Back in the Saddle Again

The Patriots are fresh off opening a can of tuna on the Miami Dolphins last night. The Patriots defense and special teams dominated the Dolphins, giving New England its second, straight divisional game. The Pats are now 2-1 in the division and 3-1 total on the season. They are tied for first place in the AFC East with the NY Jets, and they are now 2-0 at Gillette Stadium.

The Patriots young defense and special teams play completely annihilated the Miami Dolphins in the second half of last night's Monday Night blowout. The Patriots, who have struggled on the road in the second half, were down 7-6 going into halftime of this game, and then they came through when it counted and showed us what type of team they really are.

Sports analysts have doubted the Patriots' defense, but the team stepped up last night. This game was not all about Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welker like it usually is. Randy Moss did not even have one reception, and Wes Welker only had eight receptions for 70 yards. Tom Brady was on point, but only went 19/24 with 153 yards and one touchdown, which is not normal for Tom Brady. Yet, he got the job done, looked sharp and spread the ball out.

The Patriots attack in the air was not so impressive, and their ground attack of 111 yards wasn't anything special. The story of the game was its defense and special teams, and it looked like they were having fun. I know I had fun watching the game.

To Start off second half, rookie Brandon Tate returned a kickoff for 103 yards. Pat Chung had the game of his life, blocking a punt to set up a touchdown and blocking a field goal that was returned by Kyle Arrington for 35 yard touchdown. Chung also had an interception for a touchdown to cap off his night.

Bill Bellichick fired these guys up. He let them know they had something to prove, and they certainly did the job by blowing out the Miami Dolphins 41-14. After this game, the Patriots might have grabbed the attention of the league. I don't think anyone will be disrespecting New England again, especially if the Pats keep playing like they did Monday Night.