As I watched the Patriots-Jets game today, for most of the afternoon I felt as though the Pats and Tom Brady looked the worst they have all year:
Yet somehow, New England still scored 30 points and beat a previously 4-1 team by a touchdown as Brady went
14-for-17 for 150 yards and two TDs in the fourth quarter. Even though Brady (and his slippery-fingered receivers) didn't play that well, he still finished with 355 yards passing because he threw the ball 55 times.
The Patriots ran a total of 64 plays on offense with only
nine rushing attempts--
tying an NFL record for the fewest ever in a victory. Four of those attempts were by Brady, who's 15 yards on the ground made him New England's leading runner
for the first time in his career.
Now here's the amazing/telling/mind-blowing stat:
To rephrase that tweet:
Total number of wins when throwing the ball 80 percent of the time in the last 10 years:
Brady/Patriots: Four
(in four chances, 100 percent)
Rest of the NFL: Three
(in 112 chances, 2.7 percent)
OK guys, go ahead and make fun of me for this one. It wouldn't be the first time. But then do me a favor: Drink a few beers, clear your head, put this song on, and tell me it doesn't get you the slightest bit fired up. Cause I know it does, and you're lying if you say otherwise.
Yet somehow, New England still scored 30 points and beat a previously 4-1 team by a touchdown as Brady went 14-for-17 for 150 yards and two TDs in the fourth quarter. Even though Brady (and his slippery-fingered receivers) didn't play that well, he still finished with 355 yards passing because he threw the ball 55 times.
