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20 days ago: New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss hands the ball to a fan after catching a touchdown pass against the Tennessee Titans during the second quarter of a NFL football game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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This was one miserable day weather-wise.  Marima and I happened to be at Gillette Stadium prior to the game for an event (more on that in another story) and we caught the freezing rain portion of the day.  Lots of fun.  As one player said, snow you can handle.  Freezing rain just makes you wet, cold, and miserable.  It took me an adult beverage and a couple of hours to warm up and dry off.  But heck, this is New England and if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

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I'll get going on the recap in a few, but first - a rant.  To the rival fans who keep labeling the Patriots as a classless organization for "running up the score", you should come up with another hobby because this just ain't cutting it; you know jack about football.  Other than having Laurence Maroney or BenJarvus Green-Ellis tackle Tom Brady, what would you have the team do?  Maybe knee the ball for the second half?  Or just throw interceptions for 30 minutes.  Yeah, that'll do it.  Throw interceptions.  At any rate, the classiest group of rivals have been the very fans most affected by this game, the Tennesse Titans' fans, specifically the crew at Music City Miracles.  The vast majority are pinning this on their team and taking a tough loss with dignity.

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The 1-3 Dolphins take on the 3-1 Jets at home.  This is an important, early season matchup as a Miami win would put New England in a tie with the Jets for first place.

Uhmm... go Dolphins?

It's Fivehead and the TractorPullers vs. The Other Chad and the Crazy Kitties.  Yes folks, Monday Night Football descends on our living rooms with none other than the Indianapolis Colts duking it out with a division rival, the Miami Dolphins.  I hate...HATE...to root for the Colts, but an 0-2 Miami might be less bad than a 2-0 Colts, knowudimean?

At any rate, drop on by if you have something to say and even if you don't have something to say.  8:30 is the time and ESPN is the place.

There's plenty of football today, folks.  Use this thread to drop some comments.  That is, if you not too depressed about our 9-16 loss to the Jets.

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It's the outspoken Ryan against the calculating Belichick.  It's the 3 ring veteran QB against the upstart rookie.  Two huge inactives, one on each side of the ball: Wes Welker and Jerod Mayo.  Joey Galloway will likely see more tosses come his way while Gary Guyton steps in for his buddy.  Protect Tom Brady.  Rattle Mark Sanchez.  Lookout for Leon Washington.  Is it 1:00 PM yet?

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As I've written before, weird stuff crosses my Inbox on a regular basis.  Some, I simply discard and a few merit further investigation.  Like, "Please sit through an hour demo and we'll give you food and a ticket to the season opener."  Uhhmm, what?  It could've easily been a hoax, but through more correspondence, I felt like it was legit.  So, I thought about it for all of, I don't know, like 3 nanoseconds and said, "Yeeessss!!" while trying to maintain my cool, Editor-in-Chief demeanor.

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Yes!  Yes!  Yes!  Enough talk about Tom Brady, flower pots, babies, and his wife Gisele.  I want to talk about Brady, QB ratings, TD passes to Moss, and checkdowns to Welker (if he plays).  I'll be at Gillette Stadium for the game, soaking up all the festivities, and fighting the traffic to get home at "Ohh dark thirty", but it's a small price to pay.

I'll have lots to tell you about tomorrow but until then, here's your  open Game Thread.  Don't forget to swing on by Buffalo Rumblings for a rival fan's perspective on our matchup.

GO PATRIOTS!!

Whoooo hooooo!  Football is back!  Now I have an excuse not to do the lawn, repair the fence, work on the walkway.  The best part?  My wife's as much of a football nut as I am.  Get the grill going, throw on some tips, have a few adult beverages, and watch some football.  Our New England Patriots play tomorrow night against the Buffalo Bills (did I tell you I was going ;-)), but that's ok.  I have a pretty good idea what I'm doing today.

Drop a few comments if you happen to be around.  Love to hear from ya.