Patriots Once Again Tops in Power Rankings

ESPN.com has once again released its NFL Power Rankings, and once again the New England Patriots are at the very top of the list.  The #1-ranked Patriots stomped the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football in yet another lopsided victory for the Patriots.  The Pats offense is operating like absolute clockwork, having scored so far in each of the 16 quarters of this young 2007 season.  This streak cannot be totally attributed to the new additions New England made in the offseason, as the Patriots’ scoring streak actually goes back 36 quarters, all the way into last season.

The New England Patriots are absolutely the best team in the NFL today.  They are the best offensive unit I’ve ever seen on a football field in my entire life.  The Randy Moss touchdown catch on Monday was absolutely unbelievable, in the sense that I actually could not believe what I had just seen.  I have officially put a moratorium of the use of the dirty word that starts with “Un” and kind of rhymes with “Retreated,” but I will say that the Patriots are staring at one very memorable season, and they are unequivocally the team to beat in the NFL right now.

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Pats Move to 4-0

In case you missed the game, John Clayton has written a stirring article on the Monday Night Football dismantling of the Cincinnati Bengals at the hands of the New England Patriots.  The Patriots absolutely destroyed the depleted linebacking corps of the Bengals, rushing backup running back Sammy Morris for more than 100 yards on the night.  All in all, the New England backup platoon filled in nicely for Laurence Maroney, who sat out with a groin injury.  The Patriots didn’t seem to mind at all, showcasing the amazing depth they have at every single position by throwing all their backup runners at Cincy for combined total of nearly 200 yards.

What the Patriots are doing right now is amazing. This type of pure dismantling of each opponent on the way to a 4-0 record is almost unheard of in the NFL, and the whole thing is made even more astounding the by the historical context in which the Patriots are putting on such a display.  The rules are set up to keep a team like this from ever forming.  The deck is stacked so monumentally in favor of parity and against dynasties in the NFL.  This makes the dominance of the Patriots all the more special every single week that it continues.  They now have a short week to get ready for the Cleveland Browns.  And we all know how much Belichick loves to beat up on his former assistants.  The Pats are staring at a very realistic 5-0 start to the 2007 season.

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New England Gears Up for MNF

ESPN.com Insider is allowing all readers to access the Insider Report on the Patriots versus Bengals Monday Night Football match-up this week.  In it, Gary Horton of Scouts Inc gives readers insider information on what to watch for in this epic battle between two of the premier offenses in the AFC.  Horton points out that the Cincinnati secondary is extremely vulnerable when it comes to giving up the big play, so be on the lookout for a few early bombs from Tom Brady to Randy Moss.  The Patriots will most likely look to jump on the Bengals early and keep them down the rest of the game.  Look for the Pats to put as many points on the boards as they can in the first half, and then go to the run game to keep the ball out of Carson Palmer’s hands in the second half as they pull away.

The Patriots are really looking like the most complete team in the NFL through three games.  If they roll through Cincinnati in another rout, it will officially be time for the rest of the league to stand up and take notice that these Patriots are truly head and shoulders better than anyone else in the NFL right now.  I, for one, don’t expect the Patriots to have any trouble dispatching the Bengals this Monday night.  I just don’t think the Bengals have enough defense to contain the Pats.  The Patriots are one of the teams in the NFL that could conceivably win a shootout with the Bengals.  However, the Pats won’t need to, as their defense is far superior to the Bengals’ unit, and will most likely make this game just another ho-hum blowout on the Patriots’ way to the Super Bowl.

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