Patriots Today - Cardinals recap, more

Mon, 22 Dec 2008

The Pats are on a roll, highlighted by a Sunday romp over the Cardinals, but their playoff destiny is still in question. We've got a full recap of the game, plus all the updated scenarios. How much did the winter weather affect the game? LaMont Jordan, Ellis Hobbs and others discuss that subject and more, plus plenty of reaction from Bill Belichick and Matt Cassel. Catch all the highlights (and there were many), analysis, and much more as the Pats improve to 10-5, right here on Patriots Today.

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Play from 7:55[7:55] ..." advantage especially by using multiple too tight end packages and 300 pound Russ Hochstein as a fullback. That helped pave the way for production out of Sammy Morris and Jordan and most importantly Matt Cassel in the pats effectively stop with their game plan."...

Play from 1:30[1:30] ..." start rolling early with a quick trip to the end zone for Lamont Jordan. Next pats this concept is eleven Sammy Morris went back. Snow. Batted again. The second. Yeah perfect seven yard --"...

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Play from 1:01[1:01]" It's wonderful time of the year when -- hear Gillette Stadium is covered in snow in the Patriots still put up. 47 points against the -- on the Cardinals take a look at other highlights ran out the top."

Play from 1:25[1:25]" There's nothing better during the holiday and lots of snow -- the Patriots might have this horrible. He could start rolling early with a quick trip to the end zone for Lamont Jordan. Next pats this concept is eleven Sammy Morris went back. Snow. Batted again. The second. Yeah perfect seven yard -- at every possible. Nothing on the very. -- ten at halftime. 31 yeah. Third green monster and is questionable right. That's followed up with a back to back field goal. Sack by Brandon Meriweather. Now in the -- injury so. Sent out apartment. Seven on Matt winer ball."

Play from 3:16[3:16]" Play through it. We're prepared to play. Well today early and took advantage of the couple mistakes players and government office -- it's all of them are older."

Play from 3:28[3:28]" The race in the AFC title just got a lot more interesting because of the schedule changing above all the Patriots must win against the bills. The Jets and the Dolphins will now play it for Fitz -- with the Dolphins lost Patriots get tough spot in the division number three seed in the play. Baltimore versus Jacksonville game was also moved fourteen. What the Baltimore line featured in the wild card spot. In the sixth."

Play from 4:02[4:02]" After scoring two touchdowns in Sunday's game running back Lamont Jordan reacted to the win along with the many other Patriots here's what they had to say in your locker room uncut. It's."

Play from 4:19[4:19]" Second half came home plate they'll get -- us -- gives us hope that. You know it was fun to forget how does it snow was coming down fans are up there and right had a good time we jumped out early and we took her road businesses. We have one more game and hopefully things work out its wheels. We'll -- the diocese -- man and you know we just keep didn't. Now we need some other guys crap about going to. You know. November and December is always we had -- your best ball you think about in the beginning of the season starts Patterson front -- Do you think about all those teams started excellent weekend and I fell off into the it hasn't decided to take for what it is -- I -- places keep playing ball man and I just hope this. -- about -- in front of us off like an off balance. It normally lift I felt that it. Yeah. Yeah."

Play from 5:18[5:18]" Just to -- army and everybody is excited you know kinda is everybody you know went into the game and ready to -- so you know news agency you know improved pensions -- If you can work to your friends. Tough but I remember -- night in Buffalo when you're playing my best known they were. In this business and so. You know get inside it is an advantage only if you make it's you."

Play from 5:44[5:44]" But we knew coming in -- the weather was going to be a big factor. In games like this that it really affects the special teams out of the tall -- for new -- to fill positions Soviet bitchy so. Our coverage isn't elected there on in tournaments -- twentieth. I'm just going to give our offense and defense. Give him a chance to scoop marks -- fielder needs to stop what defense so we definitely one troll this doesn't excitable."

Play from 6:10[6:10]" Unfortunate days in -- we would have liked to. With America's team but you know -- happens that way but. You know we have a big game come up against Buffalo. Anything can happen that we can do to take care about business and and hope for the best."

Play from 6:26[6:26]" Coming up -- more from the head coach and the quarterback great after the."

Play from 6:32[6:32]" Next Brian -- look Perillo break down the Patriots performance on Sunday."

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Play from 7:03[7:03]" Welcome back injuries today there's nothing like New England football and classic New England weather and on Sunday. They're going to Cardinals learned that the hard way. Here Brian -- with a closer look at the performance by the Cardinals in the Patriots."

Play from 7:16[7:16]" I the winter weather in Foxborough when its nose at Gillette Stadium the Patriots are playing. They're gonna win that simply the way it works six and don't now all time at Foxboro when playing games in the snow they pummeled the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday staying alive in the AFC playoff picture once it was. Hear what the weather conditions would be on Sunday the Patriots were confident they had the upper hand Lamont Jordan may have been speaking for the entire team after the -- from. Completed a demolition of their typically comes black visitors."

Play from 7:45[7:45]" showed up to the stadium are sort of small forward and and with the weather conditions -- be I was I was pretty excited."

Play from 7:51[7:51]" right from the opening kickoff. Several offensive players noted that they expected to have a physical advantage especially by using multiple too tight end packages and 300 pound Russ Hochstein as a fullback. That helped pave the way for production out of Sammy Morris and Jordan and most importantly Matt Cassel in the pats effectively stop with their game plan."

Play from 8:09[8:09]" talked about it and that's the pregame that its grip on the ball was fine. You know never really the balls -- all that -- you know even though -- was stolen all that so."

Play from 8:20[8:20]" As long as the wind is not a significant issue really we don't really see it change in the passing and all that much we kind of called the game away from calls."

Play from 8:28[8:28]" And we really went in with the same game and we've been going through the entire week. We practice outside always which I think was a tremendous help we just went an excuse me."

Play from 8:37[8:37]" Which the Cardinals couldn't do they entered the game as the second best passing team and the worst rushing team in the NFL. -- seven of their first eight offensive plays were Tim -- runs in the ninth play was a Mike Wright sat. That amounted to a trio of three and out for Cardinals offense that clearly felt it needed to adjust to the weather more than the Patriots did."

Play from 8:56[8:56]" We were just focus on stopping around you know we thought they're passing team but you know -- weather conditions they're going to come out problems so. We were running around throughout us and I think we did a good job --"

Play from 9:09[9:09]" You know physical wouldn't know it comes -- big guys like that receiver hasn't been effective you know you want to. Disrupt the timing especially with the -- it is always get just one team seems ready to do battle in the snow the other team didn't its thoughts and cold. All condition weather conditions. Stuff in the face you know it's hard -- that we we didn't -- event."

Play from 9:33[9:33]" And joining me now is Paul Perillo Patriots football weekly where braving the elements selected for the Cardinals did but is it too simple to say that the Patriots being prepared for this kind of -- Arizona maybe not being prepared was the difference in this -- Blowout why I got ten I think Arizona kind of psych themselves I think before they saw on the snow and -- got here and decided you know what we do have -- the ball between the tackles. I was sort of doesn't do that the Patriots can do pretty much anything they can adapt Arizona can't. I don't they've played right into the Patriots hands with the early game plan and all of a sudden this what was out of control and if you saw the Oakland game you saw this one even worse right. What was most impressive the way the offense performed especially that short screen passing game or the defense having giving up zero total yards in the first four series I think just like last week Brian that was thirteen games you had to pit stop on special teams that three and outs and shall it be a short field. Great field position Patriots offense took advantage I can't really single -- one not one element of the game adultery bases were absolutely dominant. The Patriots playing their best football the year right now when it matters the most -- I -- That the flip side of that is that they did against Oakland and team. Homeowners playoff team I think we you know creating seven -- Arizona Cardinals are part of the Baghdad division much like its quest that's going down why -- Denver San Diego so. Yes I think they are playing their best football but with a slight caveat of the competition. Exactly one -- to go to Buffalo a lot to decide AFC playoff picture and we'll catch you later in the week five points let's get out of this -- sounds good. Right."

Play from 11:01[11:01]" I think you Bryant and Paul well it was quarterback Matt castles first time playing in snow. He talked about the win after the game here using your Patriots today oppressed."

Play from 11:12[11:12]" I anytime you can go up there and put together a good performance from. In the elements were what we'll look anywhere and play in the snow is -- a lot of countries -- your childhood is. Brad went and we have you back doesn't get back in business problems we. Whatever else happens happens that we knew about. Got to do we can do with this win today and then. You know -- there -- loading up on what. There was protest throw in my career so far. I think it through Warner behind -- envisioned -- ticket 77 -- itself anytime those guys can do that you know it's that's a good bit at the office for me. Nothing's official -- little bit throughout the game but we're concentrate on taking care of our aren't that and then we just got to continue to have to put together wins. From our side and let the chips fall tournament. I was off let's not really -- to control over so. Deceptive -- we can do. It's. Burnett in the NFC we'd like to be an up close that's what we're here for them because of -- you know hard to prepare well -- competitively. You know we're we're really you know there was on this -- there and there are different conference. -- a great player and his phenomenal receiver -- he continues to get open. And anything asked of him he is there is a great team player. And he shows up all around this time career and he's played well throughout the entire season and that is a guy that I rely on and we -- as an offense and and if they want to take away you know at times Weston Randy Jabar Gaffney is just as good as options and you guys -- great player. Yeah powerful that he's Russ Hochstein. -- put put putting him out there and pound the rock though. Yeah he looks cities I think he he said he -- it was a few pounds rumors -- that role."

Play from 13:13[13:13]" Up next more numbers on the wind for the Patriots."

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Play from 13:45[13:45]" Welcome back to Patriots today before we go take a look at some of the -- the numbers on the Patriots when it comes to playing and winning in this now."

Play from 14:00[14:00]" if -- differently. After sending snowy victory. Three Patriots have seventy. We have 40% of what the Cardinals knowing. 49. Your -- you. You match up. Patriots scored the most points. After throwing three touchdown passes on Sunday Matt Cassel."

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