Still Kicking At 45

Former Pats kicker Adam Vinatieri shows no signs of slowing down at the age of 45 in his 23rd season.

While kicking for the Colts, he broke Morten Anderson's career field goal record when he made his 566th in today's loss to the Texans.

He also played his 341st game, breaking a tie with George Blanda for 4th place. If he plays the entire season, he will tie Gary Anderson for second.

He needs 31 points to become the all-time leader with 2,544.

His resume is filled with regular and post-season records that might never get broken.

Not Just Another Game

The Pats are ranked among the lowest on defense and offense categories. Not much has gone right after their opening win over the Texans.

When it comes to stats, Tom Brady is really struggling. You would not want him on your fantasy team.

They have always had the ability to turn it around and win games. Let's see what happens now.

First Big Game of 2018

Nobody on the Pats wants to say it, but their game with the Dolphins is very critical. The Pats are 1-2 and the Dolphins 3-0. A loss to them could make for an uphill battle in the Eastern Division.

The Pats need to worry about themselves, but also need some losses by other teams in their division.

Bentley To The Sidelines

Pats rookie LB Ja'Whaun Bentley made an instant impact on the team's defense in their first three games. Unfortunately, he will miss at least the next eight weeks as he was placed on IR with an "upper body" injury.

Fans can only imagine what it is because that's the only information they will get from Dr Bill.

The fifth round pick from Purdue was a starter in Week 1. Hopefully, he can return and not miss the entire season.

Crazy Talk Again

Callers to sports talk radio are going off the deep end with their criticism of the Pats after going 1-2 and looking bad in their losses.

Some of the comments don't make any sense. One caller said that Belichick is trying to get himself fired so he can go coach the Giants.

Fans have become spoiled from the team's success and have a sense of entitlement. I don't listen to these shows for long.

It will only get worse if they lose to the Dolphins on Sunday.

Still Making Millions

All it took was one play for the season of the 49er's to turn for the worse. QB Jimmy Garoppolo tore his ACL while trying to run with the ball in the team's loss to the Chiefs.

He will join a long list of players who have suffered this injury. His time will be taken up by rehab.

Most players make it back to their former level, but some don't. Every player is different.

He waited so long for this opportunity to be a starter. He also makes so many millions whether he plays or not.

Slow Start For 2018

The Pats are 1-3 and face the 3-0 Dolphins on Sunday. The schedule doesn't get any easier. There are no given victories. The Lions certainly proved that.

Will the team resolve its problems that lead them to this bad start? The offense and defense rank among the lowest in the league.

They have been through this before, but this team is unique to this season.

Lack of Success

When the Pats face the Lions and former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia tonight, it will be against a team lead by one of his former assistants.

All eight of them did not have much success in the NFL with only Al Groh having a winning record at 9-7. The others are all under.500, including Patricia so far.

The list includes some impressive names who all did great jobs as assistants: Nick Saban, Al Groh, Jim Schwartz, Romeo Crennel, Eric Mangini, Josh McDaniels and Bill O'Brien.

Belichick holds a 14-8 record against them in the regular season and 2-0 in the playoffs.

How will it end tonight?

Big Win For UMass

UMass had a big win today over Charlotte, 48-31, to increase their record to 2-3.

It will be a tall order to go 5-2 the rest of the season to finish 7-5. That would get them to a bowl game.

They are a tale of two teams. Going into today, their offense was tied for 14th with Alabama for total yards with 1,634 and an average of 409 yards per game.

The defense will eventually ruin their season. They are ranked 127th in Division I. They are giving up an average of 469 yards and 41.8 points per game. This will never get them to the post-season.

Browns Win

The Cleveland Browns finally won their first game since Christmas Eve of 2016 after beating the Jets 21-17 on Thursday Night Football.

They are now 1-1-1. It's a long way from making the playoffs, but better than their winless season of 2017.

Jets QB Sam Darnold went 15/31 for 169 and two interceptions. After a big start against the Lions, Darnold is beginning to look like a typical Jets QB.

Fans have high expectations from him. It remains to be seen what happens.

Not Time For Winston

The Tampa bay Bucs are off to a 2-0 start lead by QB Ryan Fitzpatrick in place of Jameis Winston who is serving a three game suspension.

Ryan has excelled with 819 yards and eight TD's. Will the Bucs give the ball back to Winston?

It will be a tough decision either way. Winston has struggled at times to live up to his hype. Fitzpatrick is a 35 year old journeyman who has been around the league.

I think the Bucs should stick with Fitzpatrick and see what happens.

The Silent Bell

The Steelers have begun the season 0-1-1 with a tie with the Browns and loss to the Chiefs.

RB Le'Veon continues his holdout and has not signed his franchise tag of $14.5 million. Every game he misses costs him $852,941.

Neither side appears willing to move. Bell claims that it's all about his future. Players are disgruntled. WR Antonio Brown was absent from practice the other day.

One player does not make a team, but things are not going well in Pittsburgh.