Quarter by 1/4: Another auspicious start

Well, it’s hard to argue with a lead, even if it’s a little more slow-going than it has been in other weeks.

You think Tom Brady and Randy Moss are getting along? It’s worth metioning that this celebration came after Brady scored, not Moss.

The Pats are up after the first quarter, again, though this time it’s only 7-0. Washington put together a few first downs to start the game, an early concern for sure, but the Pats responded with a long, 90-yard drive that was capped with a Tom Brady plunge into the end zone on a pass route where he easily could have found Randy Moss in the back of the end zone if he so chose.

Those are the types of decisions the Pats have been rolling out this year. Laurence Maroney looks like he’s in for a solid game, Wes Welker has already been active and while the defense has room to improve, they’ve been stout enough to make the lead hold up so far.

It may not continue, as the Washington defense is considerably tougher than any the Pats have faced this year. Still, so far New England seems to be playing with what has worked so far, passing the ball around the field to as many different targets as possible, dumping the ball off and leaving it for Maroney when they can’t.

Now we’ll see if that continues.

– Cameron Smith