Played the game vs the Pats. Decided to change up the format a bit, by writing a recap as the game happened(forgive the length), since I mentioned all the scoring plays, i didn't include those in the box score
| New England Patriots at New York Giants |
| Jan 1, | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| New England Patriots (9-2-1) | 17 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 39 |
| New York Giants (9-3) | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| NWE | NYG |
| Total Offense | 451 | 441 |
| Rushing Yards | 160 | 101 |
| Passing Yards | 291 | 340 |
| First Downs | 19 | 13 |
| Punt Return Yards | 25 | 20 |
| Kick Return Yards | 68 | 166 |
| Total Yards | 544 | 627 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 5-14(35%) | 9-13(69%) |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 3/2 | 2/1 |
| Penalties | 5-50 | 2-25 |
| Posession Time | 32:48 | 27:12 |
| New England Patriots | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | Tom Brady | 23.35 | 299 | 2 | 0 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | Felix Jones | 25 | 142 | 5.6 | 1 | | Shane Vereen | 6 | 19 | 3.1 | 0 | | David Hall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | Gronk | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 0 | | Jabar Gaffney | 4 | 91 | 22.7 | 2 | | Aaron Hernandez | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | Jerod Mayo | 9(3 for loss, 1 forced fumble) | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Patrick Chung | 8(1 for loss, 2 forced fumbles) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Devin McCourty | 5(1 for loss, 1 FR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Tavon WIlson | 2(1 FR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Donta Hightower | 4(1 for loss, 1 FR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Sherrod Martin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | Stepehn Gostkowski | 4/5 | 3/3 | 15 | 52 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | Zoltan Mesko | 2 | 91 | 45.4 | 1 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | Felix Jones | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | | Matthew Slater | 2 | 44 | 22 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | Felix Jonees | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | | Wes Welker | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| | New York Giants | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | Eli Manning | 24/30 | 365 | 2 | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | David Wilson | 15(2 fumbles) | 76 | 5.0 | 1 | | Ahmad Bradshaw | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 1 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | Hakeem Nicks | 8(1 fumble) | 128 | 16.0 | 0 | | Delanie Walker | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 1 | | Victor Cruz | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | Mark Herzlich | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Corey Webster | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Brandon Spikes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Antrel Rolle | 6(2 for loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Justin Tuck | 1(1 for loss) | 1 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | Blair Walsh | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 20 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | Steve Weatherford | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 0 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | Jerrel Jernigan | 8 | 166 | 20.7 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | Jerrel Jenigan | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
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On the Pats first drive Brady drives them down easily and finds Gaffney for the TD. On our first drive, we are moving after a 33 yard pass to Nicks, but David Wilson fumbles, setting the Pats up at the 46 and Brady finds Gaffney going deep for a 54 yard TD. We get the ball and start moving it. Eli found Delanie Walker, who has been a godsent at TE for a 55 yard TE. Pats get a FG at the end of the first quarter to make it 17-3. On our first drive of the 2
nd quarter, Wilson fumbles again, Pats recover, but the defense is able to hold them to a FG to make it 20-7. We got the ball back and went 3 and out. A 21 yard rush by Felix Jones and a 39 yard pass to Gronk set up the Pats for a first and goal from the 9, but we hold them to a FG thanks to rookie WR baker not being able to get his feet down in the endzone. On a 3
rd and 9, Eli hit Nicks for a 46 yard gain on a slant, setting up a Bradshaw 9 yard TD to make it 23-14. Our defense responses by forcing a 3 and out. Giving us the ball at the 44, with 1:52 left, and all our TOS. Eli got sacked on first down, which appeared to put a damper on the drive, but on 3
rd and 12, Eli found Cruz for a 58 yard TD. Pats run out the clock and hold a 23-21 lead at halftime with the Giants to get the ball to start the 2
nd half. Despite Wilson's horrible first half the Giants stunk with him and it paid off. He got a 10 yard rush for a first, and then broke a 60 yard run all the way down to the 8. We had to settle for a FG, but now lead 24-23. Pats got the ball back and away they went, they get a first down to Gronk, and then a Felix Jones 44 yard run sets them up in the redzone, but we hold them to a FG to make it 26-24. We go 3 and out. A big play to Gronk sets them up in FG range, but we push them back 4 yards on a run, and this time they miss the FG, but we can't capitalize on the field position and are forced to punt. We come back and force the punt, and after Bradshaw uses 2 rushes to get a first, the 4
th quarter begns with us at the our own 36, down 26 to 24. First play of the 4
th quarter, Eli looked deep for Cruz, but Martin picked it off and the Pats get the ball at the 46. Pats drive down easily and punch it with a 4 yard run by Felix Jones to make it 33-24. I get the ball back and start to move, I complete a pass to Nicks at midfield, but he fumbles, Pats recovers and that likely seals the game. Pats drive down and score on a 1 yard run by hall(the FB), but miss the 2PC, making the score 39-24. We drive down and get a 1 yard run by Wilson to make it 39-31. We kick off with all 3 TO's and 1:58 left, hoping for a 3 and out. The first play of their drive Jones gets a 16 yard rush. I use my 2 TO's to stop the clock on 1
st and 2
nd down. On 3
rd and 5 they throw, Brady tries to throw it to Lloyd, he catches, but Prince shoves him out of bounce before he can get both feet down, yet they call it a catch and don't review it(under 2 minutes left) and that ends it. I could have gotten the ball back with 1:37 left, but I didn't and take a tough loss. Got to sure up my defense, and the turnovers if I want to make a playoff run.... I have clinched the divison since Im 9-4 and the 2nd place team is 5-8. I play the 9-4 49ers next week. , doubt I get a bye because there are 6 teams in the NFC 9-4 or better. FYI, one statistical thing I just noticed is that I only have 3 INTS all season, odd.