Patriots Pounce And Dominant Dolphins

The timing of my arrival at Sonny McLean’s this morning is so precise that Jen is opening the door as I reach the bar. There are three guys already waiting at the door and as I follow them inside, I wish Jen and Andrew a “Happy New Year”. The guys go to one of the high tables and I head towards the booth. The bar is still decorated with a Christmas tree, lights, wreaths, and garlands. A nice festive atmosphere. Settling into the booth and Jen brings me a Diet Coke. Soon more people arrive, including two older guys who, as usual, sit two booths away from me. And the two guys who sit in the darts area decide to stay there for the game. But I’m happy there’s fruit with my Sonny’s breakfast today. Some guy stops by and asks where Maurice is and I tell him he’s at South, a bar down the street. The bar fills up and it’s a good crowd. And the final regular season game for the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins begins. The Patriots come out strong and score fourteen unanswered points in the first quarter – excellent! At some point during the second quarter, a guy comes and asks to sit at the booth – no problem. New England continues scoring in the second quarter and Miami still has not produced any points. At halftime, the score is Patriots 24, Dolphins 0. During halftime, Rich comes over. He finally bought his new television. It’s a thirty-two inch, High Definition, LED one, but the only problem is that he now has to get an HD cable box! That will happen tomorrow. Glad Rich finally has the television he wanted. The second half begins and the theme of New England scoring keeps on – another fourteen points in the third quarter. During the third quarter the guy in the booth leaves. And while I’m paying my bill during the fourth quarter, a couple, Chris and Heather, think I’m leaving, but they do join me for the rest of the game. Alas, the scoring stops for the Patriots in the fourth quarter, but begins for the Dolphins. However, Miami does not score enough in the available time to be a threat to New England. And the final score for the final regular game is the New England Patriots 38, the Miami Dolphins 7. Highlights of the game were that Tom Brady’s no pass interception streak continues and that Green-Ellis ends up with a thousand rushing yards for the season. With the wrap up of this game, the New England Patriots have the best record in the NFL at fourteen wins, two losses and with a playoff bye next week, will not play again until the 16th in the Divisional round at home. Congrats Pats on a terrific season and I’m looking forward to a spectacular postseason with a trophy at the end! Wish Chris and Heather a good rest of the Sunday and it is raining as I leave Sonny McLean’s, but I’m feeling only the sunshine of the victory and the upcoming postseason.


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