Posted in Patriots on Jan 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Please check in all week, beginning on Monday.
Our North of Boston Media Group crew includes two sportswriters (myself and Hector Longo), a news reporter (JJ Huggins) and a photographer (Paul Bilodeau). We will all be flying out tomorrow night (Sunday) at Logan Airport. I will have my laptop in tow, of course.
Make sure you check out our newspaper Websites — www.eagletribune.com, www.salemnews.com, www.newburyportnews.com and www.gloucestertimes.com — as we will be updating the sites with videos … continued »
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Posted in Patriots on Jan 25th, 2008 3 Comments »
Here are the post-season shares for all teams that made the playoffs:
Wild Card Game
(Div. Winner) $20,000 ($19,000 in 2007)
(Loser) $18,000 ($17,000 in 2007)
Divisional Playoff Game
$20,000 ($19,000 in 2007)
Conference Championship Game
$37,500 ($37,000 in 2007)
Super Bowl
(Winning Team) $78,000 ($73,000 in 2007)
(Losing Team) $40,000 ($38,000 in 2007)
Pro Bowl
(Winning Team) $40,000 (same in 2007)
(Losing Team) $20,000 (same in 2007)
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Posted in Patriots on Jan 24th, 2008 9 Comments »
I’ll be here until 10 p.m.
I may take a quick break. I am expecting a call from Ron Jaworski on a story I am working on.
Let ‘em roll.
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Posted in Patriots on Jan 24th, 2008 1 Comment »
Throughout the next week I will be tossing out facts about the Super Bowl.
The first is ticket allocation.
Here is the breakdown:
STADIUM CAPACITY: 65,000 SUPER BOWL
TICKET BREAKDOWN: League office 25.2% AFC Team 17.5% NFC Team 17.5% Other 29 clubs 34.8% (1.2% each) Host team 5%
The Patriots and Giants each get 11,375 seats to divided up any way the club wants.
When we get that number (lottery vs. VIPs), I will put it on the blog.
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Posted in Patriots on Jan 24th, 2008 12 Comments »
I saw the 1986 Super Bowl game on NFL Network last night, the Patriots against the Chicago Bears.
We all know the outcome, 46-10 … and it wasn’t even that close.
Two things struck me:
1. Bears defense was the best ever, or at least the pressure they put on the ball behind the line of scrimmage. It looked like they were cheating. The moment Tony Eason handed off to Craig James, two Bears croaked hime (forcing a … continued »
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Posted in Patriots on Jan 23rd, 2008 15 Comments »
This is a great question.
On the surface, I would say yes. The Patriots are loaded with playmakers.
But you know a team like the Giants would feel like a gorilla was off their shoulders facing the Patriots without Brady.
Let me know what you think … and why?
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