FG for the Patriots. Gostkowski has been perfect in the playoffs so far, looks like they found a Vinatieri replacement.
Not really... they went for the deep ball to Wayne on the first down (where he fell), Manning trips on Addai on 2nd down, and 3rd and long led to an incomplete. Manning, minus that INT-TD, is having his best game of his playoffs career.
God damned Manning. His thumb is defenetely hurt, his passes are wobbly. They need to blitz him and force a mistake, or try to go after his hand and get him out of the game.
Hmm... Colts playing for the tie... they better hope they get the ball back. Brady, tie game, 5 minutes left... he might find a way to run it all the way down, and kick a FG for the win.
Boy, I don't want Manning with 4 mins left down by 3 pts. Time for Peyton to choke. Gostkowski = New Vinatieri
If you're truly a Pats fan, thats a blasphemous statement... it would be like saying Cato is the new Olajuwon (when we first acquired him). Let that guy kick it in the snow, or win a couple of Super Bowls with his leg before declaring him as good as the HOF kicker.
This game is very similar to the one they played at Indy in 03, where the Pats stood up Edgerrin James at the goal-line to end the game with a similar score.
It would be classic if Manning drives them for a game-tying field goal and Vinateri were to miss. Apparently, he missed a couple in the game against New England earlier this season.
I'm not annointing him as the new Vinatieri, heck he may be the best kicker ever. i'm just saying he has been clutch in this game and perfect in the playoffs so far, and NE hasn't missed a beat w/o Vinatieri. And the blitzing worked perfectly, a 3 and out.
