The Titans never had a chance against the Patriots in this football game.  Tom Brady had a really efficient game as he completed 15 of 24 passes for 225 yards and a TD.  Vinny Testaverde finished up the game an completed 2 of 3 passes for 29 yards and a TD.  Laurence Maroney had a solid game with 14 carries for 73 yards (5.6 ypc) and a TD.  Corey Dillon was very busy today with 12 carries for 67 yards (5.6 ypc) and 2 TDs.  He also caught 2 passes for 59 yards.  Reche Caldwell had a great game with 4 catches for 134 yards and a TD.  Troy Brown pitched in with 3 grabs for 13 yards and a TD.

Asante Samuel led a decent effort by the Patriots defense with 2 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 2 interceptions.  The Patriots allowed the Titans to carry the ball 25 times for 135 yards (5.4 ypc).  The Titans completed only 15 of 36 passes for 207 net yards passing.

The Patriots did allow Pac Man Jones to return a punt 81 yards for a TD.

The New England Patriots have righted their ship as they’ve won 2 games in a row and 5 of their last 6.  The Tennessee Titans are on fire as they’ve won six games in a row.

The New England Patriots will try to push the Titans around in the running game with Corey Dillon (745 yards rushing) and Laurence Maroney (672 yards rushing) against a Titans defense that is allowing 142.8 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry.  After the running game is established it will be Tom Brady’s turn to carve up the Titans secondary.  The Titans are allowing 223.9 net yards passing per game this season, so Brady (3,304 yards passing) will spread the ball around until he finds the weakness in the Titans secondary.

The Titans will attempt to run the ball with Travis Henry (1,109 yards rushing) and Vince Young (523 yards rushing), but it won’t be easy.  The Patriots are only allowing 91.5 yards rushing per game and 3.8 yards per carry so far this season.  Vince Young had better be careful when he throws the football because the Patriots have intercepted 20 passes so far this season including 8 by Asante Samuel.

The Patriots are going to show the Titans that it’s better to be good than lucky.  The Patriots will win this football game.

Despite the record of 11-4, the Patriots didn’t have the easy trip that many expected they would have in winning the division title.  Tom Brady had to adjust to life without his best 2 receivers from the last few seasons (Deion Branch & David Givens).  Brady still spread the ball around well, but it was the running game that carried them for most of the season on offense.  Rookie Laurence Maroney and Corey Dillon piled up the yards in the running game and took alot of pressure off Brady and the passing game on offense.

The defense has played well all season for the Patriots.  Asante Samuel has really stepped up his play this season.  Junior Seau had alot left in the tank until he broke his arm in the middle of the season.  The Pats also had to play alot of time without Rodney Harrison who was injured early in the season.  The Patriots are a great team as they always have someone stepping up when the injuries have happened and that’s why they won this division again.

The Patriots beat the Jaguars in a very hostile environment on Sunday.  Tom Brady had a great game against a very good Jacksonville defense.  Brady completed 28 of 39 passes for 249 yards and a TD.  He also carried the ball 10 times for 31 yards (3.1 ypc).  Laurence Maroney played for the first time in a few weeks and carried the ball 7 times for 48 yards (6.9 ypc) and a TD.  Corey Dillon got the ball 10 times and rushed for 30 yards (3.0 ypc) and a TD.  Rookie TE David Thomas led the receivers for the Patriots with 5 catches for 83 yards and a TD.  Brady was spreading the ball around real well against the Jags and kept them off-balance all day long.  Troy Brown caught 4 passes for 44 yards.  Daniel Graham (3 rec, 44 yards), Jabar Gaffney (3 rec, 26 yards) and Reche Caldwell (4 rec, 15 yards) all helped out in the passing game for the Pats.

The Patriots defense didn’t play well at all against the Jaguars.  The Jags ran the ball 22 times for 144 yards (6.5 ypc).  They also completed 17 of 23 passes for 195 net yards thru the air.

The Patriots improved to 11-4 on the season with this win.

The Jacksonville Jaguars lost a game they dominated last week 24-17 to the Titans.  The New England Patriots have won 4 out of their last 5 games, including a 40-7 beatdown of the Houston Texans last week.

When the Jaguars have the football they will be looking to run first.  With Fred Taylor (1,120 yards rushing) probably missing this game, Maurice Drew (764 yards rushing) will have a heavy workload.  Look for Alvin Pearman and David Garrard to each contribute some, that is, if they have any luck against the tough Patriots run defense.  The Patriots are only allowing 87.7 yards rushing per game and 3.6 yards per carry so far this season.  David Garrard has to spread the ball around in the passing game because none of the WRs on the Jaguars has stepped up his play this season.  Garrard had better be careful when throwing the football, because CB Asante Samuel has 8 interceptions so far this season and will make him pay for any mistakes with the ball.

When New England has the football, they might just spread the field and come out throwing the football first to set up the run.  Tom Brady (3,055 yards passing) is a master at finding weaknesses and exploiting them.  The Jags really have a good defense as they have held opposing QBs to a 63.8 rating so far this season.  Corey Dillon should shoulder most of the load in the running game, but every yard will be a tough one as the Jags allow only 83.8 yards rushing per game and 3.4 yards per carry.

Something has to give in this game as one of the best road teams in the NFL (Patriots) visit one of the best home teams in the NFL (Jaguars).  The Patriots are 5-1 on the road and have outscored their opponents 156-64 in those games.  The Jaguars are 6-1 at home this season as they have scored 194 points and have allowed only 64 points in those games.

I have a hunch that the Jaguars are going to rise to the challenge and win this football game.

Punter Ken Walter injured his foot and was placed on the Injured Reserve list thus ending his season.  Sean Landeta worked out for the Patriots on Tuesday, but he was not signed yet.

The Patriots defense was awesome, the special teams were also great and the offense was efficient.  Tom Brady managed the game well as he completed 16 of 23 passes for 109 yards and 2 TDs.  Corey Dillon carried the ball 20 times for 61 yards (3.1 ypc) and he caught 5 passes for 20 yards.  Heath Evans added 8 carries for 24 yards (3.0 ypc).  Kevin Faulk played really well in his limited touches.  Faulk carried the ball 4 times for 22 yards (5.5 ypc) and a TD.  He also caught 2 passes for 46 yards and a TD.  Reche Caldwell caught 6 passes for 25 yards.  Jabar Gaffney caught one pass and it was a 6 yard TD pass.

The Patriots defense played great today.  Tedy Bruschi led the way for the Patriots with 10 tackles.  DE Tully Banta-Cain had a great game with 6 tackles, 2 sacks and a forced fumble.  Asante Samuel had a good game too with 5 tackles and an interception.  Ellis Hobbs was fantastic today as he made 3 tackles, intercepted a pass and returned a kick-off 93 yards for a TD.  The Texans ran the ball 22 times for 105 yards (4.8 ypc).  The Texans only completed 16 of 28 passes for 93 net yards passing and the Pats picked off 4 passes.

The Patriots improved to 10-4 on the season with this dominant effort.

The Houston Texans are coming off a tough OT loss to the Tennessee Titans and stand at 4-9 on the season.  The New England Patriots got shut out 21-0 by the Miami Dolphins last week and sit at 9-4 on the season.

The Texans have been running well of late and will try to again against the stingy run defense of the Patriots.  The Patriots are only allowing 86.4 yards rushing and 3.5 yards per carry so far this season.  If the Texans can establish a running game, that would slow the Patriots pass rush a bit and give David Carr some time to make some plays.  He has thrown the ball well when given time as he has completed 69.4% of his passes this season.  An interesting match-up will be Andre Johnson (92 rec, 1,059 yards) against New England CB Asante Samuel who has 7 interceptions this season.  It’s possible that Eric Moulds and Owen Daniels will be a bigger part of the game plan this week.

The Patriots will probably come out running the football with Corey Dillon (654 yards rushing, 10 TDs) against the soft run defense of the Texans that is allowing 123.8 yards rushing and 4.4 yards per carry.  After the Patriots establish that, look for Tom Brady to spread out his receivers and try to slice up the Texans secondary which is allowing 225.8 net yards passing per game.

The Patriots should win this game with ease in the cold of Foxboro.

Not so long ago it seemed as if Tedy Burschi’s career was over after he suffered a stroke, but he’s returned with a vengeance!  He has been making big plays like he never missed a game.  Bruschi has 91 tackles, 1.5 sacks, an interception and he’s defended 4 passes.

Mike Vrabel has also been outstanding again.  He’s been great since Belichick snapped him up from the Steelers…who didn’t use him right.  Vrabel has 80 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 3 interceptions so far this season.

These two guys + Rodney Harrison are the heart of the Patriots defense.

Doug Gabriel was cut loose for a couple of reasons.  He wasn’t a hard worker and the Pats needed a roster spot because of all of the injuries that piled up on the team lately.  Gabriel played in 12 games (5 starts) and caught 25 passes for 344 yards (13.8 avg) and 3 TDs.