New England’s Defense is New Star of Show

Somewhere between Tom Brady’s record-setting performances and game-winning touchdown passes, New England’s defense has disappeared from the radar. With all the hype surrounding the unstoppable offense over the past few seasons, everyone has simply forgotten the Patriots even had a defensive team. Until last weekend, that is. Between Richard Seymour, Adalius Thomas, Ellis Hobbs and Brandon Meriweather, the mighty New England defense abused Brett Favre and the Jets in Sunday’s game against the New York team, putting the Pats’ defensive team back in the game and on the scene.

According to a poll by the Boston Herald, the New England defense was the team’s most valuable player of Sunday’s game, taking 65% of the votes. This quiet defense stepped up and struck hard in the wake of Brady’s absence, allowing just 20 points in the team’s last two games (a season low since coach Bill Belichick hopped on board in 2000.) Protecting the Patriots’ soft offensive grounds for now, Richard Seymor and Co. stopped Favre and his offense from getting much of anything done, holding the Jets to 256 yards while sacking Favre twice.

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