All Things Football

So the table is set. For the second time in three years the Super Bowl that I rated as least interesting or compelling is the one we've been saddled with.

Two Complaints: First When will a helmet to helmet hit be a penalty when it's on a player other than a Quarterback? Is the health of the other 21 players on the field not as important? Second When will they stop calling holding on the defensive player who tackles the running back who was just part of a play action fake? Guess what: that means it worked! If they are going to fake the ball to him, and he's going to run like he has it, the defense has to be allowed to tackle him.

Final reason for this post: Recently I saw that my side bar was longer than my posts. I decided that the records set (and nearly set) by the 2007 New England Patriots were great, but they didn't need to be on the side bar anymore. Therefore, in order to preserve (and because I spent a lot of time compiling them) I'm going to list them here and simply have a link to this post on the side bar.

NFL Records set by the
2007 New England Patriots

Team Records
• Consecutive Wins, Many Seasons
  Record: 21 06-08 Patriots
  Previous: 18 03-04 Patriots



• Touchdowns, Single Season
  Record: 75 2007 Patriots
  Previous: 70 '84 Dolphins



• TD's scored by different players
  Record: 21 '00 Broncos & '87 Rams
  Current: 21 2007 Patriots
  Final result: Tied



• Margin of Victory, Single Season
  Record: +315 net points 2007 Patriots
  Previous: +292 '42 Bears
  This is a crazy record as it has stood for
  65 years and was set during an 11 game season!



• PATs made, Single Season
  Record: 75 Gostkowski
  Previous: 66 Uwe von Schamann



• Scoring, Single Season
  Record: 589 2007 Patriots
  Previous: 556 98 Vikings



• Wins, Single Season
  Record: 16 2007 Patriots
  Previous: 14 Multiple Teams



• Consecutive Wins, Single Season
  Record: 16 2007 Patriots
  Previous: 14 72 Mia, 04 Pitt


Individual Records

• TD Passes, Single Season
  Record: 50 Brady
  Previous: 49 Manning



• Passing yards, Single Season
  Record: 5084 Marino
  Final: 4806 Brady
  Needed: 278 yds
  Did the inclimate weather during the Jets game cost Brady this record?



• Passer Rating, Single Season
  Record: 121.1 Manning
  Final: 117.2 Brady



• TD Receptions, Single Season
  Record: 23 Moss
  Previous: 22 Rice
  Let's not forget that Rice's record was set during a strike shortened season. He caught 22 Touchdowns in just 12 games! He was on pace for nearly 30 TD receptions!

So there are the records for one of the most amazing offensive teams in NFL history. Some may ask why did they do this? To prove that "Spygate" meant nothing. The New England Patriots would have been under more scrutiny weeks 2-17 and then in the playoffs than any other team in the history of the game and they still systematically dismantled some of the best defenses in the game.

Let's just hope when Brady comes back (if Brady comes back) that he's still Tom Brady.