Tough to say enough about how well they clicked in the 2nd half. Logan Mankins, who needs to be resigned immediately, said that Detroit did some things “that they weren’t expecting in the 1st half defensively.” Glad they got that figured out.
Devin McCourty – I’ve seen many a young cornerback (and plenty of veterans as well) try and pick up Bill Belichick’s defense over the last decade, and DMC is light-years ahead of everyone else. His near complete lack of glaring mental errors is astonishing, considering the level of receivers that he has played against in the last few weeks. Two more picks for Devin should have A LOT of commenters on this site eating crow.
Goats:
Kid Rock’s Jacket – “Daddy, what is that guy wearing?”
Kyle Arrington – It is hard to get mad at a guy for being short, but Calvin Johnson really made him look bad at times.
3rd Down Defense – Not sure what it is to blame more, the soft zone or the lack of pressure, but the 50% conversion rate has got to stop soon.
Patriots vs Lions: The Aftermath is a post from: NE Patriots Draft
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