Sunday Night Football Broncos at Patriots

Tommy · 09-24-06, 02:45 PM

The New England Patriots might be undefeated this season, but they haven't exactly looked like a dominating team so far in '06. The Denver Broncos picked up a victory last week, but it probably wasn't deserved. Those teams will get a chance to turn around the doubters when they battle at Gillette Stadium in the Sunday night game (8:15pm ET).

The Patriots had to come from behind to defeat the Buffalo Bills in Week 1 - they scored a third-quarter touchdown, then added a field goal and a safety in the final frame to pull out a 19-17 home victory. Pats QB Tom Brady went just 11-of-23 for 163 yards passing against Buffalo, but did have two touchdown strikes to go along with one interception.

New England then had to hold on for a victory in Week 2 against the Jets, as New York came back from a 24-0 deficit in the third quarter to lose just 24-17. Brady was just over 50% with his passing against the Jets, going 15-of-29 for 220 yards, with one touchdown toss and one interception. Corey Dillon ran for 80 yards and a touchdown.

The Broncos, meanwhile, needed to go to overtime to grab their first win of the season last week - but they didn't need to score a touchdown to secure the victory. Jason Elam kicked field goals in the third quarter, fourth quarter, and overtime frame to give his team a 9-6 win over a Kansas City Chiefs team playing without starting QB Trent Green.

Denver's top quarterback, Jake Plummer, was largely ineffective against last week - the veteran went just 16-of-30 for 173 yards passing, with one interception. For Plummer, though, it was an improvement from Week 1, when he completed 13-of-26 pass attempts for 138 yards, with no TD strikes and three INTs in an 18-10 loss to the Rams.

The last time these two teams met, of course, was when the Broncos defeated the Patriots by a score of 27-13 in Denver in January. The Broncos had been a 3-point favorite in that game, while the combined score was an UNDER play. Last October the Broncos topped the Patriots 28-20 at home (also as 3-point favorites) in an OVER play.

Oddsmakers like New England's chances of getting to 3-0 on Sunday night, as the Patriots are currently listed as 7-point home favorites against the Broncos (with the total at 39 points). Be sure to watch out for line moves and injury updates over the weekend.

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09-24-06, 02:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tommy Now go get your shinebox Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sportscapper Island Posts: 15,105	Sunday Night Football Broncos at Patriots The New England Patriots might be undefeated this season, but they haven't exactly looked like a dominating team so far in '06. The Denver Broncos picked up a victory last week, but it probably wasn't deserved. Those teams will get a chance to turn around the doubters when they battle at Gillette Stadium in the Sunday night game (8:15pm ET). The Patriots had to come from behind to defeat the Buffalo Bills in Week 1 - they scored a third-quarter touchdown, then added a field goal and a safety in the final frame to pull out a 19-17 home victory. Pats QB Tom Brady went just 11-of-23 for 163 yards passing against Buffalo, but did have two touchdown strikes to go along with one interception. New England then had to hold on for a victory in Week 2 against the Jets, as New York came back from a 24-0 deficit in the third quarter to lose just 24-17. Brady was just over 50% with his passing against the Jets, going 15-of-29 for 220 yards, with one touchdown toss and one interception. Corey Dillon ran for 80 yards and a touchdown. The Broncos, meanwhile, needed to go to overtime to grab their first win of the season last week - but they didn't need to score a touchdown to secure the victory. Jason Elam kicked field goals in the third quarter, fourth quarter, and overtime frame to give his team a 9-6 win over a Kansas City Chiefs team playing without starting QB Trent Green. Denver's top quarterback, Jake Plummer, was largely ineffective against last week - the veteran went just 16-of-30 for 173 yards passing, with one interception. For Plummer, though, it was an improvement from Week 1, when he completed 13-of-26 pass attempts for 138 yards, with no TD strikes and three INTs in an 18-10 loss to the Rams. The last time these two teams met, of course, was when the Broncos defeated the Patriots by a score of 27-13 in Denver in January. The Broncos had been a 3-point favorite in that game, while the combined score was an UNDER play. Last October the Broncos topped the Patriots 28-20 at home (also as 3-point favorites) in an OVER play. Oddsmakers like New England's chances of getting to 3-0 on Sunday night, as the Patriots are currently listed as 7-point home favorites against the Broncos (with the total at 39 points). Be sure to watch out for line moves and injury updates over the weekend. To few live lines and bet this game visit BetWWTS.com
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