My oh my! The Patriots 4th quarter yesterday gave me flashbacks to the month of September for the Red Sox. 21 unanswered points by the Colts brought the game down to one on-side kick. Thank goodness for Deion Branch.
While Belichick was trying new personnel on the defensive side of the ball this game was marked by another slow start in the 1st quarter by the Pats offense & an inability to score at all in the 4th. You would think that 31 points sounds good, but it was only 30 minutes worth of work.
Still the Pats had enough against a Peyton Manning-less Colts team. Gronk & Welker had excellent days in the receiving game. So did big Vince Wilford & Jerrod Mayo on the defensive side.
A win is a win & that's the main thing. At 9-3 the Pats are looking at a playoff spot as they travel to DC to take on the Redskins next Sunday. The Jets remain 2 behind at 7-5 with 4 games to go.
I hope Belichick saw what he needed to yesterday in the porous secondary to bolster that back line of defensive backs & safeties for the last 4 games.
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