Three games left to achieve regular season perfection. Sunday, a strong second half propelled the Patriots to a relatively-easy 34-13 triumph over the Steelers. No need to bring up the guarantee business; if you are going to reference it, kindly find the video of Brady talking junk to that kid and then getting bumped in the end zone by some burly Pittsburgh lineman. This week it’s a rematch with the Jets, the team that turned in Belichick for cheating earlier this season. The line is set at 24, but does anyone else get a sense that even if it’s 40-0 in the fourth, Tom Brady might still be in the game? If ever there was a game for Yoda to twist the knife, this was it.

Instead of waving the towel, we’ll ask a question: Are you worried about how the Patriots sorely lack a running game? Here are the stats – New England carried 29 times for 75 yards against Dallas, 28 times for 105 yards against Indy, and nine times for 22 yards against Pittsburgh. We’re going to say it again – January brings inclement weather, like rain and snow and sleet, and as incredible as Brady’s passing attack is, we wonder if the running game will be ready for a heavy load in January. Can Maroney – whom we loved before they ignored him this year – get the job done? Just to play devil’s advocate, the Jags have a better ground-game, so do the Steelers, and Joseph Addai killed the Pats for a half before Tony Dungy forgot to get him the ball. If there are two groups – don’t watch, nobody can stop New England and dubious of the whole unbeaten thing – then please lump us in the latter.


Guarantee Steelers Fans Won’t Like This (Land of Patriots)
Smith falls flat on face (Boston Herald)