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'Bloody' Good Win For Pats; Down Titans, 34-13

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The Titans defense did achieve something this afternoon—they gave Tom Brady a bloody boo-boo on his nose. Other than that, the New England offense—which Brady said was clicking in its final practice—glided to a 34-13 win in Nashville. Brady passed for 236 yards and 2 touchdowns—moving him to fifth all-time in TD passes. In our pre-game post, we said to look for Stevan Ridley "to have multiple big-play opportunities". We were right about that, as Ridley ran for 125 yards and a touchdown—averaging 6 yards a carry, with his longest being a 17-yard gain. He also caught two passes—something he never did in college—for 27 yards. As expected the Tight End Twins were spectacular—each catching six passes. Newcomer Brandon Lloyd—who you'd expect to get a lot of single coverage in this offense, added 5 catches. And, let's not forget this rejuvenated defense, as rookies Dont'a Hightower and Chandler Jones combined for 7 tackles—with Hightower recovering a fumble for a TD. All in all, a dominating first win—which we almost called correctly pre-game (31-17).

Patriots Open Season Against Titans

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The Patriots begin their march back to the Super Bowl against yet another young quarterback—a recurring theme over the last couple of years. With a re-vamped defense, a tight-end-centered pass offense, a new wide-out target in Brandon Lloyd, and an untested offensive line, this could be one of the most interesting openers in years. Look for a lot of single coverage on Lloyd as the Titans defense becomes pre-occupied with the tight-ends and Welker. Also, look for Stevan Ridley to have multiple big-play opportunities. This should be a win over young Jake Locker—31-17.

PREDICTION: Patriots 31, Giants 28

Super Bowl 46 is likely to be a fast-paced, high-scoring game with two pretty evenly-matched teams. They certainly know each other well—with the last two meetings going to the bad guys. Something tells us that Tom Brady will not allow a three-peat. He is on a mission. Has he ever had two bad playoff games back-to-back? Never. Another key will be the ability of the Pats offensive line to hold off the Giants rush. They are up to it and they will protect Brady enough so that he doesn't feel rushed into bad throws. We see Wes Welker and The Law Firm being the two offensive standouts—lots of draws and quick outs in a no-huddle machine.

Having said all this, it's clear that Eli Manning and his team are in a zone—winning elimination games on the road and getting more confident as time goes on. They have a potent receiving core and healthy running backs (unlike in Week 9). It will be a classic brawl that will likely come down to the final drive.

I see the Pats breaching 30 points (a key to them winning) and edging New York, 31-28.

R.I.P. Myra Kraft