Patriots Today - Jets recap, Faulk haircut

Mon, 17 Dec 2007

Win number 14 had a different style but it was enough for the Pats to secure homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. We've got a full recap and all the highlights of Sunday's win over the Jets in the elements, including a close look at Laurence Maroney and the running game. Hear from Maroney, Tom Brady and others on the win. We spend some time chatting with Kevin Faulk in a unique setting...find out where on the latest edition of Patriots Today.A Jets game recap and a trip to the barbershop with running back Kevin Faulk.

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Play from 0:52[0:52]" Hi everybody I'm Kristina Akra it's Monday despite all the crazy weather this weekend the patriots pulled up a win. He claims the top seed in the AFC playoffs. They are now the second team in NFL history to open season with fourteen consecutive wins -- take a look at their performance today and -- and take a look at how the cursor Gillette stadium made it a very successful game day. Where to start with a recap in your -- now."

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Play from 2:42[2:42]" I -- Like I said before the -- is your Gillette stadium worked very hard prepare the field for a good kick off let's take a look at it made it all happened starting early yesterday morning."

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Play from 3:56[3:56]" were heading out with a patriots running back on his way to a grooming session with his hair stylist -- go to -- he's got to look at the patriots running game on Sunday. Now the weather played a par and patriots offensive game plan."

Play from 4:32[4:32]" Just another two separate -- Foxboro perhaps the weather didn't in. Early dictate how the patriots handle their offensive game plan against the jets on Sunday but it was a major yeah."

Play from 4:42[4:42]" Productive -- big factor today because we had some some plays and offense that we couldn't home just because of that other reasons."

Play from 4:51[4:51]" And what please could be called the type that involved Tom Brady hitting the ball off to a running back with -- we wanted to win we had a and that's it every game at the game or that we do it and -- that for the first time since week for the patriots had more carries than pass attempts in game. Brady said the conditions weren't conducive to throw the ball so he can still a season low 27 times. Were it not for 46 yard completion to read -- with -- under five minutes left in the -- it had trouble. On the day results. On heavy workload for -- you're running back Laurence Maroney who set a career high with 26 question."

Play from 5:31[5:31]" You know has evolved. Their weapons in the with the running game was listed at the end of autumn events like this -- be -- biggest thing that we got to step up."

Play from 5:41[5:41]" I think we're good team you know and I think did. We've necessarily came out Randall -- obviously the last few weeks but you know we can basically run the ball."

Play from 5:49[5:49]" While the patriots were set. To -- the jets they win the ball steadily. With the -- Kevin Faulk averaging more than four yards to carry. Maroney 104 yard effort if no one yard touchdown run they keep the pac ten point halftime lead. Good performance from Monica around and we -- that those -- those kind of games where you know we have some opportunities for Wimbledon and -- a photograph or. Hopefully -- gets tough. Quite the opportunity that he would like. I know you so hopefully head coach Bill Belichick was pleased with one specific elements of the -- crowded pack. And the jets had. By -- Interception return. I was sort of situation circumstance and they'll persevere and we're the -- place. This was a different type of game that the patriots had been used to this year but it may be that type of game they need. To get used to it after all having clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs unpredictable winter weather in Foxborough -- May very well come into play again."

Play from 6:59[6:59]" When he had elements like this you wanted to play great defense and on the ball and I thought we played great defense today -- the ball well. So we're going to need to rest this is."

Play from 7:10[7:10]" To some extent this was the type of game that the patriots took part in frequently in recent years the game Mark I'd be defensive plays not a lot of -- dropping offensive numbers the type of game with a winning team was the one -- simply grinds it out longer. A choice on Sunday and I think -- it's at that game that the patriots really do take a lot of pride in winning."

Play from 7:28[7:28]" Even interesting if there was a one only one score by an offense of either team."

Play from 7:33[7:33]" Not something we've seen a lot of this here now and an it was a one yard line. And it was a three yard series it happened on the -- the driver Kelley Washington blocked -- almost -- could -- been score almost as well so it was -- that again you can kind of -- early on that the conditions as much -- players sometimes say it didn't affect or didn't it didn't feel it -- let it bother -- it definitely had an effect on the game on the way you know -- handling the ball and stuff like that so that's an interesting -- on the one -- game. Patriots 2007 if you want to -- mobilized."

Play from 8:08[8:08]" For the most part they pretty much held down -- considering the fact any mention fumbles earlier in your -- you know they're pretty good about that as opposed the jets to learn all -- place."

Play from 8:18[8:18]" handling was keyed telecheck I even today I'm on Monday in his press conference emphasize that -- for Maroney who is not used to carry the ball as much as he did and also not used to playing in such bad -- he played in the don't in college you talked about earlier last week. He's never played snow and only a few times played rain again it was huge that's good a good confidence booster for him Kevin Faulk and touched the ball number times and you're right on the other hand you know Chris baker had a key fumble -- the jets were -- nearly as good jobs patriots -- weather aside how great is it's a client hopefully and I think you know you can't underestimate that you can't on downplay that enough on knowing. That you're not going to have to travel between now and we'll see how far they get the between now the Super Bowl going to New York would be the only. I've traveled they'd have to do and that's a quick trip so for team's -- to coming here deal with the elements you know maybe there's some teams that that saw one on here yesterday you know maybe that Beckett and their head a little bit odd not having to travel not have to worry about any of those consulate just -- you're staying home that's you."

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Play from 9:23[9:23]" Anytime you beat the jets it's it's a great win but no in the division and fourteen in the -- Because it's good win good win a division. Good to sweep the jets -- move on Miami throughout my career of always watched you know those doing page's playing in the snow you know bad weather so. You know when I came up for I was just want to know which -- and in that time a month that whether was coming you know they start all snowballs and hospital look at and whole stadium was going."

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