By: Scott Jackson, YawkeyTalkies Correspondent
What a difference a week makes. A week after losing in New Jersey for the first time since Kelly Ripa replaced Kathie Lee Gifford as Regis’s co-host in early 2001, the team spoiled Boston College alum Matt Ryan’s homecoming with a 26-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
Quarterbacks
Sure, Tom Brady only threw for 277 yards and a single touchdown.  But he avoided making costly mistakes, and the team eventually won after he gave a fiery halftime speech.  Brady also improved his play as the game moved on, and poor weather may have effected Brady’s accuracy on deep balls.
My grade: B-

Runningbacks:
New England’s running game put up an effort Frank Gifford (Kathie Lee’s husband) would be proud of.  Fred Taylor ran for over 100 yards, becoming the first Patriot to do so since Sammy Morris against Oakland (who else?) last December. Taylor also punched in the Pats only redzone touchdown of the first half.  Sammy Morris, the closest thing the Patriots have to a fullback, converted a key fourth and one.
My Grade: B+

Receivers/Tight Ends
The good news here is that Randy Moss broke out of his funk from last week, catching ten balls for 116 yards.  But Brady and Moss [...]

By: Joshua Anderson, YawkeyTalkies correspondent
You know what, thank God the Patriots won on Sunday. The only thing worse than imagining the Patriots with a losing record (eeks!) is the inevitable media hoopla that would result from it. I personally couldn’t stand another entire week of Sports Center pundits making bold and dramatic assertions about how this isn’t the “old” Patriots team and how far they’ve fallen from grace after losing two out of their first three games.
I really had enough of that last week. Every mistake they made, especially that big mistake to not win, was replayed over and over again in brilliant high definition. It’s safe to say that the Patriots are by far the most scrutinized team in the league right now. But, I guess it’s something to be expected when the expectations for your performance are set so high.
Luckily this week, the Detroit Lions can steal the SC spotlight, for ending their 19-game losing streak, clouding over the Patriot’s mediocre performance against Atlanta.
The 2007 season was an anomaly that will likely never be reproduced. It was a perfect storm of a dominant defense, precise offensive execution and the benefits of a favorable schedule. Never again, should we [...]