Leave it to Belichick to find a new way to wreak havoc over the Patriot Hater Nation. Beating teams by 40 points? Been there, done that. Running up the score? Old News. The Sweatshirt came up with a new idea: Let's take a game in which we're favored by 20+ points at home, and the opposing team has their backup QB starting (a guy who couldn't hack it for the team that's currently 0-10 mind you), and let them make a game of it. Let's give all the cheater haters false hope that we're beatable, and then flip the switch late in the 4th on the way to 11-0.
As president of the "I Despise the Patriots" fan club, this one hurt. Especially because even after the inevitable Patriots go-ahead TD to make it 31-28, the Eagles went right down the field with little resistance from the Pats D. With the ball inside the 30, the Eagles simply needed to run clock for either a game tying field goal or the TD for the win. Instead, they took a foolish chance in the end zone, and an awful A.J. Feeley pass ended up in the hands of Asante Samuel.
You have to give credit where credit is due, in that for the 2nd time this season, the Pats did not play well and yet found a way to win, a sign of a truly great team. But the fact that a McNabbless Eagles gave them a game ensures the following, although the Pats are great, they ARE beatable.
However, it's starting to get to crunch time and the '72 fins bubbly remains unopened. The question remains who can knock them off, and it would seem the Giants, at home, in week 17 present the biggest challenge. But after a 4 INT performance from Eli Manning and a 41-17 home drubbing to the Vikings, it may be time to accept the fact that the Pats aren't going to lose.
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