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Main page | October 23, 2007 » October 21, 2007
Patriots 49, Dolphins 28Tom Brady threw a Patriots franchise record six touchdown passes, five of them in the first half, as the 7-0 New England Patriots rolled over the 0-7 Miami Dolphins, 49-28, today in Miami. The win gave the Patriots their best start in franchise history. Brady threw two touchdowns each to Randy Moss and Wes Welker, and one each to Donte Stallworth and Kyle Brady. He did not throw an interception, leaving him with 27 touchdowns and two interceptions on the season so far. He completed 21 of 25 passes for 354 yards. Brady left the game after completing New England's final drive of the third quarter, but returned after backup Matt Cassel -- on just his third play of the game -- threw an interception that Jason Taylor returned for a Miami touchdown, making the score 42-21. Brady promptly led the Patriots on a four-play, 59-yard drive that ended in a 16-yard touchdown toss to Welker. Third-string quarterback Matt Gutierrez finished things up for the Patriots. Willie Andrews, a second-year backup cornerback, had his proudest moment as a pro, returning a short kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter, after Miami had pulled to within 14-7. It was Andrews' first NFL touchdown. Projo.com will have much more Patriots coverage all night long. We'll post game reports from Miami as we get them, with our full report online by about 8:30 tonight. We'll also bring you a gallery of Glenn Osmundson's photos. For now, we invite you to answer this question: Were the Patriots trying to humiliate the Dolphins today?
Posted by Mike McDermott Matt Gutierrez gets the ballIn news that cannot be good for Matt Cassel, Bill Belichick has decided to pull Tom Brady once again, but this time it is undrafted rookie Matt Gutierrez under center and not Cassel. Gutierrez showed pretty well during the preseason, and has just completed his first NFL pass, to Donte Stallworth for a first down.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young NFL Record for TD passes in a gameMIAMI -- In case you were wondering, the NFL record for TD passes in a game is seven, shared by five players -- most recently Joe Kapp, who did it for the Vikings in 1969. Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears was the first to do it. The others were Adrian Burk (Eagles), George Blanda (when he was in the AFL, with the Houston Oilers), and Yelverton Abraham Tittle (N.Y. Giants).
Posted by Jim Donaldson Record For BradyMIAMI -- Tom Brady, who came back into the game after his backup, Matt Cassel, threw an interception that Jason Taylor returned for a touchdown, set a franchise record by throwing for his sixth TD pass of the game -- a 16-yarder to Wes Welker that capped a 4-play, 59-yard drive and made the score 49-21. For the game, he has completed 21 of 25 passes, for 354, and the team-record six TDs.
Posted by Jim Donaldson So THAT'S Why Brady Was Still In The GameMIAMI -- Finally going into the game in relief of Brady with 11 minutes left to play, Matt Cassel's first pass attempt was incomplete, and his second was intercepted by Jason Taylor, who returned it 36 yards for a touchdown to trim New England's lead to 42-21. That prompted Bill Belichick to send Brady back into the game with 9:30 remaining.
Posted by Jim Donaldson Perfect passer ratingTom Brady has finally come out of the game, making way for Matt Cassel. Brady's incredible day: 19-for-23, 327 yards, five touchdowns, one sack...and a perfect passer rating of 158.3, the first time in his career Brady has posted a perfect rating and the second time this season he's exceeded 150 -- against Buffalo, Brady's rating was 150.9.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young "Let's go Red Sox!"With it pretty clear that New England's football team will claim victory today, the heavily pro-Pats crowd left here at Dolphin Stadium have turned their attention to the region's baseball team. Chants of "Let's go Red Sox!" have broken out.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Worst Loss in Patriots HistoryMIAMI -- Lest you're starting to feel sorry for the winless Dolphins, or think that the Patriots were running up the score with their successful, two-minute drill just before halftime, be reminded that the most one-sided loss in Pats history came at the hands of Don Shula's Dolphins -- a 52-0 drubbing in the old Orange Bowl in 1972. That was the year Miami went undefeated, beating the Redskins in the Super Bowl. The Patriots finished 3-11 that season.
Posted by Jim Donaldson Scoring Record
MIAMI -- The 42 points put up by the Pats in the first half is a franchise record for points in any half. The previous, single-half record was 41, on Oct. 29, 1978, in the first half of New England's 55-21 romp over the Jets in Foxboro. The Patriots led that game at halftime, 41-7.
Posted by Jim Donaldson Why Is Brady Still In The Game?MIAMI -- I don't get this. Never have. Never will. The only way this spectacular Patriots season can go wrong is if QB Tom Brady gets hurt. So why, with an exceedingly comfortable, 42-7 lead midway through the third quarter against a totally overmatched Dolphins team is he still in the game? And taking a big hit from Jason Taylor after throwing a pass. Why not put in Matt Cassell and give him some playing time in this blowout?
Posted by Jim Donaldson That's Just SickMIAMI -- When Tom Brady capped a 71-yard, 6-play scoring drive that took only 1:06 with a 14-yard TD pass to Wes Welker just 25 seconds before halftime, it was his fifth scoring toss of the afternoon, tying the franchise record for a single game for the second week in a row, although he need four quarters to do it in Dallas. Brady heads into the locker room with 16 completions in 19 attempts for 291 yards and the 5 TDs.
Posted by Jim Donaldson Willie Andrews; Doing It On DefenseMIAMI -- Willie Andrews isn't resting on his laurels. Having returned a kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter, he downed a Chris Hanson punt on the Miami 1-yard line with a little more than four minutes to go 'til halftime.
Posted by Jim Donaldson Randy over Worrell -- every timeMIAMI -- Cameron Worrell was lining up the first interception of his five years in the National Football League as Tom Brady's long, lofted pass began to plummet from the sky toward the end zone. He was in position, the ball was headed his way, and he had just jumped up to get it when Randy Moss jumped higher and snatched the ball away for a TD. Originally signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Fresno State in 2003, Worrell came to Miami as unrestricted free agent in March. He was burned again, on a similar play, later in the second quarter. This time, the 6-4 Moss outleaped not only the 5-11 Cameron, but also the 5-11 Renaldo Hill to pull down a 50-yard TD bomb from Brady. Brady now has thrown for at least three touchdowns in every game this season, extending his NFL record, and is on pace to throw 57 TD passes, which would smash Peyton Manning's single-season mark of 49. And it's not even halftime yet.
Posted by Jim Donaldson Willie Andrews info
MIAMI -- Willie Andrews, a seventh-round pick of the Pats last year out of Baylor, has been a regular on special teams. Andrews tied for the team lead in special-team tackles last season as a rookie, with 15. He didn't return a kickoff until the Monday Night Game in Cincinnati three weeks ago, when he had a 24-yarder in the second quarter. Today's 77-yard return, off a short kickoff by the Dolphins' Jay Feely, was only the second KO return of Andrews' NFL career.
Posted by Jim Donaldson Last Time It HappenedMIAMI -- Willie Andrews' 77-yard kickoff return for a touchdown was the second KO return the Pats have had this season. Ellis Hobbs had an NFL-record, 108-yard TD return against the Jets in the season opener. The last time the Pats had two KO returns for TDs in a season was in 2002, when Kevin Faulk ran two back for scores. The last time two different Patriots returned kickoffs for TDs was in 1961, when Ron Burton and Larry Garron did it. In 1977, Raymond Clayborn set a franchise record by returning three KOs for TDs.
Posted by Jim Donaldson Pats score first - againMIAMI -- As they have in every game this season, the Patriots scored on their first possession. Following the opening kickoff, the Pats drove 80 yards in 9 plays and 5:09, scoring a touchdown on a 30-yard pass from Tom Brady to Donte Stallworth. Stallworth broke three tackles on the play. New England now has scored first-possession TDs in the last three games, and has four TDs and three FGs on its opening possessions this season.
Posted by Jim Donaldson New game, new celebrityHey all -- Boston native and die-hard Red Sox fan Matt Damon is here at the game, and was chatting with Patriots' owner Bob Kraft a short while ago. We're told Damon was initially sporting a green Sox hat but Kraft made him switch to a Pats hat. Last week in Dallas, actress Kate Hudson was in Kraft's box. She has been filming a movie in Boston for a couple of months.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Photo: Pats fans in Dolphin country
Posted by Mike McDermott Maroney not among inactivesThe game inactives have been released, and Laurence Maroney is not among them for the Patriots, though if we were to guess, we'd say Kevin Faulk will still be the primary and Maroney getting a few carries. New England inactives Miami inactives
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Dolphins QB Trent Green on I.R.MIAMI -- Local TV stations reported last night that the Dolphins had placed QB Trent Green on the Injured Reserve list -- meaning he's out for the rest of the season -- in the wake of his suffering a severe concussion two weeks ago at Houston. The Dolphins had made a concerted effort to sign the 37-year-old Green, obtaining him in a trade with Kansas City in June (for a conditional, fifth-round pick in 2008) after finally agreeing to contract terms with him and his agent. Green was brought in to replace Daunte Culpepper, who had been signed in 2006 by former Dolphins coach Lou Saban, who left for the University of Alabama after last season. Miami will be starting 28-year-old Cleo Lemon, who was undrafted out of Arkansas State. He was in training camp with the Ravens in 2002, and spent the '03 season on the Chargers' practice squad. He was on San Diego's regular-season roster in '04, but was inactive for all 16 games. Nor did he see any action in '05, when, after six games, he was traded to Miami in exchange for quarterback A.J. Feeley and a 6th-round choice in the '06 draft. He appeared in four games last season for Miami, starting one -- the final game of the year at Indianapolis, where he was 18-for-36 for 210 yards, with one TD pass and one interception, in a 27-22 loss that left the Dolphins 6-10. Taking over for Green at Houston, he was 15 of 27, for 151 yards, and threw an interception. In last Sunday's 41-31 loss at Cleveland, he was 24-for-43, for 256 yards, with two TDs and two INTs.
Posted by Jim Donaldson Just Wondering, about J.D. Drew, and the DolphinsMIAMI -- Since J.D. Drew, the $14 million man who went from April 22 to Sept. 11 without hitting a home run at Fenway Park, came through with a grand slam in the first inning of Game Six last night, does that mean the winless Dolphins, 16-point underdogs, can upset the undefeated Patriots this afternoon? Which, I wonder, would be the more surprising development to New England sports fans? Lest we forget, Tom Brady has lost four of six career starts here, including last year, when the Dolphins whitewashed the Pats, 21-0, holding New England to a mere 189 yards total offense. Sammy Morris ran for 123 yards and a touchdown that day -- one of the reasons the Patriots signed him as a free agent. Unfortunately, Morris, who had back-to-back, 100-yard games against the Bengals and Browns, will be out for several weeks after suffering a chest injury early in last Sunday's game at Dallas.
Posted by Jim Donaldson Six-and-Oh versus Oh-and-SixMIAMI -- Leave it to Harvey Greene, the longtime Media Relations Director of the Dolphins, to provide the answer to the question I was asking myself on the way to the stadium: When was the last time in the NFL that an undefeated team played a winless team this late in the season? The answer:1984. And it was in Miami, when the 8-0 Dolphins played the 0-8 Bills on Oct. 28, in the old Orange Bowl. Not surprisingly, the Dolphins won easily, 38-7, as Dan Marino completed 19 of 28 passes for 282 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw three interceptions, although they obviously didn't hurt the Dolphins.
Posted by Jim Donaldson Good Morning From MiamiMIAMI -- There were a surprising (at least to me) number of Patriots fans in Dallas last weekend and -- not surprisingly, considering that Dolphins fans are frustrated by the fact the Fins are 0-6 -- there should be even more New Englanders (transplanted, or just down for the weekend) in the stadium this afternoon, given the willingness of Dolfans to part with their tickets. There were lots of Pats fans outside, even three hours before kickoff, including one with a sense of humor, who put a Patriots baseball cap on the statue of Miami's Hall of Fame QB, Dan Marino, and then had a friend take a photograph of him, with his arm around the statue. There's also a statue of legendary coach Don Shula near the one of Marino. When the Pats put up a statue of Belichick, will he wearing the grey hoodie?
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