Patriots – Bears Game gets Highest Ratings

Amidst the commentary surrounding the New England Patriot’s Sunday victory over the Chicago Bears is this new piece – the game got the highest ratings out of any game so far this season. Nielsen Media Research data showed that the Patriots 17-13 win over the Chicago Bears averaged 24.1 million viewers and was the most-watched NFL regular season game since 2002. New England Patriots Tickets are still available to this weekend’s game against the Detroit Tigers.

The Patriots – Bears game wasn’t just the highest rated NFL game since 2002. It was also the highest rated sporting event since the Olympic Games back in February.

Winning Ugly with the New England Patriots

The New England Patriots may not be the prettiest team, the most graceful, and certainly not the most spectacular team to watch, but they win. So who cares? So long as the NFL doesn’t start awarding style points, winning is all it takes to keep going and that’s just what the Patriots did this past weekend against the Chicago Bears. In a game that featured nine turnovers, the Pats managed to pull ahead late in the game and win 17-13. New England Patriots Tickets to their upcoming game against the Detroit Lions are still available.

Steve Grogan is now a guest writer at Patsfans.com, a blog dedicated to the New England Patriots. The former Patriots quarterback says that this weekend’s game was strange to see. “You don’t see many games where a team fumbles the ball twice on the same play, or a ball that pops 10 feet in the air and then is intercepted.”

Things do seem to be looking up for the Patriots in the home stretch. They are 11^th in the league in rushing, averaging 124.9 yards per game and 3^rd in rush defense, allowing 83.2 yards per game. They are also ranked 8^th in total scoring, averaging 23 points per game while their defense ranks 2^nd in points allowed, giving up only 13.09 points per game.

New England Patriots vs. Chicago Bears Commentary

New England Patriots fans have a lot to smile about after their Patriots dispatched of the Chicago Bears on Sunday in a game that featured nine turnovers – just enough for the Pats to pull-out a victory. The Patriots are now set to take on the Detroit Lions next weekend on December 3 at Gillette Stadium at 1:00 p.m. New England Patriots Tickets to this one cost anywhere from $60 to $1,142.

The Patriots improved to 8-3 on the season, defeating the Bears 17-13 with three interceptions by Asante Samuel. The Pats defense stifled Rex Grossman. Tom Brady, meanwhile, showed his greatness by leading a Patriots charge late in the game and putting on an impressive juke-move to avoid Brian Urlacher. The Bears star quarterback was only 15-for-34 with 176 yards. Linebacker Junior Seau suffered a broken arm and is likely done for the season, not good news by any stretch of the imagination.

New England Patriots Top Bears

The New England Patriots had to overcome several turnovers today but managed to hold on and prevail against the Chicago Bears 17-13. The Patriots turned the ball over three times from within the Bears 20-yard line, but managed to win on a Tom Brady to Benjamin Watson touchdown pass. New England Patriots Tickets are available to next weekend’s game against the Detroit Lions for anywhere from $64 to $1,142.

Playing on their new artificial turf, the Patriots improved their record to 8-3 against a merciless Bears defense. The Bears defense was the stingiest in the league, allowing only 120 points in 10 games. But the Patriots were second, allowing only 131.

The Bears were in the perfect position to finish a North Eastern sweep and came roaring back in the closing minutes of the game. In a game with nine turnovers, Asante Samuel intercepted a Rex Grossman to Rashied Davis pass with less than 2-minutes remaining in the game. Tom Brady then knelt on the next three plays, making sure every time that he held on to that ball just as tightly as he could. Belichick praised Samuel’s play after the game.

New England Patriots set to take on Chicago Bears

The New England Patriots and the Chicago Bears are set to face off at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts this afternoon at 4:15 p.m. New England Patriots Tickets are still available for upcoming home games on December 3 against the Detroit Lions for anywhere from $64 to $1,142 and then on December 17 against the Houston Texans for anywhere from $72 to $883.

This should be a great game between two of the best teams in the NFL. The Bears are coming off two solid road wins against the Jets and the Giants and, standing at 9-1, are looking to secure a division crown with a win in New England. The Patriots, at 7-3 are coming off their most outstanding defensive effort of the year last week against the Packers in Green Bay.

This could be a possible preview of the Super Bowl. New England Patriots fans still flinch when they think of the Bears and just how badly they mauled the Patriots back in Super Bowl XX. That 1985 Bears teams was a defensive monster and this years’ team, giving up only 120 points in 10 games, is not a far cry from that championship team of two decades ago.

The Patriots are not far off however, coming in second to the Bears at fewest points allowed per game with only 13.1.

New England Patriots Shut Down Green Bay Packers

The New England Patriots silenced the Green Bay Packers yesterday and won 35-0 at Lambeau Field – a place where the Patriots have known only defeat. The Patriots are now back on track after losing two straight and the Green Bay Packers are looking at the prospect of continuing the season without Brett Favre who left the game with an injury to his right hand. The Patriots now return home to take on the 9-1 Chicago Bears. New England Patriots Tickets to that game cost anywhere from $150 to $1,195.

The Boston Globe asks, “Are the Patriots really this good?” A 35-0 win over the Packers is something to write home about. But this one was easy. Too easy. And the Packers didn’t ever have the chance of so much as sniffing a W in this one. Brett Favre went 5 for 15 and 73 yards before leaving with an injury and the Pats held the Packers to 120 total yards of offense.

As for the Patriots? Tom Brady looked like his former self – the self that guided the Patriots to an era of NFL dominance and three Super Bowl titles. Brady was 20 of 31 for 244 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. Brady’s rating of 128.2 was his highest of the season. Now the Pats have to prepare for the Bears at home. The Patriots are undefeated this season on the road, but have lost two-straight at home.

New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers

The New England Patriots travel to Green Bay to take on Bret Favre and the Packers. One of two streaks will be broken this weekend. Either the Patriots will win for the first time in historic Lambeau Field, which they’ve never done, or they’ll lose on the road, which they haven’t done all season. The Patriots have lost both games to the NFC North Packers since losing to them in Super Bowl XXXI and both those games were in Foxborough and both had a final score of 28-10.

The New England Patriots will return home on November 26 to take on the feared Chicago Bears at 4:15 p.m. Fans looking to get their hands on New England Patriots Tickets can still get tickets to that game for anywhere from $140 to $1,195. After that, the Patriots have only two more home games this season. They take on the Detroit Lions on December 3 and then the Houston Texans on December 17.

The Patriots are coming off their first consecutive defeats since 2002 as the Jets grounded the Pats last weekend at home. Lambeau Field is historically a hard place for the Patriots to play and given that the Patriots are banged-up and haven’t been playing all that well, this could be a tough one. The thing to keep in mind is that we are talking about the New England Patriots. Everybody is going to play their heart out – on the road or at home – and the Pats have a way of rebounding just when you thought all the pieces were coming undone.

New England Patriots stunned by New York Jets

The New York Jets handed the New England Patriots their first back-to-back loss in 57 games this afternoon. Now that the Patriots are 6-3, it’s time to start worrying if these Patriots have what it takes to go all the way. The next Patriots home game will be November 26 against the Chicago Bears and fans looking to get their hands on New England Patriots Tickets can expect to pay anywhere between $155 and $1,399.

In a game with lousy weather and sloppy plays, the Jets improved to 5-4 and upset the Patriots as part of a heated rivalry. Tom Brady completed 25 of 37 passes for 255 yards. He threw one touchdown pass and one interception. Running back Cory Dillon carried the ball 11 times for 98 yards, including a huge 50 yard dash but no touchdowns.

On the Jets side of things, Chad Pennington completed 22 of 33 passes for 168 yards and one touchdown and one interception while Jets rushing only put up 117 yards. Despite putting up worse numbers on offense, the Jets managed to hold off the Patriots for the win.

While it is generally taken for granted that the Patriots can walk away with first place in their weak division, today’s upset means that the Patriots shouldn’t get too comfortable during the regular season.

New England Patriots and the New York Jets

New England Patriots Tickets for tomorrow’s game against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium are still available, but fans need to hurry. For anywhere from $143 to $914, Pats fans can catch New England and New York continues a storied rivalry. For the Patriots, looking to recover in good form from last week’s defeat at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts, this should be a good one.

The good news for the Patriots is that they haven’t lost two consecutive home games since 2002. The numbers point to a big game for the Patriots and Tom Brady, who is 29-6 lifetime in division games and 36-9 as a starter after November 1. Patriots Coach Bill Belichick and Jets Coach Eric Mangini have a storied past themselves, making this weekend’s game all the more interesting.

The Patriots are now looking at being the three-seed in the AFC and many are wondering if the Pats of old are gone for good. They’ll need a lot of help should they face the Colts or Broncos in the playoffs and Cory Dillon is grousing over a lack of carries.

New England Patriots lose to Indianapolis Colts

New England Patriots Tickets to the much anticipated game against the New York Jets this weekend at Gillette Stadium are becoming highly coveted. Fans are willing to spend anywhere from $155 to $1,086 at Stubhub.com to get their hands on Patriots tickets for the 1:00 p.m. game this Sunday. Perhaps the reason for this has to do with last weekend’s crushing defeat at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts in which Safety Rodney Harrison went down with a shoulder injury.

Despite losing 27-20 to the Colts, Patriots Coach Bill Belichick said that there were some positives and some negatives to the game. Offensively, the Patriots moved the ball well at times, amassing 349 yards of total offense. But they also committed five turnovers, which limited them to two touchdowns and possibly prevented them from tying the game in the closing minutes.

So the Patriots have dropped to 6-2, having lost both of their games at home while the Colts extend their streak to 8-0 and remain the only undefeated team in the NFL. But the question remains, did the Colts win or did the Patriots lose? Bear with me a moment here. Sure, the Colts walk away with another notch in the win-column, but the Patriots played even worse than they did in that Denver playoff game last year. Brady was – well – awful and didn’t get much help from his receivers in this one. Kevin Faulk dropped two key passes, preventing the Patriots from at least tying the game and, at most, winning the thing.

With the Jets coming up, a classic New England rivalry, be sure to keep your eyes posted here for all the latest updates on Patriots tickets.

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