Patriots slog out a satisfying win against the team the chattering classes and greying blue jeans wearers had picked to win the AFC East. More thoughts:
- Matt Cassel starts his first football game since humans wrestled saber-toothed tigers and skinned wooly mammoths . And he was solidly efficient, completing 16 of 23 for 165 yards with no interceptions.
- The Geriatric Gunslinger had comparable numbers, with the exception of one of his signature game-changing interceptions.
- Although he only racked up 65 yards, LaMont Jordan looked fantastic. Compared to Laurence Maroney, who does more tiptoeing at the line of scrimmage than Fred Astaire, Jordan's straight-ahead, run-over-fools style was refreshing.
- Adalius Thomas is not content with sacking just one man. When he throws old men to the turf, he does so in bunches.
- Jerod Mayo plays a solid game with seven tackles. Can we please now bury the phrase "aging linebacker corps"?
- Not only did Gostkowski kick four field goals, he also launched five kickoffs into the Jets end zone for touchbacks. Is it too early to start saying Steve for MVP?
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