Week 13: LA Rams.

[Amy]

Today we have a rare game against the Rams. A win today gives Brady 201 for his career, the most in NFL history. Currently Brady (200-61) is tied with Peyton Manning (200-92) for the most wins by a QB.

On the other side of the field will be Jeff Fisher. Coach Fisher, who has a career record of 173-163-1, needs 3 more losses to become the losingest coach in the history of the NFL. He should have that title by seasons end. And, naturally, he has gotten a 2 year extension from the Rams.

The weather in Foxboro today should be sunny and in the high 30s with no chance of precipiation.

Notable inactives for us are Gronk, Matthew Slater and LaAdrian Waddle. (Gronk is on IR, and not inactive, and I won't list him every week, but I wanted to once).

Notable inactives for the Rams are Tavon Austin and Robert Quinn.

[Amy]

First Quarter:

We're on Fox. Kevin Burkhardt and John Lynch have the call.

Rams won the toss and defferred.

The Pats start at the 21. Cyrus Jones is back as the kick returner.
1st and 10: Lewis up the middle for 4.
2nd and 6: Blount up the middle for 8.
1st and 10: White on a draw for 9.
2nd and 1: Screen to Mitchell for 4.
1st and 10: Blount up the middle, makes two guys miss in the backfield, gains 3.
2nd and 7: Fake end around, screen to Lewis, loss of 3.
3rd and 10: Screen to White gets 9.
4th and 1: Blount dances outside and goes all the way! TD!!! 43 yards. We were in jumbo and the Rams filled the gaps perfectly, and LG just danced like he was Shady McCoy. Great run.

7-0 Pats! 10:38 left.

The Rams start at the 16 after returning the kickoff. Three and out.

The Pats start at the 35. 9:38 left. Three and out.

The Rams start at the 28. 7:20 left. Three and out.

The Pats start at the 19. Jones muffs the punt, but Chung falls on it. 5:39 left.
1st and 10: Blount up the middle for 4.
2nd and 6: Blount up the middle for 6.
1st and 10: Brady to Jules for 13.
1st and 10: Blount loses 3. Westbrooks with the stop.
2nd and 13: Brady's pass tipped, almost picked, but White makes the catch!
3rd and 10: Brady throws deep and incomplete.
4th and 10: Punt.

The Rams start at the 18 with 2:21 left. Cooper, the Rams returner, called for a fair catch and was hit by his own guy. The ball bounced off the ground, and we covered it in case it had hit of the Rams, but it did not. Fox did a good job of showing it from different angles and it was close, but missed them both.
1st and 10: Goff to Quick for 9.
2nd and 1: Screen to Gurley gets 1.
1st and 10: Play action to Quick is dropped.
2nd and 10: Gurley up the middle for 4.
3rd and 6: Goff's throw is off Kendrick's hands! Butler with the pick to end the quarter!

We won the first quarter. Defense is playing really well.

[Amy]

Second Quarter:

The Pats start at the Rams 30.
1st and 10: Brady to Lewis for 5.
2nd and 5: Lewis up the middle for 5.
1st and 10: Lewis bounces outsiide and gets 6.
2nd and 4: Brady to Hogan for the 14 yard TD!!

14-0 Pats. 13:04 left.

The Rams start at the 25 after the touchback. Three and out. A sack by Logan Ryan on 2nd down killed this drive for them.

The Pats start at the 22. Amendola is returning punts now. 10:54 left.
1st and 10: Brady to Bennett for 2.
2nd and 8: Screen to Jules for 7.
3rd and 1: Lewis bounces outside for 9. Comes back on Holding on Marty.
3rd and 11: Brady to Danny for 17!
1st and 10: Blount up the middle for 3.
2nd and 7: Blount stopped by Donald for a loss of one.
3rd and 8: Brady to Mitchell for 14.
1st and 10: Play action, Brady avoids a sack, throws to Marty, incomplete.
2nd and 10: Lewis to the outside for 2.
3rd and 8: Brady hit, throwing the ball away, should be grounding. No flag. Boger's crew missed this one. TB12 was in the pocket and there was no one in the area.
4th and 8: Punt.

The Rams start at the 9 with 6:20 left. Three and out.

The Pats start at the 42 with 5:30 left.
1st and 10: Blount makes a hard run for a loss of 2.
2nd and 12: Brady to Jules for 9.
3rd and 3: Brady to Danny for 8.
1st and 10: Brady throw away.
2nd and 10: Lewis up the middle for 9.
3rd and 1: Blount up the middle for no gain.
4th and 1: Blount outside for 5. They miss a facemask on the Rams after the tackle.
1st and 10: Rams jump offsides.

Two minute warning.

1st and 5: White up the middle for 4.
2nd and 1: Brady sneak for 2.
Pats take timeout #1 with 1:21 left.
1st and 10: Screen to Mitchell loses 3. Jordan with the stop.
2nd and 13: Brady to Mitchell for 9.
3rd and 4: Brady to Bennett in the endzone. Defended by McDonald.
4th and 4: 28 yard FG is good.

17-0 Pats. :11 left.

The Rams start at the 25. The Rams take a knee and end the half.

So far so good. Let's finish this off and get to 10-2.

Shockingly, with Boger's crew during the game, there have been very few flags. Two holding on the Pats, 1 offsides on the Rams. They've also missed grounding on Brady and face mask on the Rams.

[Amy]

Third Quarter:

The Rams start at the 23. Three and out. 2 penalties and a Britt drop stop the Rams.

The Pats start at the 15 with 14:04 left. Three and out.

The Rams start at the 45 with 12:46 left.
1st and 10: Gurley up the middle for 8.
2nd and 2: Gurleu up the middle for 4.
1st and 10: Goff sacked by Nink!
2nd and 17: Goff to Quick, caught OOB. Fisher challenges the call. FIsher almost did not since he could not find his challenge flag. He had to tell a ref he wanted to challenge. Did I mention that he got an extension?

After review, the ruling on the field the ruling is changed. Quick made the 17 yard catch.

1st and 10: Gurley for 3 out of the wildcat.
2nd and 7: Goff to Quickk, Quick breaks a tackle, gets 8. Comes back on holding on Robinson.
2nd and 17: Screen to Cooper picks up 8.
3rd and 9: Goff to Cooper for 6.
4th and 3: 44 yard FG is good.

17-3 Pats. 7:50 left.

The Pats start at the 21.
1st and 10: Brady fakes a screen, escapes pressure and finds Jules for 32!
1st and 10: Brady to Jules for 15.
1st and 10: Brady to Hogan. Hogan bobbles it, makes the catch, but just gets 1.
2nd and 9: Sweep right for Blount, no gain.
3rd and 9: Brady misses Danny.
4th and 9: 48 yard FG is good.

20-3 Pats. 5:08 left.

The Rams start at the 25 after a touchback.
1st and 10: Play action, ball tipped. Van Noy picks the wobbly pass off.

The Pats start at the Rams 40 with 5:02 left.
1st and 10: Brady deep to Jules, incomplete.
2nd and 10: Brady to Mitchell, 11
1st and 10: Screen to Mitchell, drop
2nd and 10: Blount loses a yard. Jordan with the play.
3rd and 11: Brady to White for 3.
4th and 8: 45 yard FG is good.

23-3 Pats. 3:06 left.

The Rams start at the 25 after a touchback.
1st and 10: Gurley sweep for nothing.
2nd and 10: Goff to Quick for 10.
1st and 10: Goff escapes two sacks and throws the ball away.
2nd and 10: Goff to Martez for 4. Comes back on holding on the Rams.
2nd and 20: Screen to Gurley for 7.
3rd and 13: Goff overthrows Quick.
4th and 13: Punt.

The Pats start at the 15 with :15 left.
1st and 10: Brady to Lewis for 6.

End of the 3rd. We won this one, too.

[Amy]

Danny might have been hurt on the punt return.

Fourth Quarter:

2nd and 4: Brady to Jules for 8.
1st and 10: Blount up the middle for 2.
2nd and 8: Screen to White for 4. Alexander hurt on the play.
3rd and 4: Brady to Mitchell for 10.
1st and 10: Brady to Mitchell for 20.
1st and 10: Blount up the middle for 4.
2nd and 6: Blount up the middle for 7. Comes back on holding on Marty.
2nd and 16: Screen to Jules for 10. Alexander is back.
3rd and 6: Brady to Jules, incomplete.
4th and 6: 45 yard FG is good.

26-3 Pats. 10:48 left.

The Rams start at the 22. Three and out. Long sacked Goff on 3rd down.

The Pats start at the 5 with 9:10 left.
1st and 10: Screen to Mitchell for 13.
1st and 10: Blount for no gain.
2nd and 10: Blount up the middle for 3.
3rd and 7: Brady to Mitchell, drop.
4th and 7: Punt.

The Rams start at the 31 with 7:05 left.
1st and 10: Gurley up the middle for 9.
2nd and 1: Goff to Martez, drop.
3rd and 1: Gurley up the middle for 3.
1st and 10: Sheard knocks down the pass.
2nd and 10: Goff to Thomas, incomplete.
3rd and 10: Goff to Cooper, incomplete.
The Pats take timeout #1 with 6:01 left.
4th and 10: Punt.

The Pats start at the 8 with 5:52 left.
1st and 10: Blount up the middle for 8.
2nd and 2: Brady to Jules for 5.
1st and 10: Brady to Hogan for 2.
2nd and 8: Brady to Hogan for 6.
3rd and 2: Brady to Develin, incomplete.

The Rams start at the 35 with 3:29 left. Three and out. Or so it seemed. After the 2 minute warning, they went for it on 4th down. Goff found Britt for 66, getting a first and goal at the 1. Two plays later, Goff finds Britt for a 1 yard TD. LA also used a timeout.

26-10 Pats. 1:15 left.

The Pats start at the 25 after a touchback. We kneeldown to end the game. The Rams are not calling timeouts.


10-2! 3 game lead in the AFC East with 4 to go. Brady gets 201. Fox started to mail the game in, to the point where you could hear the Pats' in stadium play by play guy often. It was a good game, even if a little low key.