Battle of the “New’s”: Will Tom Brady and Company Get a Win?

By
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: September 18, 2009

commentComment        

... was mere minutes from leaving them with a 0-1 home start.

Tom Brady didn't exactly look like the 16-0 regular season record-breaking QB we witnessed just two seasons ago.

Buffalo harassed him and made him make mistakes and all but won until the last five minutes of the game.

Oh, and until then Brady was outperformed by Trent Edwards.

Now that Brady and the Patriots fought through that game and left with a win, they have a new challenge in the form of brazen first-year coach Rex Ryan and his New York Jets.

Rookie QB Mark Sanchez' debut against the Houston Texans last week was eye-popping good, as he went 18-31 with 272 yards passing and a TD, but one ugly interception.

Sanchez did the most damage on third down, going 12-15 and continuously converting to keep that Texans defense on the field, and All-Pro WR Andre Johnson off of it.

New York's defense also played very well, pressuring Texans QB Matt Schaub down-after-down, and he ended ...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com


Comments