You say there was a game? The game: Patriots vs. Seahawks The beer: (See part 1) The result: Win, 28–24 The commentary: Specific memories of the play-by-play have fogged over but I can’t exactly have a “part 1” without a “part 2” and maintain my dignity. Who am I, Remo Williams? Fingers crossed that my […]
The game: Colts at Patriots The beer: Mystic Descendant Suffolk Dark Ale The result: Win, 45–7 The commentary: It went down as it was supposed to… and then some. Luck forced a couple of throws that, as against Denver, went the other way. What say you, Mike Wells of ESPN Indianapolis? Did these amount to […]
Week five The game: Bengals at Patriots The beer: Left Hand Oktoberfest Märzen Lager The result: Win, 43–17; Packers win, 42–10 The commentary: Football season aligns a little too well with birthday season. The only defense is hoping a majority of preschooler parents are devoted fans. As in, I would never schedule a non-emergency event […]
The game: Raiders at Patriots The beer: Belhaven Scottish Stout The result: Win, 16–9; Saints win, 20–9 The commentary: Our first home game of the season is also the first primetime game of the season. What’s that you say? It did not begin after How I Big Banged Your Theory? Well, it did at our […]
The beer: Cambridge Spring Training India Pale Ale The commentary: Another haircut, another draft. Another media blackout. And another-another haircut, as G. got her first ever this morning. She was so excited about it and wore a super serious face (pictured) for the first five minutes. It amounted to a trim, a cleanup, because her […]
The game: Colts at Patriots The beer: Berkshire Scotch Ale The result: Win, 43–22; Seth-Aaron, 5–0 The commentary: Quickly, here’s what I loved this week. Turnovers. The defense is trending in the right direction, even if they’re still lousy. But turnovers are the great equalizer and more Brady drives can only help against Manning and […]
The game: Bills at Patriots The beer: Wachusett Larry Imperial India Pale Ale The result: Win, 34–20 The commentary: During the Browns game a few weeks ago I got into a shouting match with color man Steve Tasker. He said something critical about the Pats or their play-calling (I was bitter because Jason Campbell was […]
Week thirteen The game: Patriots at Texans The beer: Newburyport Pale Ale The result: Win, 34–31 The commentary: Readers (!) wondering why I comment so infrequently on game details have by now learned the truth: even in the rare week where I post before the next one is played, usually it’s like Saturday night or […]
The game: Broncos at Patriots The beer: Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale The result: 34–31 The commentary: Fred Kirsch on the Patriots.com live blog put it best after Blount’s fumble (the team’s third) when he wrote “I’m going to vomit.” (In Blount’s defense he appeared to be knocked out for a second. The strip sack […]
Week nine The game: Steelers at Patriots The beer: Berkley Harvest Ale The result: Win, 55–31 The commentary: Wow. Look at her! Wow… wow. Just when I think the world is too far gone a moment like this is captured. Everything, somehow, will be OK. Fifty-five points! Despite two no-calls on back-to-back first-quarter touchdowns by […]
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