By: Scott Jackson, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
After Sunday’s game versus the Dolphins, the Pat’s first half is officially over. After throttling the Dolphins, the team moved to 6-2, good for first in the AFC East and third overall in the AFC. Now it’s time to grade game eight.

Quarterbacks:
Tom Brady completed 25 passes for 332 yards, including a 71 yard bomb to Randy Moss. The duo might’ve hooked up for another score, but rookie corner Vontae Davis came up with a beautiful interception. Though his performance wasn’t as impressive as his last two before last week’s bye, Brady looks to be back. In the first half of this season he threw for over 2300 yards and nailed 16 touchdown passes with only five interceptions. Just double those numbers, and you’ll see that Tom is on pace to be truely terrific again.
My Grade: A-
Running backs:
Laurence Maroney averaged a respectable 4.1 yards per carry, and ran for a touchdown. Kevin Faulk caught four passes for 35 yards out of the backfield. Both of those numbers are highly respectable for a team that doesn’t emphasize the run. Unfortunately though, the grade is weighed down by BenJarvus Green-Ellis’ drop in the endzone.
My Grade: B-
Recievers & Tight [...]