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Snap judgments: Pats crush Jags, 35-7 12.27.09 at 3:40 pm ET
By Christopher Price

FOXBORO — The Patriots just put the wraps on a 35-7 win over the Jaguars in front of a sold-out crowd at Gillette Stadium. (Click here for box score.) We’ll have more for you shortly — quotes, notes and analysis — but here are a few early notes:

• New England moves to 10-5 on the season with the victory and completes a perfect 8-0 regular-season mark at home. In addition, the Patriots clinched the division title with the win. Meanwhile, Jacksonville drops to 7-8.

• New England was in control of this one from late in the first quarter. Jacksonville was unsuccessful on a pair of attempts to try to get a first down — the Jags couldn’t convert on a third-and-1 and were stopped on a fourth-and-1, turning the ball over on downs with 4:53 left in the first. The Patriots quickly responded — four plays later, they had their first touchdown of the game, a 2-yard pass from Tom Brady to Randy Moss with 2:48 left in the first quarter that made it 7-0.

• The Patriots were particularly impressive in the second quarter, putting together three quick drives — consisting of two, six and seven plays — and shooting to a 28-0 lead at halftime. After that, they coasted to the finish. The lone stain on the New England offense was an early goal-line fumble by running back Laurence Maroney. Maroney was removed and did not play the rest of the way.

• The Patriots controlled all three phases of the game, holding the Jacksonville running attack in check for most of the afternoon. Offensively, they moved the ball without much trouble — punter Chris Hanson punted just once all day. When Jags quarterback David Garrard did decide to throw the ball, he was ineffective and just plain wild, throwing two interceptions.

• Stat standouts on the afternoon included Brady, who was excellent on the afternoon, going 23-for-26 for 267 yards and four touchdown passes. Sammy Morris had 12 carries for 95 yards and a touchdown, while Wes Welker had 13 catches for 138 yards and Randy Moss had four catches for 45 yards and three touchdowns. On the other side of the ball, Garrard was 19-for-25 for 185, while Maurice Jones-Drew had 63 rushing yards.

Check back for all the reaction from both locker rooms …

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  • jim redgate

    is I what meant on the phone is this I have been a patriots fan snice babe parilli and i did not apperciate being hung up on
    3 or 4 times this year cbs has screwed up a patriots game in the north carolina area.
    today was probably the best game of the year (of a rebuilding year)for the denfense and i could not watch it because i am on a monthly income and can not afford to pay for nfl network and lets face it the patriots are a good enough team to be on tv on the entire eastern sea board for the entire 16 game season
    especially in flexable schuelde (weeks 11 16)what is wrong with puttin
    philly vs pittsburg @ 1.00 pm
    n/e vs jackson @ 4e.00 pm
    indy vs jets @ 8.00 pm

    all games with potential* playoff implications * and a possible good rating day for cbs

    i think i deserve a little bit more respect where that is the only football team I have ever watched in 50 years. then hang up on me 30 seconds in to a call that is why they call you meathead cause you do stupid meathead things
    you are a cbs affiliate so you do have some responsibility to let fans vent about game coverage or non game coverage why did cbs chose the way it did.
    that is what I want to know its to many times this year

    i

  • Tim

    You’re a complete idiot!

  • DElliott

    First off, the steelers played the RAVENS not the EAGLES, you got your birds mixed up. Second, you just going by what you wanna see, not what the nation might think, so who cares.

  • jim redgate

    yeah i am I did not get to watch the game you did ahole

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