Patriots Proving They Can Win Ugly In Messy Conditions

Cletusaurus · Dec 18, 2007

The New England Patriots [team stats]' gaudy first half impressed the oddsmakers, but it won't get them ready for the playoffs the way a few close games in the cold will.

The team that blew out its first eight opponents is a distant memory now, replaced by one that's had to work for its wins. Just what the rest of the NFL needed, because the Patriots will be rested and tested for the playoffs. They've shown they can protect a lead or erase one, in the rain and cold of a New England winter or the warmth they expect to find in Glendale, Ariz., on Feb. 3.

"We'll probably have those conditions again," quarterback Tom Brady [stats] said after the Patriots slopped out a 20-10 victory over the New York Jets [team stats] in an icy rain Sunday to improve to 14-0. "I hope we learned from today and we'll just try to go out and play better next week."
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