It was late in the 4th Quarter with a little more than 2 Minutes left on the clock.  The Patriots were down by 5 and needed a TD badly.  No worries this is Tom Brady territory!  Tommy had the ball and that is all you needed hope in.  He was all set for his 50th 4th Quarter comeback.  Yes that’s right, I said his 50th comeback.

TB12 is notorious for his comebacks as we can look at the Super Bowl as a clear example.  He is just automatic!  This is a guy who refuses to lose.  This is a guy who will throw the ball to the end zone for a needed TD.  And you know what it works!  I don’t know how he does it, I mean really, this guy is just incredible.  He works like magic in the 4th Quarter.  And if he has the ball with 2 Minutes left, you best be on your guard.

What happened before all this was patriots football as usual.  A TD to Rob Gronkowski, 2 TDs to Chris Hogan, and a TD to Brandon Cooks.  It looked like it would come down to the team that scored last.  And I have to tell you I had my doubts when the Houston Texans scored a late Field Goal to make it [33-28].  I mean how do you comeback from being down by 5 late in the 4th Quarter.  I know that the team’s offense looked a bit stagnated with their last possessions.  It didn’t look good.

But you know nothing looks good until the end of a comeback and TB12 was not about to lose.  He got down the field with help from Gronk, Amandola, Hogan, and Cooks.  Then near the Red Zone with 30 something left on the clock he threw it to Cooks for the TD.  It was a spectacular catch!  Cooks toe tapped his way in the end zone and controlled the ball all the way to the ground.  Wow, what a great catch!  And just when they needed it too.

The Pats weren’t done there, they wanted to make sure that they had it in the bag.  [34-33] wasn’t good enough.  What they needed was to take the Texans out of the game with 20 something seconds on the clock.  They went for a 2 point conversion and got it with a Brady-Cooks hookup on the far side of the end zone [36-33].  It was the proverbial nail in the coffin!

TB12 showed us just why he is legendary today, he is the GOAT.  Give him 2 Minutes and he’ll win the game!  He had done it 49 times before this one and I’d have to say that this one was just as memorable as the others.  It just was unbelievable.  I wasn’t sure he had, another one, in him.  But you just can’t doubt him.  He knows the 2 Minute drill inside and out.  He knows his receivers inside and out.  He knows the play calls inside and out.  This was just another reason to love Tom Brady.  His comebacks are simply timeless.  Here’s to 4th Quarter comeback number 50!

The Patriots next game will be against Carolina at Foxboro, Sunday at 1pm on Fox.  Look for them to be doing football as usually going into the week.  I’m expecting Gronk, Amandola, Hogan, and Cooks to have big games.  Hogan and Cooks had a huge game today.  Now that they have those Big Game jitters out of their system, expect them to ride high into next game.

Patriots Talk: Robert Kraft Releases Public Statement Regarding Trump’s Remarks

Many critics of Donald Trump have been making news as soon as he won the 2016 Presidential elections. The current President has been a huge wave of controversy throughout the time he took office in January, he has made many remarks that have stirred a lot of people. (including his supporters like Robert Kraft) Last Friday, Donald Trump made his thoughts known about NFL players who kneel during the national anthem should fired. Donald Trump tweeted his latest thoughts today that NFL attendance was lower due to the players ‘disrespecting our Flag & Country.’

If NFL fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our Flag & Country, you will see change take place fast. Fire or suspend!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 24, 2017

…NFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes, but many stay away because they love our country. League should back U.S.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 24, 2017

Robert Kraft, among many NFL owners, made his response that was ‘deeply disappointed’ with the President’s latest remarks. Kraft, a  long-time friend and supporter of Trump, released his public statement shortly after the story broke.

“I am deeply disappointed by the tone of the comments made by the President on Friday. I am proud to be associated with so many players who make such tremendous contributions in positively impacting our communities. Their efforts, both on and off the field, help bring people together and make our community stronger. There is no greater unifier in this country than sports, and unfortunately, nothing more divisive than politics. I think our political leaders could learn a lot from the lessons of teamwork and the importance of working together toward a common goal. Our players are intelligent, thoughtful and care deeply about our community and I support their right to peacefully affect social change and raise awareness in a manner that they feel is most impactful.”

Today though, he focus will be on the Patriots who will be hosting the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. Kickoff will be at 1:00 PM EST and will be hosted by CBS.

Patriots Talk: Injury Report

Today is game day and the New England Patriots are coming up against the Houston Texans in the next hour. Currently, the teams injury reports and inactivities for today have been released (before every game, most players will not be finalized till game day arrives). The teams have their share of players that will ot likely make thf ield but many will play through injury today.

Patriots inactives: LB Dont'a Hightower, OT Marcus Cannon, CB Eric Rowe, LB/DE Harvey Langi, OL Cole Croston, WR… https://t.co/5OprnHLlTz

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 24, 2017

For the Patriots, they have a list released for those who are not available during game day. (List is courtesy of Mike Reiss from ESPN) The inactivities list:

New England Patriots

• LB Dont’a Hightower, Knee
• OT Marcus Cannon, Ankle/Concussion
• CB Eric Rowe, Groin
• LB/DE Harvey Langi, Unavailable
• OL Cole Croston, Unavailable
• WR Matthew Slater, Hamstring
• RB Rex Burkhead, Ribs

Houston Texans

• DT, Carlos Watkins, Unavailable
• RB Alfred Blue, Ankle
• WR Will Fuller, Shoulder
• CB Kevin Johnson, Knee

The Patriots will be dealing with quite a bit of issues thanks to having so many players out (especially two captains for this week). However we have confirmation that Danny Amendola, Rob Gronkowski, Nate Ebner are among others that will be available for today’s game. The game starts at 1:00 PM EST, stay tuned for game day.