Projo Pats Blog

Worth noting from the first half:

-- The Bears had drives of 67 and 77 yards, and failed to score on either. The first ended with a blocked field goal, the second with a fumble.

-- Chicago had 218 total net yards to 176 for New England, yet managed only three points.

-- Tom Brady completed 13 passes to seven different receivers.

-- Bernard Berrian caught 5 passes for 104 yards for the Bears.

-- Asante Samuel was the leading tackler for the Patriots, with six.

-- The end-of-half irony -- the Bears calling a last-millisecond timeout that not only negated a missed field goal by Stephen Gostkowski, but gave Gostkowski a second chance at the 52-yarder that he subsequently made -- was lost on no one.

-- Samuel now has four interceptions for the season, a career high.

-- Richard Seymour blocked the field-goal attempt by Robbie Gould in the first quarter, the fifth regular-season block of his career and the sixth overall.

-- The 10-play, 92-yard drive that resulted in the Pats' touchdown was the second-longest by New England this year, topped only by a 12-play, 93-yarder in the season opener against Buffalo at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 10.

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