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Five Things to Watch This Week - Week 7

By Patty O'Tool


The Patriots play their seventh regular season game on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday October 25th at 1:00 PM. I think the game is in England or something. I can't really find any information to confirm . I will celebrate this tidbit by watching the game with a Guinness. (and at some point I'll get around to making my own fish and chips. But that just seems like a ton of work and is likely to make the house smell for a whole week. (Wanna sound British next time you're at a party? Just put "innit?" at the end of every sentence. Works every time.))

Tom Brady - My god, he looked good last week. Can he keep that up? No, of course not. But I'd expect to see at least 3 TDs this week.

Adalius Thomas - Mr. Thomas, last week was your wakeup call. Want to be a Patriot next year? Start showing us something.

The Field - The turf at Wembley Stadium should get a work out this week. Soccer players usually weigh 120 pounds. This field has never seen the likes of Vince Wilfork. Expect things to be pretty chewed up by the second quarter.

Laurence Maroney - What are the odds he has two good weeks in a row? I'm not betting my son's college fund on it, but I think he should be able to do something again this week. Tampa's defense is pillowy soft. (I still want to see some BenJarvus in the mix...) Plus I think the exchange rate is something like 1 British Yard = 1.66 American Yards. Make sure your fantasy football league commissioner makes a note of that.

RBs and TEs - We're down to three healthy wide receivers. And one of those is Sam Aiken. Yikes. Look for a lot of passes to the backs and tight ends.


Check out this quote from Bucs coach Raheem Morris:

"Bill Belichick is not going to take it easy on us," Morris added. "He just played an 0-and-whatever team (last Sunday), and the score was 59-0. Now he's going to play another one. I'm sure Bill Belichick is licking his chops. And he should be."


Way to fire up the team there, Smart Guy. That's why you're 0 and 6. Going on 0 and 7. Enjoy that long flight home!


My prediction: Pats 38, Bucs 10.

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