The Game Ball Thread: Week 11 at the Colts

[Curtis Pride]

This week Aaron Schatz at Football Outsiders gave Bryan Stork a game ball in his DVOA rankings:
 

 
 

• C Bryan Stork, NE: Helped Patriots running game dominate Indianapolis, including 99 yards on 18 carries up the middle with 83 percent Success Rate.

 

[MentalDisabldLst]

 
 

 
Wendell sprinting 30 yards might be one of my favorite parts of this play... but something I just noticed is that Edelman starts out being covered by #28, then leaves that guy to block low on #26.  This frees #28 to make a bid at Gronk, and I think he's the one who whiffs most inexcusably on this whole play.  I mean, it's incredible for Gronk to literally jump in between three people at near-full speed and keep going, but that attempt at a tackle by #28 is the only thing really deserving of a "keep chopping wood" award here.

 

[Marciano490]

Damn, 90 on the Colts has a good burst for about 12 yards.

 

[Ed Hillel]

The best part of the play is still what he does to 21 at the end. That guy wanted no part of him and was happy to just make it look like he was trying, but Gronk was having none of that.

 

[Kull]

The best part of the play is still what he does to 21 at the end. That guy wanted no part of him and was happy to just make it look like he was trying, but Gronk was having none of that.

 
Gronk's take down of #21 looks like a knockout game video. The carcass actually bounces.

 

[Darnell's Son]

From Robert Mays Article on Grantland
 

Haha, that's awesome.