The game: Bills at Patriots The beer: True North Sweater Weather Maple Smoked Porter The result: Win, 29–25 The method: Live via Paramount+ The record: 2–5 The headline: “I’ve made mistakes that I’m sure I’ll make again.” – Mudhoney, “Good Enough” The commentary: A win against a superior division rival is a wonderful thing. What […]
The game: Patriots at Raiders The beer: Baxter Oktoberfest Märzen Lager The result: Loss, 21–17 The method: Live via Paramount+ The record: 1–5 The headline: “The proof is in the pudding!” – Electric Eels, “Safety Week” The commentary: A collaborative play in three acts: Act I: Malik Cunningham, American Football Player by Wikipedian Danjobilly1 and […]
The game: Saints at Patriots The beer: Von Trapp Bohemian-Style Pilsner The result: Loss, 34–0 The method: Live via CBS The record: 1–4 The headline: “Where do we go? Where do we go? Where do we go from here?” – UFO, “Rock Bottom” The commentary: Say what you will about Scott Zolak—I know I have—but […]
The game: Patriots at Cowboys The beer: Wormtown Fresh Patch Pumpkin Ale The result: Loss, 38–3 The method: Live via NFL+ The record: 1–3 The headline: “He bought me a soda and he tried to molest me in the parking lot. Yep.” – Pixies, “Bone Machine” The commentary: Ladies and gentleman of the WordPress community, […]
The game: Patriots at Jets The beer: Riverwalk Uncle Bob’s English-Style Bitter Ale The result: Win, 15–10 The method: NFL+ The record: 1–2 The headline: “What could it be? It’s a mirage!” – Beastie Boys, “Sabotage” The commentary: “The Dolphins dropped seventy on the Broncos… how do you like our defense now??” For the most […]
The game: Dolphins at Patriots The beer: Jack’s Abby Copper Legend Oktoberfest Lager The result: Loss, 24–17 The method: Live via Peacock The record: 0–2 The headline: “Empty my pockets and wreck my day.” – St. John Green, “Canyon Women” The commentary: Beginning with today’s data skim daily prompt, I’m trying out this “featured image” […]
Week one The game: Eagles at Patriots The beer: Cambridge Amber Ale The result: Loss, 25–20 The method: Live via Paramount+ The record: 0–1 The headline: “You want the same thing every day, I’ll teach you love a different way.” – Kiss, “Sweet Pain” The commentary: So much hostility! Deservedly so, sure, but there’s “fire […]
The beer: Earth Eagle Good Helmet Schwarzbier The headline: “This history lesson doesn’t make any sense.” – Built to Spill, “The Plan” The commentary: At Canobie Lake Park, a teenage boy with an alarming chest rash gathers among friends and wet towels. Nearby—too near, by accident—a man approaching fifty kills time on his phone while […]
The beer: SingleCut Frequency Lager The headline: “Don’t you know that I’ll always be true?” – Iron Butterfly, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” The commentary: Three generations of Halfenhalfs returned to Patriots training camp after a year’s hiatus and it’s just as well we missed Matt Patricia’s failure to sit up straight and build a functional NFL offense. Good […]
Week seventeen The game: Dolphins at Patriots The beer: Great Rhythm Long Beach Lager The result: Win, 23–21 The method: Live via Paramount+ Week eighteen The game: Patriots at Bills The beer: Twisted Fate My Promises Are Lies Tonight India Pale Ale The result: Loss, 35–23 The method: Live via Paramount+ The headline: “All the […]
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