New England Patriots 45-3 New York Jets - Tom Brady and the Patriots demolish and embarres the Jets!

Last Monday was a great night to be a Patriots fan, Tom Brady and co demolished the Jets in a 45-3 win to move to 10-2 and leave the Jets trailing by a game at 9-3 in the AFC East. It was the biggest game of both teams seasons to date as the playoffs get closer.

Throughout the game I was tweeting away about how great we was playing and how happy I was after every touchdown, for Green-Ellis' final TD I stood up and just shouted 'woo, fucking yes!'. Iv really grown to love the NFL and I almost consider my love for the Patriots as highly as that of my beloved Manchester United so Mondays night victory left me feeling very happy when I woke up after just 4 hours sleep seeing as the game finished at 5-6am over here in the UK.

Here are some key points and stats from the game: Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns and 326 yards as he surpassed Brett Favre's record for consecutive wins at a home stadium. It was Brady's 26th straight regular season home victory and after another amazing perfromance Brady moves into 13th place on the all-time records with 252 TD passes. He is one of the front runners for this years league MVP award as he aims to win it for the second time.

As well as Brady looking good generally the Pats on the whole look fantastic, Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was picked off 3 times on Monday which shows that the Patriots pash defense is getting a lot better and is moving forward with its good rush defense. If both offense and defense can continue playing well I firmly believe the Patriots are on the way to the Superbowl. At this moment in time they are the leaders in the AFC with their 10-2 record and have gained wins over the Steelers, Ravens and Jets. The Falcons are the other team level with the Patriots who are 10-2 in the NFC.

To finish I'm going to predict that come February 6, 2011 in Texas it will be a New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons Superbowl. I said this weeks ago and as they are both sitting top of their respective conferences I'm feeling good about my prediction. A quick look at tonight's game where the Patriots play the Chicago Bears, it shapes up to be a good game but again I think the Pats will win. I heard that its snowing and in the Belichick era the Patriots are 9-0 in snow games so lets hope that they make it 10-0 tonight. I'll go with a 31-20 with to the Pats.

'This is a quarterback league and Tom Brady is the man!' I couldn't have put it better myself

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Patriots Vs Colts - biggest game of the season?

So I have taken up the challenge of writing a post regarding the NFL and on the day of probably the biggest game of the season well so far, its the New England Patriots Vs the Indianapolis Colts. The reason I say its a challenge is because I live in England and it is a bit of a challenge writing about a sport I have grown to like from watching over the years where as I grew up watching football (or soccer to any Americans reading).

Well this game is certainly the biggest rivalry in the NFL today because of 2 men, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. They are the quarterbacks for their respective teams, Brady (Patriots) Manning (Colts). In the last 10 years both have established themselves as two men who will definitely step into the NFL Hall of Fame once they retire. The rivalry isn't just down to these two though because the Colts and Patriots were AFC East division rivals from 1970 to 2001 when the Colts were in Baltimore but when they moved to Indianapolis then they joined the newly created AFC South following the 2001 season as part of the NFL's realignment. Since 2002, the only year these two teams have not played against each other in the last decade, the rivalry has been bitterly close as both teams entered the 2010 season with 5 wins apiece. To add to the rivalry together the two teams have had 4 Super Bowl victories (three by the Patriots) and five American Football Conference Championships since 2001.

This leads us to today, with less than four hours to kickoff everybody is anticipating another historic encounter. The Colts have lots of injuries but have last years league MVP Peyton Manning ready to lock horns with Tom Brady and the Patriots once again. The Patriots are currently 7-2 while the Colts are 6-3 so this is a big game leading up to the playoffs as it could influence home field advantage and it will also boost confidence for the winning side if they meet again in the playoffs and that is indeed possible.

I will finish by throwing in my views on todays result. As a Patriots fan most will be expecting me to say a New England win but I do honestly believe that the Pats will see off the Colts, they have too many injuries in both offense and defense to deal with the Patriots who have a young solid defense with key experience from the likes of Vince Wilfork and an offense that is starting to look like one of previous years with the likes of Wes Welker and the once again Patriot Deon Branch both having a great understanding with Tom Brady who is back to his best after looking very impressive against the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. I was truely in awe of his performance last week, he was amazing and looked unbeatable and was obviously unplayable as the Patriots blew out the Steelers 39-26 at Heinz Field. Brady also has other great young weapons in his offense such as Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez and Brandon Tate who are all good young players and with other youngsters Danny Woodhead and BenJarvus Green-Ellis at running back all of these players help add something unique to the Patriots offense. So yes a Patriots win today it shall be, I will take a guess and predict the score to be about 27-20. Hopefully today will define a new chapter in the New England Patriots franchise as they can build on a victory against their rivals today and go on to win the Super Bowl in Arlington, Texas... Lets Go Pats!!!

Wayne Rooney saga over already but is it really the end?

Last night I more or less slated Wayne Rooney in my post only to find out that he signed a new 5 year contract this morning, which was a huge shock to me and I'm sure it was to football fans across the globe. I am a huge Wayne Rooney fan when it comes to his ability as a footballer and I have always stuck by him when hes come under criticism, when he said he wanted to leave I felt betrayed as I am sure many Manchester United fans did but it seems that he has been swayed into seeing the light by now deciding to stay at Old Trafford.

His reasoning for signing a new deal was that he had been given the assurances he was seeking regarding the clubs ambition and was assured by Sir Alex Ferguson, David Gill and the Glazers that they would still be able compete for honours at the highest level. If this is his true reasoning behind signing the deal then fair play to Wayne but I still have my doubts, I am happy to hear that he is staying at Old Trafford because he is a key player but a part of me just thinks he is in it for the money and for all we know him signing this contract could be a way of selling him in the future so that Manchester United get the money they want and deserve if he is to be sold.

Whatever his reasoning is I will be honest and say I was more or less delighted when I heard the news, as long as he comes out and apologises to the fans like he has apparently done to Sir Alex Ferguson then we can put this saga behind us and move on to see Wayne Rooney get back to performing to the best of his ability in the colours of Manchester United and help bring success to the club I and many millions of fans around the world love.

well done Wayne, you have made the right decision

Manchester United: Life After Wayne Rooney....?

Here I am for my second post discussing something close to my heart, the club I love and adore Manchester United. Over the 19 years of my life iv seen many highs as a United fan but the other day the club hit a low that it hasn't often been subject to, a player wanting to leave one of the greatest clubs in the world as he wants to continue challenging for and winning trophies. This came as a shock to me seeing as Sir Alex Ferguson has won 35 trophies as Manchester United manager and is the most successful British football manager in history so why would the player want to leave for a reason that when you add it up doesn't really make any sense?

Well the player in question here is Wayne Rooney who up until last week was seen as a hero in the eyes of virtually all Manchester United fans including myself. It seems in my opinion hes leaving for money, reportedly he wants to earn £150,000 a week after tax, wow what a reason to leave Wayne I mean im sure £90,000 a week doesn't help you survive does it, oh wait sorry your earning more in year then most people will earn in their lives. This decision is purely out of greed and not out of ambition, I believe my claim will be proven right if he joins Manchester City and if he does I will lose all respect for the lad. Being honest I didn't think he would stay at the club for life anyway because of all the things going on in his personal life, I said to a few friends on mine since the story of his cheating coming out that if Coleen didn't take him back a move to Barcelona or Real Madrid wouldn't be far off but even when it was revealed that she did take him back, poor her, I was still thinking that eventually he would get fed up with the media in England and pack his bags for a new life with his family but this isn't the case and in my eyes what he;s done has been a huge disrespect to the club, the fans and Sir Alex. Everything about this situation is just a disgrace, the manner in which its all been conducted and broken promises from Wayne himself, Everton fans thought he would be wearing blue for the rest of his career but he broke their hearts and now he is breaking ours, now I won't be surprised by anything Rooney does and seeing as he said he wants to leave I hope I never see him in a Manchester United shirt again.

The lies he told Evertonians

Wayne has proved himself to become what he loves.... a whore! we will not forgive you

this is what awaits Rooney if he joins Manchester City, don't be anymore selfish than you have been Wayne

So now that everyone assumes Wayne Rooney will never put on a Manchester United shirt again many people wonder how Manchester United will cope following this saga and if there is life after Wayne Rooney, will they be able to move on? well I believe there is only one answer and that answer is YES! People who read this and know me may think I am being biased but I can justify by beliefs and I do try to weigh up everything before I say something and yes I honestly do feel that Manchester United can cope without Wayne Rooney, even with him our start to the season has been shakey but positives remain such as still being unbeaten in all competitions plus as everybody knows United always perform best in the second half of the season. In the past great players have left the club and have not gone on to achieve the heights they did at Old Trafford, in fact there is not one player who has achieved more success then they did whilst applying their trade at the Theatre of Dreams. An example of these players are the likes of Paul Ince, Jaap Stam, Dwight Yorke, David Beckham and more recently, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Gabriel Heinze, these players also have had conflict with Mr Ferguson and moved on but with the great man at the helm the success has still continued and will continue to do so, even after Cristiano Ronaldo moved last summer the team managed to cope last season and just missed out on the league by a point and some bad luck cost us in the Champions League. We have a good young squad with talented players such as Hernandez, Macheda, Nani, Rafael, Fabio, Welbeck, Cleverly, Evans, Smalling, Gibson etc and most of these players will turn into the next generation of success, we could use the odd addition such as Sergio Aguero who I am a huge fan of and I would love to see him strut his stuff at Old Trafford.

Overall Manchester United fans just remember that with Sir Alex Ferguson in charge we are more then ready for another challenge and we will continue to fight for honours and win them. No player is bigger than the club and we will cope with Rooney when hes gone, there is life after he leaves and there always will be because of the spirit of the club and its supporters.....

In Fergie We Trust!

England: is there hope?

This is the first blog I have written so I thought I'd start with something that many football fans in England can relate to, the national team. Its been 44 years since the triumph in 1966 and generations have gone through few highs and many lows since that historic day at Wembley which many of us in the country will not even remember. Tuesday nights lacklustre and dismal performance against Montenegro made me wonder is there any hope? we have talented players who perform to the best of their ability week in and out for their club but when it comes to pulling on the shirt of our country they crumble. I was once such an optimist, every World Cup and European Championship that's come round since 1996 iv got all my hopes up for nothing, at least the performances in Euro '96 and of France 98' were something to be fairly proud on but if we look back on recent times its disgraceful with the World Cup that just happened in South Africa being one of the all time lows in my time as an England fan. Fabio Capello was our "new Alf Ramsey" going into the tournament but based on everything i saw after that 4th minute Steven Gerrard goal against the United States up until the final whistle on Tuesday night I'm starting to wonder if hes any better than Steve McClaren. Ok that may be slightly harsh seeing as he is way above him in most peoples eyes following Capello's achievements in club football but nothing has really changed since McClarens dismal era, we still play an out of date 4-4-2 system with the wrong players in the side and until Capello changes his ways or we get a new manager, Stuart Pearce would be a great choice following his wonders with the under 21s side and would actually have no problem telling any of the money grabbing superstars where to go, who is actually going to bring in some young blood to freshen up the side and actually play them I really feel that any hope is false hope.