Mike Hugo

The Giants had many hero’s on both sides of the ball that stepped up, with injuries plaguing the Giants. The Patriots defense looked good on the first drive against the Giants. The Patriots defense sacked Eli Manning twice, in key situations. The Patriots were forced to start deep into their own territory. Tom Brady...
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Tom Brady’s performance wasn’t spectacular. For the day Brady went 22 of 36 for 236 yards, with two interceptions, and no touchdowns. But Brady made the big plays when called upon in clutch situations. The Patriots defense held NFL rushing King, Ray Lewis to just 78 yards on the ground. Give credit to the...
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1. Stop Ray Rice. If the Patriots improving defense can hold Ray Rice to under 60 yards rushing, that would be huge. Make Joe Flacco and the Ravens inconsistent passing game win the game. 2. Protect Tom Brady. Last year in the 23-20 victory over the Ravens, Brady was sacked three times, and had...
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Tom Brady and the Patriots offense scored like a pinball machine in the first half. Brady behind outstanding protection threw five touchdowns and one pick in the first half. The Patriots jumped out to a 35-7 lead at halftime. Rob Gronkowski had a huge night, catching ten passes for 145 yards. The Patriots offense...
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Tom Brady had another solid performance. Brady was 23 of 35 passing for 338 yards, with three touchdowns and one pick. Brady also threw touchdown pass number 300 tying John Elway. Ryan Fitzpatrick started strong then went cold. For the day Fitzpatrick completed 29 of 46 passes for 307 yards, and two touchdowns. The...
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The Miami Dolphins did everything right in the first half. Dolphins running back Reggie Bush found several huge holes to run through in the first half. Dolphins all-pro wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who dropped several balls, eventually woke up. For the day Marshall caught seven passes for 156 yards and one touchdown. Mike Nolans...
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Tom Brady completed 23 of 34 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns. Tim Tebow completed 11 of 22 passes for a modest 194 yards. After the Broncos drove the length of the field to take a 6-0 lead (the extra point failed), Brady and company came right back. The Patriots offense drove effortlessly...
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All week long the big question before the game had to be, how will the Redskins stop Rob Gronkowski? On Sunday afternoon the question was unanswered, they didn’t. Gronkowski caught two touchdown passes, to help the Patriots to a huge win. Gronkowski now has 15 touchdowns on the year. This moves him past Antonio...
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The Patriots were fortunate to escape with a victory. But to nearly blow a 31-3 lead to an 0-11 team is not the signs on a dominate team. What caused the Patriots defense to give up 21 fourth quarter points? Two things, one injuries to key starters with inexperience in the secondary. Two, the...
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Tom Brady was again at his best, (once the offensive line did likewise). Brady completed 24 of 34 passes for 361 yards and three touchdowns. His counterpart Vince Young had a decent afternoon, completing 26 of 48 passes for 400 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. Things didn’t look very promising for the...
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