Team’s prolific offense isn’t enough in the postseason
By Tony Massarotti
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Globe Columnist
February 06, 2012
Their prolific offense allows them to beat up on the Bills and Broncos of the NFL. But for the Patriots to win the Super Bowl, they need more talent on both sides of the field.
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The defense couldn't get Manning off the field, but then the offense couldn't get him off the field, either. That's a fifty-fifty deal, isn't it? Zero points after the first drive of the third quarter? Brady had a chance to execute a Brady-like drive with three-point-something left (and two time outs, I think) in the game, which could have iced it for the Pats. Wasn't that New England's best case scenario; give the ball to Brady in the dying minutes with a chance to win the game?
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The defense couldn't get Manning off the field, but then the offense couldn't get him off the field, either. That's a fifty-fifty deal, isn't it? Zero points after the first drive of the third quarter? Brady had a chance to execute a Brady-like drive with three-point-something left (and two time outs, I think) in the game, which could have iced it for the Pats. Wasn't that New England's best case scenario; give the ball to Brady in the dying minutes with a chance to win the game?