FOXBORO -- Not only did it take the Patriots just 1:22 to take a 7-0 lead -- Asante Samuel picking off a pass from A.J. Feeley intended for Philly running back Brian Westbrook and returning it 40 yards for a touchdown -- but they also extended their streak as the only team in the NFL not to have allowed any points to an opponent on the first possession of the game.

-- JIM DONALDSON