Where to start? If you’re looking for a well-reasoned objective piece of writing, move along. Basically what you’ve got here is an awestruck fan. No quarterback, ever, has had a higher completion percentage than Tom Brady’s last night (92.9%). That makes my head hurt. The guy is setting records left and right, he’s hot as all shit, and he dates a supermodel. Hollywood couldn’t write this plot, assuming they had their writers back, of course.

Some of the things I loved about last night’s game? The Jags hung with the Patriots for thirty minutes, but not even close to sixty. Garrard played great, I’ll give him that–he made some incredible throws, for touchdowns, even, in tight spots. Brady mentioned in his postgame conference that Bill had stressed the Jags’ great winning percentage when they win the turnover differential, and you could tell the Pats were coached to force turnovers where they could. They only got two, but they were big. The first was a Garrard fumble, and it looked like Ty Warren forced that ball out with his facemask. The Pats’ offense capitalized, scoring seven and flipping the scoring. In a game where the offenses are going to trade touchdowns, you want to be the team who’s ahead, not the one playing catch-up.

The Patriots took control in the mebeliкомпютри second half, though, scoring on their first possession with a variation of the Statue of Liberty play in which Brady faked faking the snap. Classic, and thanks, Josh McDaniels, for sticking around for another year. Most of the defense swarmed Kevin Faulk, while Tom Brady calmly and coolly bided his time before tossing a TD pass to Wes Welker in the back of the end zone.

The Patriots held the lead from then on, and the Jags never scored another touchdown.

No matter what a team tries to take away from this offense, they find a way to win. Maybe, if a team could field 16 guys on defense, they could take away the deep ball, the short stuff, and blitz, too, but otherwise, Tom will find his guy; in this case, 26 of 28 times. And how about that run game? You may have noticed we didn’t fret about the run game over here; we always thought Maroney was doing just fine, thank you very much. I imagine it must have been frustrating for him listening to all the negativity about his game when he hadn’t had much of a chance to prove otherwise. I love that, all by himself, he nearly doubled up the yardage gained by Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones Drew combined. You know, the guys who were going to run all over the Patriots defense. And the dude ran hard.

The second turnover, of course, was Rodney’s interception late in the fourth quarter, sealing the Jaguars’ fate, which, despite what Garrard believed, did in fact decree that their season would end in Foxboro.

With this interception, Rodney tied the record for consecutive postseason games with an interception (four).

I’ll be honest: the playoffs drive me batty. I’m pretty much still traumatized by the Patriots’ last couple of postseason appearances. (I’ve blacked it out. Don’t ask me for details, okay?) I fret, and it’s sometimes hard to enjoy the games. But oh, my God. Watching this team execute–not just the offense, or defense, or one or two phenomenal players, but the entire team, and the coaches, and how they plan and make adjustments and orchestrate their wins–it’s freaking beautiful. It’s genius, is what it is. Take something away, they’ll do something different. In the middle of the game, even. In the middle of a play. Whatever it takes, whatever role the guys have to fill, any way they have to win, they will.

And I am fully aware there’s another game next week. I don’t actually sleep well this time of year. But still, I’m going to enjoy this one on NFL Replay. I love watching this team get the job done.

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The Jaguars became everybody’s trendy pick heading into the playoffs and that only intensified when they became the first team ever to win in Pittsburgh twice in one year. And now the Jags head to New England to square up with your undefeated New England Patriots.

Despite all the talk of how tough Jacksonville is and how physical they play, I think the Pats match up very well with them. The going plan to at least slow down Brady is to bring pressure without blitzing and throw multiple looks at him in the defensive backfield. The defense is tough and very physical, but they are not really a crew that puts tremendous pressure on a QB, like, say, the Giants. And the defensive backs are good and also physical, but their safeties are young and could be a spot for the Pats to exploit in the middle.

A key to the Pats ability to move the ball and score is if Randy Moss can draw double coverage on a steady basis. Rashean Mathis is a very good corner, but I’m not sure if he can stay with Moss down field. If Moss breaks free early, the Jags will be forced to roll coverage towards him and open up the rest of the field. The linebackers for the Jags are good, but not really the guys you want covering this group of Patriot receivers. Bottom line is I just don’t know how well this Jacksonville defense matches up with a spread offense. They play the Colts and their spread offense twice a year and have only won once in the last three years.

On defense we all know that Bill and Dean Pees will focus on taking away one thing from Jacksonville and try and force them into uncomfortable situations. Common sense says load up against the run and try and make David Garrard beat you. Rodney Harrison could spend much of his night up in the box. The run game of Jacksonville is physical and tremendously effective, and I would not be surprised if they have success between the 20s. That said, when the field gets short, I could see the Patriots defense come alive in the red area–something like in that Pittsburgh game. Willie Parker had great stats, but in the end, the Steelers were just talkin’ loud and saying nothing. Fred Taylor and MJD are a great one-two punch, but I don’t know if they will hit pay dirt after a long drive.

If the Pats defense can force Garrard to throw, he has some very large receivers to throw to. The Pats secondary gives up quite a bit of size to them, but I am not sure they don’t match up with them anyway. The Jaguars receivers are big, but not necessarily the playmakers you need to score against New England. I am curious to see if the Pats get physical with them and if they are able to respond or are taken out of their game.

The Jaguars are riding high and confident, and there has been minimal talk this week from either side. The Patriots spent a few days enjoying their undefeated regular season, and then put it aside to address the second season, when it really counts. There are a lot of players on the roster that still have a bad taste in their mouth from the way last season ended. The roster is riddled with players that have significant winning playoff experience and they know what to do. Add to that guys like Moss and Junior Seau who are hungry for playoff success and you have a highly motivated, highly talented team that is looking to get their playoffs started.

Brady just keeps raking in the honors, as well he should. He’s earned the AP Offensive Player of the Year award. Brady received 35 1/2 votes; Randy Moss received 12 1/2, Wes Welker one, and Brett Favre one. That’s right: of the 50 votes cast, only one went to a non-Patriot.

You can send some more awards the Patriots’ way. Vote for Bill Belichick for Motorola Coach of the Year here. Vote for Brady for FedEx Air Player of the year here. And vote for Mike Vrabel for GMC Defensive Player of the Year here.

Comcast Sports Net is showing the Patriots Road to Perfection–all the information is here. We don’t have Comcast here at chez Land of Patriots, but it appears the same program is being shown on “CSNNE,” which I think stands for “Cox Sports Net New England.” It’s channel 55 in our house, anyway.

We’re kind of superstitious here, in case you haven’t noticed. (Chris has a certain Patriots shirt that hasn’t been washed all season, and you’ll get no arguments from me. Keep the damn thing away from water; whatever works.) As much as I dig the video montage those geniuses at the NFL Network have cobbled together to show whenever they talk about the Patriots–complete with their own “Path to Perfection” logo–I’d much rather be talking about this in a month, using the term “Path of Perfection” and the past tense. We didn’t say “undefeated” ’round here until it was fact, people. That’s just how we roll.

If you’re interested in the final power rankings as determined by the Senior Editor at the Jaguars’ official site, one Vic Ketchman, you can find them here. He’s got the Pats at number one, but with an asterisk. Because, according to him, they cheated in one game.

Just thought you’d like to know.

Paul Spicer is also doing his part to fan the flames of moral outrage. Full story here.

And finally, Don Banks psychoanalyzes a New England scout for us. Body language translations aside, I agree with his overall conclusion: the Jags haven’t shown they can hold in for the full sixty minutes against a team of the Patriots’ caliber.

As expected, Tom Brady was named MVP by the AP today. He received 49 of 50 votes. His statement and a quick comment from Bill below:

Tom Brady
“As I have learned over the course of my time with the Patriots, the most meaningful accomplishments are always the ones I have celebrated with my teammates. I am certainly proud of the success that we have enjoyed so far this season. I consider myself extremely fortunate to play for an organization like the New England Patriots. The Kraft family, Coach Belichick, and all of my teammates and coaches have created a winning tradition that we all are proud to be a part of. For that I am most thankful. I have always been a huge football fan and will always have great respect for the history of this game. I am flattered to join such an esteemed list of players, many of whom I consider the greatest of all-time. I hope that I can set as great of an example for kids around the world as the previous MVP’s did for me. I am grateful to all of the voters for any consideration I was given. It is a tremendous honor and I am sure it is one that my family will one day look back on with great pride. There is still plenty of football to be played this season and I look forward getting back on the field with my teammates and preparing for next weekend’s game. Thank you.”

Bill Belichick
“He deserves it. I have thought for a long time that there is no past or present quarterback I’d rather coach than Tom Brady and I am more certain of that every year he plays.”

There is a complete story on the Pats website along with a list of the records he broke this season. Congratulations to Tom on a truly staggering season.

It’s hard to argue with 16-0. Congratulations, Coach.

Full story here.

New England 38, New York Jets 14
1. Brady to Welker, 11 yards
2. Brady to Watson, 5 yards
3. Brady to Moss, 51 yards

San Diego 14, New England 38
4. Brady to Watson, 7 yards
5. Brady to Moss, 23 yards
6. Brady to Moss, 24 yards

Buffalo 7, New England 38
7. Brady to Watson, 8 yards
8. Brady to Moss, 3 yards
9. Brady to Gaffney, 4 yards
10. Brady to Moss, 45 yards

New England 34, Cincinnati 13
11. Brady to Vrabel, 1 yard
12. Brady to Moss, 7 yards
13. Brady to Moss, 14 yards

Cleveland 17, New England 34
14. Brady to Stallworth, 34 yards
15. Brady to Watson, 7 yards
16. Brady to Watson, 25 yards

New England 48, Dallas 27
17. Brady to Moss, 6 yards
18. Brady to Welker, 35 yards
19. Brady to Welker, 12 yards
20. Brady to K. Brady, 1 yard
21. Brady to Stallworth, 69 yards

New England 49, Miami 28
22. Brady to Stallworth, 30 yards
23. Brady to K. Brady, 2 yards
24. Brady to Moss, 35 yards
25. Brady to Moss, 50 yards
26. Brady to Welker, 14 yards
27. Brady to Welker, 16 yards

Washington 7, New England 52
28. Brady to Vrabel, 2 yards
29. Brady to Moss, 6 yards
30. Brady to Welker, 2 yards

New England 24, Indianapolis 20
31. Brady to Moss, 4 yards
32. Brady to Welker, 3 yards
33. Brady to Faulk, 13 yards

New England 56, Buffalo 10
34. Brady to Moss, 43 yards
35. Brady to Moss, 16 yards
36. Brady to Moss, 6 yards
37. Brady to Moss, 17 yards
38. Brady to Watson, 3 yards

Philadelphia 28, New England 31
39. Brady to Gaffney, 19 yards

New England 27, Baltimore 24
40. Brady to Moss, 3 yards
41. Brady to Gaffney, 8 yards

Pittsburgh 13, New England 34
42. Brady to Moss, 4 yards
43. Brady to Moss, 63 yards
44. Brady to Gaffney, 56 yards
45. Brady to Welker, 2 yards

Dolphins 7, New England 28
46. Brady to Moss, 11 yards
47. Brady to Moss, 1 yard
48. Brady to Gaffney, 48 yards

New England 38, New York Giants 35
49. Brady to Moss, 4 yards*
50. Brady to Moss, 65 yards**

*Brady ties Peyton Manning’s record for TD passes; Moss ties Jerry Rice’s record for TD receptions
**Brady breaks Manning’s record; Moss breaks Rice’s record (set in a 12-game season)