@ Indy – 11/4/07
Well, it’s halftime of the Pats/Colts game, and Belichick has finally run into something you can’t prepare for: terrible officiating. I’m surprised that the refs haven’t just come out and said they’re trying to screw the Pats out of a win. Those pass interference calls were ludicrous. If anything, Indy’s receivers have been tackling our CBs before the ball gets there. That Asante Samuel interference call was equally as ridiculous, seeing as he barely touched whoever he was covering, yet that receiver still acted his way to a spot-of-the-foul call. Terrible. Cap it all off with shoddy defense to allow Joseph “According to FOX I’m the second coming of Barry Sanders” Addai to run untouched for 79 yards, and you have the perfect storm for Brady and the crew to come out and rip this overrated Indy defense a new one.
Live updates including Phil Simms gems throughout the game.
5:56 P.M. ET – Take notice: every time a Patriot gets tackled, they’re getting “walloped.” Thanks FOX!
6:01 – Following another bogus penalty calls on the Pats, Mathis comes in and sacks Brady. Notice how the Colts celebrate like a bunch of assholes when they do something, but the Pats remain classy.
6:02 – Another no-call for the Colts. Lovely.
6:11 – Thank you, Randy Moss, for being a superhuman in a football uniform (talking about the one-handed catch).
6:26 – Following Reggie Wayne dropping a pass – “Good play by Hobbs, who may have gotten a finger on it.” Yeah, if his fingers are six feet long. Great observation, Phil.
6:28 – Another “big hit” from the Indy defense. Mmmhm…
6:37 – Hey Phil, did you hear the one about how Joseph Addai was fatigued last year? You have? No way! Oh, you mean that’s the same thing you’ve eluded to at least 15 times this game? Ooooh, my bad, my bad. I just didn’t think it was possible for there to be a second coming of Tim McCarver for football, but once again you’ve proved me wrong. Only this time it was about who you are alike, and not about how I seem to always doubt you can get any stupider.
6:46 – Brady to Moss, down to the 2. About time. I know Tom hasn’t exactly had all the time in the world today, but there has yet to be a defender this year that can outjump or outplay Moss. Good call by Belichick and McDaniels.
6:48 – Only one thing to say about that pass interference call on Moss in the end zone: if Phil Simms can see that a call was wrong, it was wrong.
6:53 – Touchdown, Pats. Good route by Welker and good job by Brady to find him through the blitz.
7:01 – Time to hold on 3rd & 10… annnd… false start, Colts.
7:02 – Time to hold on 3rd & 15… annnd…
7:02 – FUMBLE! GET IT GET IT GET IT… damn. Ah well, 4th and a ton for the Colts, here comes Hunter.
7:03 – Welker with a nice return to the 50. Only 20 yards ’til comfortable field goal range.
7:08 – Sorry, just gone done calling people. TOUCHDOWN, PATS (5 minutes ago)! Nice play by Stallworth to set it up, and by Faulk to pound it in.
7:09 – If CBS mentions last January one more time…
7:22 – The Cotton Candy Man (Rosie Colvin) comes up with the take-away, then it’s a 3rd & 6 conversion from Brady to Welker, three knees, and your ballgame. Great comeback by the Patriots and they knew it. Even Belichick smiled, so you know this one was special. Overcoming questionable officiating, the atmosphere in the RCA Dome, Peyton Manning, and Peyton’s arsenal or receivers and backs, Belichick’s squad came back from 10 down with eight minutes left to win in true Tom Brady fashion. Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2007 Superbowl XLI-and-a-half champs, the New England Patriots.
Wish I was on that plane ride home.
I think it is crazy that Tom Brady can play over three quarters of a game without seeming to remember how to throw a good pass oh three quarters of his attempts; have the Patriots set a franchise record for most penalty yards; be on the road against the undefeated Super Bowl champs and down by ten points with nine minutes left, and still walk away a winner. Throw in the obvious fact that the officials had decided well before kickoff that any play that might even be considered to be marginal would be a call against New England and that anything that might even be close abd could not be called against New England would at least be called in favor of the Colts (that Morehead catch on the sidelines that he was so obviously out of bounds on, with one official on either side??? I mean, you could see in the replay from behind him that one official was looking right at his feet.) To come away from all that with a win? Wow. That was an amazing triumph. It should not have even been close.
The thing about Simms that most bothers me: He can’t say the word, “him.” Simms says “eem” in that annoying tone and accent. Eem with no ‘H’. Drives me batty.
Good call about the Morehead catch, I had forgotten about that but remember being bewildered that both refs could have missed that. It just goes to show that the Pats can overcome any odds to win because they have the Belichick discipline and mindset. Thanks for the comment and I hope you continue to read.
I couldn’t believe how bad the refs were yesterday but we all know that the Colts are now Angels and the Patriots are evil.
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Haha, no doubt. Whatever, I was tired of the entire country rooting for my teams. We just need to Celtics to win a gold ball this year, then we can be hated through and through. It’s like being a Cowboys, Yankees, and Lakers fan. As for the Bruins, no one cares about hockey (sadly), so let’s hope Patrice and Big Z can bring the cup back to Beantown. Make Bobby Orr proud (yeah, I just name dropped Bobby Orr, what of it?).
Lets not be greedy here. The Patriots and Red Sox can win. Danny Ainge will lose.
Ha, well, it remains to be seen.
Rob,
nice new slick layout. I’m not much of a football fan, but I’ll check in from time to time through the long drought also known as the seasons without baseball. Who know? I could be converted in the process. Hahahaha. Okay. Hmmm. Maybe. I’ll support your new effort but come Sox time, I’ll be back over THE Rob recap blog! Thanks for checking in… feel free to do so as I’m known to get in more trouble during the off-season. Here’s to hoping I keep all my appendages as house work consumes me. Best, JIG