Snow Angels Lend A Hand To Pats | Patriots

You have to love New England weather. Well, unless you are a Titans fan, or a Pats fan who lost power because of the tumultuous winds, since you just missed the incredible beat down that the Patriots just put on the minor league squad from Tennessee. For Popeye the secret to success was spinach, apparently for New England, mid-October snow has the same effect.

It was a day where everything went right in Foxboro. For the first time all year Brady and Moss played like it was 2007, cutting through the hugely depleted Titans secondary with ease. Brady had equal success with Welker, Endelman, and Faulk, who (probably aided by their low centers of gravity) were able to march the ball up the field at will.

In fact, the whole offense was simply dominant. Brian Hoyer, the undrafted backup quarterback from Michigan State, led New England to a touchdown on his first career drive, giving the Pats their ninth consecutive scoring drive in the game. This rookie strolled through the hapless Titans defense as easily as Tom Brady, who called it a day after his 6th TD pass. On top of this, Laurence Maroney emerged from his cocoon of mediocrity to blast through every hole in Tennessee’s D, to the tune of 123 yards and a touchdown, reminding all who doubted him exactly why he belongs in a New England uniform.

The Pats’ defense had a heyday as well, seemingly impervious to the whipping wind and snow that terrorized the footing and overall gameplay of the Titans defense. New England forced 4 fumbles, recovering three, and did not allow a single point to be put up on the “Visitor” side of the scoreboard.

However, the most incredible defensive stat was that the Titans passing game completed only two passes for a total of -7 yards. Yes, that’s negative seven, an almost unbelievable stat, which was complemented by two Patriots interceptions. Of course, the Pats cannot take all of the credit. The Titans certainly helped by coughing up the football a total of 6 times, dropping passes left and right, and somehow managing to lose 22 yards on one passing play.

The snow and wind were Kryptonite to the Titans, who, this season have fallen from glory as hard as their Greek mythological namesakes. From the opening warm-ups it was clear that the weather would pose a major challenge to the Titans, who could not bear the frigid conditions. On the other hand, New England trotted out in short sleeves, wearing looks of determination, and barely cognizant of the fact that winter decided to come early this season.

From the beginning it was pretty clear that the Patriots were going to win. But really, who actually expected this? Nobody could have imagined a 59-0 throttling that would tie an NFL record for margin of victory, TD passes in one quarter for a QB, and set a record for greatest lead after one half.
This October 18th snow in New England provided the platform for one of the greatest victories in the Patriots’ 50 year history.

Now, let’s just hope that London can provide the Pats with the same conditions next week.

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