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The New England Patriots: Will Tom Brady win his team another Superbowl? Justin Kauffman ’09

Last Sunday, Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback, threw for his 30th touchdown pass, and Randy Moss made a tremendous catch in the endzone to record his 11th touchdown catch of the season. The Patriots are currently 8-0, and pop icon Tom Brady is on pace to break Peyton Manning’s single season touchdown record by eleven touchdowns. The Colts game approaches and the deep-rooted rivalry will be played out this weekend once again. Both AFC teams are undefeated, and the winner of Sunday’s game will be the only team to not have a single loss to their name. The question raised as New England stampedes over the competition is are the Patriots the most dominant team in the NFL this season? Are they better than Indianapolis, and if so will they be able to get by them in the AFC Championship, after suffering a heart breaking loss to them last year? There just doesn’t seem to be a team that could stop the Patriots, including the Indianapolis Colts. Since Tom Brady has started for the Patriots, he has been a pro-bowl caliber type player; however, this year the Patriots offense is complete with the incredible wide receivers added to the roster. Randy Moss simply decided to have another great season this year. In ’06, Moss was on the Oakland Raiders, a team that lacked a talented quarterback, and he didn’t have any drive to score touchdowns. Contrarily, Moss showed real interest as he began to discuss situational trades with the Patriots association. Moss expressed many times that he was honored to be able to play with Tom Brady, and he has demonstrated that he has good reason. Half way through the season, Moss had already recorded one more touchdown than he had all of last year. Despite Randy Moss’ incomparable season, Wes Welker and Donte’ Stallworth, the other two starting wide outs, have also shown their offensive abilities by catching a combined total of nine touchdown catches and over 1000 receiving yards. The defense doesn’t even need to be mentioned because of the points the Patriots score every week. The New England Patriots are scoring an average of forty-one points a week, while they are holding their opponents to only sixteen. Criticism was directed at the Patriots early on in the season because of their schedule, which some claimed to not be a challenge, but the Patriots overcame these words and beat the Cowboys in week six of the season. At the point, the Cowboys were also a team without a loss. Both teams entered the game willing to leave everything on the field, yet the Patriots romped Dallas defeating them by a three-touchdown margin. Yes, the Patriots are the best team in the NFL, and their only obstacle, the Colts, will prove to not even face up to playoff star Tom Brady and his New England Patriots.