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Main page | January 13, 2008 » January 12, 2008
Patriots 31, Jaguars 20The New England Patriots won their 17th game of the season and moved to within one game of the Super Bowl with a 31-20 defeat of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Tom Brady threw just two incompletions in 28 attempts, tallying 262 yards and three touchdowns. Only one of his completions was to Randy Moss, but eight receivers caught passes in total, led by Wes Welker's nine receptions. Laurence Maroney rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. The Patriots' defense held Jacksonville's vaunted rushing game mostly in check, but David Garrard was effective passing the ball, particularly in the first half. Garrard's only interception came in the fourth quarter, and the pick by Rodney Harrison spelt doom for Jacksonville's season. We'll have much more later tonight on this blog.
Posted by Mike McDermott Third quarter photos
Posted by Mike McDermott Conspiracy theorists, uniteMembers of the Jaguars' staff are seated behind us here in the press box, and when it looked like Jacksonville was having trouble with its coach-to-quarterback radio system late in its last drive, one team official said: "They knocked it out on us again." The official, believed to be senior vice president of football operations Paul Vance, made the comment. He was referring to Jacksonville's last playoff game here in New England, when the team had trouble with the coach-to-QB system. During the height of Spygate, Jags coach Jack Del Rio groused that the radio "mysteriously malfunctioned" during the Pats' 28-3 win.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young More first-half photos
Posted by Mike McDermott Halftime notesThese are courtesy of the Patriots' PR staff: BENJAMIN WATSON SCORES SECOND CAREER PLAYOFF TD BRADY THROWS TOUCHDOWN IN 13th STRAIGHT PLAYOFF GAME WARREN STRIP-SACK SETS UP TOUCHDOWN MARONEY SCORES FIRST CAREER PLAYOFF TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS ALLOW OPENING-DRIVE POINTS IN PLAYOFFS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1998 QUICK HITS § When Jacksonville scored first in tonight’s game, it broke a string of five straight playoff games in which New England had scored first. The Patriots have now scored first in 10 of their last 12 postseason games.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young We're backThe press box here at Gillette Stadium is having massive internet problems -- in that there isn't any access right now, and hasn't been for much of the first half, hence our absence. But thanks to Rob Lee's air-card, we're online. So, interesting first half, no? After New England's second touchdown, it looked like they were headed for an easy win, but Jacksonville put together a game-tying 11-play, 95-yard drive and we're headed to the third quarter with things essentially 0-0. Jacksonville's problems against the Steelers last week came in the second half, as David Garrard threw two interceptions and the defense looked porous.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young First half photos
Posted by Mike McDermott Brady to Watson touchdown photos
Posted by Mike McDermott Touchdown or not?
Posted by Mike McDermott Respect for the oppositionNow that the game is about to start, we've taken down our survey: "Are the Jaguars capable of upsetting the Patriots?" There were 417 votes this week, with 58 percent saying that yes, an upset could happen.
Posted by Mike McDermott More pregame photos
Posted by Mike McDermott Pregame photos
Posted by Mike McDermott Jags inactivesWR Charles Sharon
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Pats inactivesQB Matt Gutierrez - 3QB
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Pats' Dimitroff to AtlantaI can hear you asking, who is Thomas Dimitroff? And I can't say that I blame you for not knowing. The 40-year old Dimitroff is New England's director of college scouting, and to two sources, one being the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Steve Wyche, he's headed to Atlanta to become the Falcons' general manager. Dimitroff will hire the Falcons' new head coach; Bobby Petrino tucked his tail between his legs and left Atlanta after just 13 games for Arkansas. The son of Tom Dimitroff, one of the original Boston Patriots, Thomas beat out Philadelphia general manager Tom Heckert and Jacksonville's director of college scouting Gene Smith for the job. Apparently, Heckert and Smith both interviewed in person for the job early this week, but Dimitroff interviewed via satellite last weekend. According to the Patriots' media guide, Dimitroff has been with New England for six years and in player personnel for 18. He was named director of college scouting on June 11, 2003, and oversees a staff of area scouts responsible for evaluating all of the nation's eligible college prospects. Dimitroff worked for a year as a part-time scout with the Chiefs in 1993, before earning a full-time gig with the Lions, where he was until 1997. From 1998-2001, he was with the Browns. Like several other members of the New England staff, including defensive coordinator Dean Pees and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, Dimitroff is an Ohio native. He played at Canada's University of Guelph.
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