Patriots stay undefeated.Byline: Rich Garven PATRIOTS 24, COLTS 20 RCA DOME • • [ , INDIANAPOLIS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. 0 7 3 14 24 Indianapolis 3 10 0 7 20 Next game: New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Nov. 18 (Ch. 4). Facts & Figures Tom Brady Thomas Edward Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977 in San Mateo, California) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. threw three touchdown passes, giving him a team record 33 for the season. Babe Parilli's mark of 31 had stood since 1964. Brady established an NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga record with at least 3 TD passes in nine straight games. Brady fell four attempts shy of tying Drew Bledsoe's club record of 179 consecutive passes without an interception when he was picked off by Antoine Bethea Antoine Bethea (born July 27, 1984 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American football safety for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft out of Howard University. late in the first half. Brady's 19-yard scramble in the third quarter was the second longest run of his career, trailing only his 22-yard dash against Cincinnati last season. Randy Moss Randy Moss (born February 13, 1977 in Rand, West Virginia) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 1998, and played the first stage of his career in Minnesota before a trade in 2005 brought him to the Oakland tied Stanley Morgan's 21-year-old team record of 12 touchdown receptions in a season with his 3-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter. Richard Seymour Richard Vershaun Seymour (born October 6, 1979 in Gadsden, South Carolina) is an American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. recorded the sixth blocked field goal of his career when he tipped Adam Vinatieri's 50-yard attempt in the first quarter. Vinatieri started the day 55 of 57 on indoor field goal attempts in the regular season. The Patriots were penalized pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. a franchise record 146 yards on 10 penalties. The previous record was 139 penalty yards against Buffalo on Nov. 6, 1983. There have been six matchups of teams with at least 5-0 records in the NFL's 88 seasons. The Patriots have taken part in three of them and won them all. Notable Quotable quot·a·ble adj. Suitable for or worthy of quoting: a quotable slogan; a quotable pundit. quot "I think there was a sense of uneasiness because we hadn't been in that situation before." Linebacker Rosevelt Colvin Rosevelt Colvin III (born September 5, 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Colvin attended Broad Ripple High School (same high school attended by David Letterman) in Indianapolis. on being behind What's it Mean? The Patriots are 9-0 and the NFL's only unbeaten team heading into their bye week. They also have the early edge in securing home-field advantage for the playoffs. The loss was the first for the Colts, who saw their 12-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" and 13-game home unbeaten streak halted. The Patriots are now 14-7 at the RCA Dome after beating the Colts for the first time in four tries. Next up is a Nov. 18 meeting with the Bills, who are a surprising 4-4. The Colts (7-1) are at San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. on Sunday. Inside the Huddle The Patriots came into the game a well-publicized last in the NFL in red zone defense. The Colts offense hasn't played up to its usual high standards inside the 20, but was ranked 13th with a success rate of 55.9 percent. Yesterday, though, the Patriots got the better of the deal and it likely cost the Colts the win. Indianapolis was 1 for 3 in the red zone, twice settling for chip shot field goals by Adam Vinatieri Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972 in Yankton, South Dakota) is an American football placekicker currently playing for the Indianapolis Colts. He is best known for his tenure with the New England Patriots from 1996 to 2005, during which he played in four Super Bowls, . "Anytime you're in the red zone you want to score touchdowns," Colts center Jeff Saturday Jeffrey Bryant Saturday (born June 8, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American football player who plays center of the Indianapolis Colts for the National Football League. Entrance into the NFL Saturday attended Shamrock High School in Georgia. said. "Field goals don't do it, especially against championship caliber teams like New England." The Colts gained a total of 5 yards on six plays during the two possessions that ended with Vinatieri kicks. Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts with the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. was 1 for 3 for minus-2 yards although it should be noted Anthony Gonzalez Anthony Gonzalez (b. September 18, 1984) is an American football player for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. He played college football for The Ohio State University. Gonzalez was born in Avon Lake, Ohio and graduated from Saint Ignatius High School. dropped a pass in the end zone. Across the Line The Colts, believe it or not, began the day with the NFL's No. 5 rushing offense. They averaged 32 carries and 140 yards through their first seven games, their most in each category since the 1988 season. They appeared well on their way to surpassing those numbers as they had 18 carries for 84 yards in the first half. Joseph Addai Joseph Addai (born May 23,1983 in Houston, Texas) is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts. He was selected in the first round (thirtieth overall pick) of the 2006 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State University. did most of the damage, running for 80 yards. But things got rougher for Indy's racers in the second half, the Patriots limiting the runners to 35 yards on 13 rushes. "It was tough," safety James Sanders James Sanders is the name of:
Addai did finish with 112 yards rushing to become the first back this season to go over the century mark against the Patriots. Scoring First Quarter Indianapolis 3, New England 0 Ind-FG Vinatieri 21, 3:05. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:09. Key plays: Addai 21 run; Manning 12 pass to Wayne; Addai 12 run; Samuel 37 defensive pass interference penalty to Patriots 9. Second Quarter New England 7, Indianapolis 3 NE-Moss 4 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 12:00. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 6:05. Key plays: Hobbs 34 kickoff return to Patriots 38; Brady 14 pass to Moss; Evans 3 run on 3rd-and-2; Brady 6 pass to Watson on 3rd-and-3. New England 7, Indianapolis 6 Ind-FG Vinatieri 25, 7:34. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:26. Key plays: Manning 14 and 12 passes to Addai; Hobbs 40 defensive pass interference penalty to Patriots 6. Indianapolis 13, New England 7 Ind-Addai 73 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), :13. Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 1:33. Key plays: Bethea interception at Colts 2; Manning 10 pass to Wayne on 3rd-and-5. Third Quarter Indianapolis 13, New England 10 NE-FG Gostkowski 34, 2:22. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:06. Key plays: Brady 17 pass to Moss; Brady 19 run plus Jennings 5 defensive holding penalty to Colts 35; Brady 12 pass to Moss. Fourth Quarter Indianapolis 20, New England 10 Ind-Manning 1 run (Vinatieri kick), 9:42. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:22. Key plays: Brackett 28 interception return plus Light 15 unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to Patriots 32; Manning 17 pass to Clark on 3rd-and-15; Addai 7 run on 3rd-and-3. Indianapolis 20, New England 17 NE-Welker 3 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 7:59. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:43. Key plays: Brady 15 pass to Moss; Brady 55 pass to Moss to Colts 3; Brady 10 pass to Welker. New England 24, Indianapolis 20 NE-Faulk 13 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 3:15. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, :43. Key play: Brady 33 pass to Stallworth. A-57,540. Team Statistics NE Ind FIRST DOWNS 21 23 Rushing 6 10 Passing 14 9 Penalty 1 4 THIRD DOWN EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA, www.eff.org) A non-profit civil liberties organization founded in 1990 by Mitchell Kapor and John Perry Barlow. It works in the public interest to protect privacy and freedom of expression in the arenas of computers and the Internet. 7-12 5-12 FOURTH DOWN EFF 0-0 0-0 TOTAL NET YARDS 342 329 Total Plays 62 61 Avg Gain 5.5 5.4 NET YARDS RUSHING 105 119 Rushes 28 31 Avg per rush 3.8 3.8 NET YARDS PASSING 237 210 Sacked-Yds lost 2-18 3-15 Gross-Yds passing 255 225 Completed-Att. 21-32 16-27 Had Intercepted 2 1 Yards-Pass Play 7.0 7.0 KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB 5-3-2 5-0-0 PUNTS-Avg. 3-44.3 3-53.3 Punts blocked 0 0 FGs-PATs blocked 0-0 0-0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE yard·age 1 n. 1. An amount or length measured in yards. 2. Cloth sold by the yard. Noun 1. 184 85 Punt Returns 3-60 1-11 Kickoff Returns 5-122 3-46 Interceptions 1-2 2-28 PENALTIES-Yds 10-146 4-25 FUMBLES-Lost 0-0 2-1 TIME OF POSSESSION 29:44 30:16 Individual Statistics RUSHING-New England, Maroney 15-59, Faulk 7-29, Brady 5-14, Evans 1-3. Indianapolis, Addai 26-112, Keith 4-6, Manning 1-1. PASSING-New England, Brady 21-32-2-255. Indianapolis, Manning 16-27-1-225. RECEIVING-New England, Moss 9-145, Welker 5-38, Faulk 3-20, Stallworth 2-42, Watson 2-10. Indianapolis, Addai 5-114, Wayne 5-62, Clark 2-15, Moorehead 2-13, Gonzalez 1-13, Utecht 1-8. PUNT RETURNS-New England, Welker 3-60. Indianapolis, Rushing 1-11. KICKOFF RETURNS-New England, Hobbs 4-96, Welker 1-26. Indianapolis, Rushing 3-46. TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS-New England, Warren 5-2-0, Vrabel 5-0-1, Green 4-1-1, Gay 4-1-0, Seymour 4-1-0, Hobbs 4-0-0, Sanders 4-0-0, Harrison 3-3-0, Bruschi 3-1-0, Baker 3-0-0, Wright 3-0-0, Eckel 2-0-0, A.Thomas 2-0-0, Wilfork 2-0-0, Colvin 1-1-1, Seau 1-1-0, Paxton 1-0-0, Samuel 1-0-0, Stallworth 1-0-0. Indianapolis, Jackson 6-3-0, Brackett 6-1-0, Mathis 6-0-2, Bethea 5-0-0, Jennings 5-0-0, Sanders 5-0-0, Boiman 4-0-0, Hayden 3-0-0, Brock 2-1-0, Freeney 2-0-0, Hughes 2-0-0, E.Johnson 2-0-0, Archer 1-0-0, Charleston 1-0-0, Reid 1-0-0, Scott 1-0-0, Wayne 1-0-0, K.Dawson 0-1-0, J.Thomas 0-1-0. INTERCEPTIONS-New England, Harrison 1-2. Indianapolis, Brackett 1-28, Bethea 1-0. MISSED FIELD GOALS-Indianapolis, Vinatieri 50 (WL). OFFICIALS-Referee John Perry, Ump Tony Michalek, HL Derick Bowers, LJ John Hussey, FJ Gary Cavaletto, SJ Laird Hayes, BJ Perry Paganelli, Replay Jim Blackwood. Time: 3:04. For complete Patriots coverage go to telegram.com NAME: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled until (UTC) due to vandalism.
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