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Complete postgame reportFor those of you who've bookmarked this blog, you'll want to check out the main Patriots page (at http://www.projo.com/patriots) for a complete postgame report., some of which is online already and all of which will be before much longer. If you're coming to the blog from the main page, check it out; from here on in, all material from here on in will go to the page and not the blog. The report will include: -- A game story by Shalise Manza Young Tomorrow, Young and McDonald will be reporting from Foxboro. The Pats won't be available until 3 p.m., so check the blog later in the afternoon. -- ART MARTONE
Posted by Quick postgame notes Today’s game was the Patriots’ 129th consecutive home sellout, dating back to the 1994 regular-season opener. -- ART MARTONE
Posted by Third-quarter notes
-- The Patriots' offense came alive in the third quarter, gaining 110 yards to Buffalo's 71. -- Tom Brady also came alive, completing 5 of 6 pass attempts for 75 yards. He raised his quarterback rating from 69.9 to 106.2. -- Rodney Harrison leads the Patriots in tackles, with 9. Mike Vrabel is second with 7. -- The Pats have held Willie McGahee to 63 yards on 17 attempts, a hard-earned 3.7 yards per carry. -- Laurence Moroney, with 71 yards on 11 carries, has an outside shot at a 100-yard game.
Posted by Halftime notes
-- Tom Brady was 0-for-5 passing in the second quarter and is only 3-for-11 in the game. -- As a result, the Bills had a 97-3 edge in total passing yards in the first half. (The Pats gained 30 yards on Brady's three completions, but lost 27 yards on the three sacks recorded by Buffalo.) -- The Pats continued to run the ball well, and have gained 112 yards on 16 carries so far. (Moroney is 5 carries/55 yards, Dillon is 8/34, Kevin Faulk is 2/20 and Brady is 1/3). -- The only wide receiver to catch a pass in the first half was Troy Brown, for nine yards. -- Rodney Harrison, in the first game of his comeback, has five tackles.
Posted by First-quarter notes
-- The Bills had 89 total yards, the Patriots 81. -- The Patriots averaged 11.7 yards per rushing attempt. Laurence Maroney gained 49 yards on two carries, and Corey Dillon gained 21 yards on four carries. -- JP Losman was 5-for-6 passing for 63 yards. -- Losman had a 110.4 quarterback rating in the first quarter. Tom Brady's was 104.2. -- Both teams fumbled twice. The Bills recovered both of theirs, but the Patriots lost one -- the fumble on the first play of the game that gave Buffalo its first touchdown.
Posted by Spikes out for nowThe Buffalo officials are behind me, and they're saying that Takeo Spikes has suffered a hamstring injury. They did not say if he will return.
Posted by Shalise Manza Young WhoaInstead of a regular flyover, a B-2 Stealth bomber just flew over Gillette and that thing was scary. It came in from the north looking like a giant bat, and the shadow it made on the east stands was awesome, as was the rumble that shook the stands after it was out of sight. shalise
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Here and thereTeam owner Bob Kraft and president Jonathan Kraft are on the field, as well as vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli. Boston mayor Tom Menino and his wife, Angela, are also with the Krafts. With about 25 minutes until kickoff, he players left the field. The stadium is only about 1/3 full. Peyton Manning's Sprint commercial just played on the video boards. Honestly, we're not even through kickoff weekend and I'm sick of seeing that guy already. I was watching the Steelers-Dolphins game the other night and felt like I saw him more than I saw Bill Cowher or Nick Saban. Enough already... shalise
Posted by Shalise Manza Young First-quarter notes-- The Bills had 89 total yards, the Patriots 81. -- The Patriots averaged 11.7 yards per rushing attempt. Laurence Maroney gained 49 yards on two carries, and Corey Dillon gained 21 yards on four carries. -- JP Losman was 5-for-6 passing for 63 yards. -- Losman had a 110.4 quarterback rating in the first quarter. Tom Brady's was 104.2. -- Both teams fumbled twice. The Bills recovered both of theirs, but the Patriots lost one -- the fumble on the first play of the game that gave Buffalo its first touchdown.
Posted by Pre-game notesThe Patriots elected their 2006 captains this week, and they are the same seven men as last year: QB Tom Brady, WR Troy Brown, LB Tedy Bruschi, S Rodney Harrison, SpT Larry Izzo, DL Richard Seymour and LB Mike Vrabel. New England is 9-2 in its last 11 home openers, and has not yet lost a home opener at Gillette Stadium (4-0). Bill Belichick is looking for his 100th career win as a head coach this afternoon; he comes into the day with a 99-77 (.563) record. Should New England win today, Belichick becomes the 31st NFL coach to hit the century mark. The Patriots have won five straight games against Buffalo. Corey Dillon is the career yardage leader among active players. His nine-year total of 10,429 yards ranks 17th in NFL history, and is more than 1,000 yards more than the next-closest active player, Edgerrin James (9,226). Former Patriot and current Jet Curtis Martin (14,101 yards) and St. Louis' Marshall Faulk (12,279 yards) both are ahead of Dillon on the NFL's career list, but both are on their respective teams' PUP list to start the season. Troy Brown opens his 14th season with New England today, and is the fourth player to spend 14 or more years with the franchise, joining QB Steve Grogan (16 seasons, 1975-90), OT Bruce Armstrong (14 seasons, 1987-2000) and LB Steve Nelson (14 seasons, 1974-86). shalise
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Bruschi's outThe inactive list has just been released, and Tedy Bruschi's on it: He won't be playing this afternoon. Other Pats inactives are WR Chad Jackson, TE Garrett Mills, G/C Gene Mruczkowski, T Nick Kazur, WR Doug Gabriel, DL Marquise Hill and DL Johnathan Smith. Inactice for Buffalo are CB Ashton Youboty, RB Shaud Williams, S Matt Bowen, OL Brad Butler, OL Aaron Metz, DL Eric Powell and LB John DiGiorgio. The Bills' third quarterback is Craig Nall. -- ART MARTONE
Posted by Gillette comes to lifeThey're playing music now in the stadium and fans are starting to trickle in. There's still only about a dozen or so players on the field. Larry Izzo, Don Davis and Junior Seau are going through some warmup exercises, and Troy Brown and Reche Caldwell are catching passes. Ryan O'Callaghan and Stephen Neal are going through their paces as well. The field isn't in Opening Day shape -- the middle of the field, between the hash marks, is more yellow than green, and the Revolution played a game here last night. But Bill Belichick likes a ground up surface, so I'm sure he's not upset that it's less than pristine. Breakfast is calling, so we'll be back when the inactives are posted. shalise
Posted by Shalise Manza Young Bam is backIt gave me great joy to be able to call my father this morning and give him the news that Bam Childress is back on the 53-man roster. Yesterday the Patriots cut Jonathan Smith, the wide receiver they picked up after he was waived by Buffalo, and moved Childress from the practice squad to the active roster. shalise
Posted by Shalise Manza Young A beautiful day for a football gameGood morning all -- We're coming up on 11 a.m., aka 2 hours to kickoff... It's pretty quiet here inside the stadium. There's only one or two Buffalo players on the field, along with some security personnel and camera people. Mike Vrabel just stepped onto the field and is jogging up and down the center of the field in his uniform pants and a sleeveless shirt. Outside the stadium is a different story. Fans have been tailgating since at least 8:30 this morning, and Route 1 is at a crawl both north and south as people pour into the parking lots. The weather is beautiful -- big, fluffy clouds in the bright blue sky. As an aside, my parents and I took my daughter to Canobie Lake amusement park in New Hampshire yesterday. A brief thunderstorm slowed things down, but my daughter (who will be four next month) had a great time. There's a lot of kiddie rides there, and the mini whip (anyone who remembers the old Whalom Park in Lunenberg, Mass. knows the Whip well) was Jordyn's favorite. The prices at Canobie are really reasonable, and the park couldn't have been any cleaner. So basically, I'm trying to say that I highly recommend it, especially if you have young kids. shalise
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