Divisional Round:@
The Raiders travel to Foxboro for the 2nd time this season. They lost earlier in the year 13-10. Brady didn't do much last game. Could that be the case again today???
The only major injury affecting the game DT Wilfork. That's a big hole to fill for the Pats. The Raiders strategy will be to try and run it down the middle. McGloin had a terrible game versus the Colts in the Wildcard matchup. He threw 4 pics and it was a fluke that Oakland won that game. He will need to step up today.
So let's get to it...
The Pats strike early with a TD as Vereen takes it in for a TD. The Pats hold the lead at 7-0 to end the first quarter. Oakland's D is playing well but cracks are showing as the Pats are getting some decent runs.
Oakland just cannot close the deal. They get a FG at the beginning f the 2nd and get another near the end of the second. That makes the score 7-6 for New England at halftime. Both offenses have sputtered. New England's front 7 is fierce and McGloin is non-stop on his back.
The breakthrough comes in the 3rd when Janikowski puts Oakland into the lead 9-7. With only a few minutes remaining it looks like Oakland willl be off to the conference championship. However, Brady is Brady for a reason. He begins to drive the ball and Oakland cannot stop him. The Pats get a FG t take the lead 10-9. McGlin cannot move the ball and the Pats go at it again. This time, Ridley then busts into the open for a TD and the Pats go up 17-9. Oakland gets the ball and gets 4 and out and Brady, possibly for spite, hits Thompkins in the back of the endzone and that makes it 24-9 New England.
The final score holds at 24-9 New England. The raiders dream season comes to a crashing end. Is there anything worse than losing to New England!?!?
McGloin 19/40 186 yards (5 sacks)
Brady 20/24 252 yards 1 TD (6 sacks)
MJD 17 rushes 67 yards
McFadden 1 rush 9 yards
Ridley 9 rushes 85 yards 1 TD
Vereen 8 rushes 31 yards (injured in the first half)
Other:
Wisniewski gave up 2 sacks
Mayo had 12 tackles 3 TFL and a sack
Hayden and Moore both had 2 sacks
McGloin was pretty accurate in the first half. However, in the 1st both WR's Jones and Moore were injured and could not return. This really was a death blow to the passing offense and it never recovered.
Here is the game via twitch
http://www.twitch.tv/jaymo76/c/5093650
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