Monday, November 16, 2009

I still believe



I still have faith. In Bill Belichick, the Pats, Tom Brady, and so on, and so on... I still have faith. I know that maybe they could have punted it, fourth and 2 from their own 28, but seriously, would it have made a difference? If I'm Bill Belichick and I'm looking at the option of having Brady control the ball for the rest of the game, winding down the clock as he moves upfield, or having a defense that's a shell of what it once was attempt to stop the seemingly unstoppable Peyton Manning... Well it's a toss up, but when you're dealing with Peyton, that punt to the opposing twenty-eight yard line can quickly become your own twenty-eight yard line in a matter of seconds making any call look futile.

What I took most from this game was that the Pats can still compete. It's not the team of old that can dominate a season going 16-0, but after this game they not only look like a playoff team, but a Super Bowl contender; that's something that can put a smile on any Patriots' fan's face. In a season where there are still two remaining unbeaten teams going into week 11 that everyone is saying are the teams to beat, the fact that the Pats almost did is nothing to frown at. It's now looking like we could see another Indy/New England matchup down the road in the playoffs and that's something to get excited about...

Cincinnati fans should also be jumping for joy right now; beating division rivals Pittsburgh and sweeping the series for the season puts them alone atop the AFC North. Who would have predicted this performance at the beginning of the season, but all the pieces in this puzzle seem to be falling together, including a defense which has allowed the 2nd fewest points against (only the Colts have allowed fewer). In order to make some waves in the playoffs though, this offense will have to pick it up a bit to compete with Indy and New England, but for now fans have a reason to remain optimistic.

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