by Patriots Daily Kitchen Staff Another Super Bowl? The fifth in 11 years? Darkest days Best days of the franchise indeed. They’re more enjoyable too without a 18-0 record hanging over them. What to eat? In the idea of dance with what got you there, we’re turning foods from throughout the season into sliders – perfect party food We made Pretzels for the Eagles...

By Chris Warner, Patriots Daily Staff So, it all comes down to this. One game out of hundreds this season to determine who holds aloft the Lombardi Trophy. Should we have a bigger run-up to this contest? Is the magnitude sufficiently stated, or should we spend another week prepping? No? Okay, then. Off we go… Other Than That, How Was 2007? No matter what, at least this can�...

By Chris Warner, Patriots Daily Staff That’s one way to make it to Indianapolis. Relying on their defense to overcome an uncharacteristic performance from Tom Brady, New England held on for a 23-20 stomach-cramp win. With two weeks until the big game, this column will be more devoted to the AFC Championship than to Destiny in Indy (which may or may not be the title of an adult...

By Jeremy Gottlieb, Patriots Daily Professor Well, then. Now that almost 48 full hours have passed and all of us have likely caught our breath, we can examine more clearly and coherently then Patriots stirring, improbable, 23-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship. The win, which sends the Pats to their seventh Super Bowl and fifth under the magical tandem of Bill...

By Chris Warner, Patriots Daily Staff We had almost forgotten the feeling: a heady mix of excitement and contentment after winning a playoff game can make for a fun week. At least until the Ravens start talking. As nice as it would be to take some of New England’s points with them from their 45-10 Broncos corral, it’s on to a new (and much different) opponent as Baltimore comes�...

OK, class. Let’s see a show of hands. How many of you were at all worried about the Patriots Divisional round playoff matchup with the Denver Broncos on Saturday night? How many of you worried that the legend of Tim Tebow would come down off of the mountain top, part the Gillette Stadium turf and ride on to another biblical victory? Who among you was convinced that the combination...

by Patriots Daily Kitchen Staff A rematch against the Running Tebows. They’re not the team X we’ve been told to worry about, but I guess they’re Team Xtian. What to Eat? The good news is the regulations preventing slaughtering horses for human food finally expired. The bad news is no one has taken advantage of this exciting business opportunity yet. Oh well...

By Chris Warner, Patriots Daily Staff The Tebow is not a quarterback. The Tebow is a life decision. So what side are you on? Denver quarterback Tim Tebow runs with authority and passes with mediocrity. He also tends to win big games, none more so than the 29-23 overtime shocker over Pittsburgh. We’ll see if the on-again, off-again trend continues this week in Foxboro. Tim After...

By Dan Zeigarnik Does anyone remember how Patriots fans were taking a victory lap when they found out that they had to face the Jets in the playoffs last year? New England was 14-2, clearly the best team in the AFC despite its bad defense, and had recently defeated the Jets by 42 points. The 2010 Patriots resemble this year’s Packers, not just because of their great offense, great...

By Jeremy Gottlieb, Patriots Daily Staff There are a bunch of NFL owners who are stupid, it’s a wonder they made the billions of dollars required to own a franchise. This week, three of those nincompoops – Philadelphia’s Jeffrey Lurie, San Diego’s Dean Spanos and (for the grand prize) Dallas’s Jerry Jones, were in the news for all the wrong, albeit hilarious, reasons...

By Chris Warner, Patriots Daily Staff The Patriots’ 49-21 season-ending win over Buffalo resembled a 75-cent DVD: worth checking out, but only for three quarters. With their playoff bye and home field secured, New England waits to see whom they’ll play on Saturday, January 14. Until then, some theme songs to ring in the New Year. Start Me Up: Whatever it’s going to take, New...

By Jeremy Gottlieb, Patriots Daily Professor Hey class, you ever hear the one about the time the Patriots fell behind their opponent by at least two scores in the first quarter, looked completely incompetent on both sides of the ball in the process but bounced back to not only with the game but completely blow the doors off in doing so? Yep, you’ve heard that one before. You hear...

By Patriots Daily Kitchen Staff New Years has arrived and with it the end of the regular season. For this special event we’re going to change up the normal format and present a review of the new breweries to open in New England during 2011. In some cases we may include breweries founded in 2010. Founding date and date the beer is first available can be many months apart...

By Jeremy Gottlieb, Patriots Daily Staff Giants/Cowboys. Cowboys/Giants. Sunday Night Football. For the NFC East and a playoff berth. Winner goes on. Loser goes home. Can you imagine picking this game? If there were odds on which team would puke on its own shoes less, it would be as hard to get it right as picking winning lottery numbers. There aren’t too many other teams as unreliable...

By Chris Warner, Patriots Daily Staff New England resolutions for the New Year: Number one: Play 60 minutes of football. All in the same game. Number two: If no number one, play 30 minutes of really good football. Number three: Make sure those 30 minutes happen in the second half. The Patriots overcame a 17-0 deficit to avoid drowning against the Dolphins in a 27-24 win. With a first...

By Jeremy Gottlieb, Patriots Daily Staff OK, class, today’s lesson is a very important one so naturally, it starts with a very important question: At what point does it become OK to be worried/anxious/disappointed following a win? Because in the case of the Patriots, now just one game away from the start of the post-season, that time feels very, very near. It’s hard to come to...

By Jeremy Gottlieb, Patriots Daily Staff The playoffs are just over two weeks away so let’s take a quick look at how things are stacking up in both the AFC and NFC. First, the other conference, where the Packers are one win away from clinching home field throughout the post-season. As things stand right now, the 49ers own a tiebreaker over the Saints for the No. 2 seed, a first...

By Chris Warner, Patriots Daily Staff The Patriots got on the “nice” list with a win at Denver and found something in their stockings: the AFC East championship. Now if only Santa could step in at defensive back. Though far from perfect, the Patriots’ 41-23 conquest in Colorado showed flashes of an opportunistic defense, stout special teams, and of course an offense that creates...

By George Cain, Patriots Daily Guest Contributor Maybe looks ARE deceiving. I watch this Patriot defense and I think, there is no way they are going to the Super Bowl. Not enough talent, not enough health, not enough playmakers. You need balance on both sides of the ball right? But then I look around the league and I start to question my own eyes. If the Patriots make it to Indianapolis...

By Jeremy Gottlieb, Patriots Daily Staff Remember when the Patriots had to travel 2,000 miles to take on a superhuman deity? Nah, neither do we. But, class, we do remember when the Pats traveled 2,000 miles to take on an upstart, first-place team with unexpected playoff aspirations that was on a six-game winning streak led by a quarterback in Tim Tebow who has become the most polarizing...

by Peter Blisard, special dispatch to the Patriots Daily Kitchen Staff This week the Patriots take on Denver, and the Buffet Table is looking to Colorado for our savior. No, not Tebow. The Buffet Table Colorado Columnist. What to eat Appetizer  Crab Hushpuppies A change from the usual crab cake.  I’ve added a bit of frozen corn to the mixture, and even some chopped jalapeno...

By Jeremy Gottlieb, Patriots Daily Staff It’s finally here. The Patriots trip to Denver comes in just two days and that means it’s time for them to get their taste of TEBOWMANIA! The Broncos QB is Tim Tebow, in case you haven’t heard of him, and at last look, he’s 7-1 as a starter, has his team in first place in its division and primed for the post-season and is able to leap...

By Chris Warner, Patriots Daily Staff This must be New England: where else would following a 10-3 team get depressing? Dropped passes, airheaded penalties and a consistent lack of defense led to a 34-27 shootout in Washington – not exactly the late-season salve Patriots fans sought against a 4-9 team. New England returns to the road this weekend, heading to Denver to face quarterback...

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By Jeremy Gottlieb, Patriots Daily Staff Well, here we are again, class. We’re faced with the usual conundrum. How do we judge the latest Patriots victory, a 34-27 win over the Washington Redskins which was their fifth straight and 10th of the year (the ninth straight time they’ve accomplished this feat, and 10th in 11 seasons)? Do we look at it as solely what it is, a win? Or...