Can You Top This One On The Next Play?

Name the only Patriots quarterback to complete a pass for a touchdown on his first NFL regular season passing attempt?

a) Michael Bishop -- to wide receiver Tony Simmons, on the last play of the first half against the Colts, at Foxboro, on October 8, 2000.
b) Tony Eason
c) John Friesz
d) Scott Zolak

The Ball's Down....The Kick's Up....It's Good

When Adam Vinatieri kicked a 48 yard field goal, leading the New England Patriots, to win Super Bowl XXXVI, who was the holder?

a) Tom Brady
b) Damon Huard
c) Lee Johnson
d) Ken Walter

The Motherload of Crowds

The third regular season road game for the New England Patriots this year, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will be played on Sunday, October 25th, at 1:00 PM ET, at Wembley Stadium, in London, England, in front of an expected crowd of over 86,000. What is the all-time single game record attendance for the Patriots (no matter whether the game was home, away or neutral site, or preseason, regular season or postseason)?

a) 73,916
b) 88,936
c) 93,251
d) 106,424 -- in the 1988 preseason against the Dallas Cowboys in Mexico City

Finally In The Playoffs

What stadium was the site of the first Patriots playoff game in team history?

a) Balboa Stadium - San Diego CA
b) Fenway Park - Boston MA
c) Schaefer Stadium - Foxboro MA
d) War Memorial Stadium - - Buffalo NY, in 1963

No Passing Thoughts At The Razor

Which Patriots back-up quarterback never threw a pass during a regular season game at Gillette Stadium?

a) Rohan Davey
b) Matt Gutierrez -- threw just one NFL regular pass while wearing a Patriots uniform, on 10/21/2007, at Dolphins Stadium. The pass was completed, to Dante Stallworth, for a 15 yard gain.
c) Damon Huard
d) Kevin O'Connell

All This Running For Nothing

Which two Patriots players share the club record for the longest non-touchdown run from the line of scrimmage?

a) Sam Cunningham & Jim Nance
b) Corey Dillon & Curtis Martin
c) Larry Garron & Carl Garrett
d) Robert Weathers & Ron Burton/each has a 77 yard run without scoring

Starting Off On The Right Foot

Who is the only head coach in New England history to win at least one opening day game without losing any Patriots opening day games?

a) Bill Belichick/5-3
b) Raymond Berry -- 5-0 in season openers
c) Pete Carroll/2-1
d) Ron Meyer/2-1

Working Overtime

The Patriots lost their first ten NFL overtime games before securing the franchise's first overtime victory, 10-7, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Who kicked the winning field goal for New England?

a) Charlie Baumann
b) Greg Davis
c) Tony Franklin
d) Jason Staurovsky -- a 27-yard field goal, on December 12, 1988. It was eleven years and two months plus after the first Patriots overtime game ever (9/26/1977, in just their fourth appearance ever on Monday Night Football. The Patriots lost to the Cleveland Browns, 30-27, in OT, on a 35 yard field goal by Don Crockroft, a straight on/non-soccer style kicker. Here's the trivia within the trivia, the Patriot's first OT victory is still their only 10-7 final score win in franchise history.

The Science of Human Movement

What Patriots player graduated from college with a degree in Kinesiology?

a) Kevin Faulk -- from Louisiana State University
b) Stephen Gostkowski/majored in exercise & sport science
c) Logan Mankins/majored in agriculture education
d) Richard Seymour/majored in housing & consumer economics

Let's Christen The Endzone

In the inaugural regular season game of Gillette Stadium, on September 9, 2002 vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers, name the first Patriots player to score a touchdown?

a) Cam Cleeland/never scored a TD at Gillete
b) Christian Fauria - - 4- yard pass from Tom Brady, 1st qtr
c) David Givens/first Gillette TD, 2003/game 16
d) David Patten/first Gillette TD, 2002/game 3

Anyone For a Game of Catch???

What major league baseball team drafted Tom Brady, as a catcher in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB draft The Montreal Expos, with the last pick of the 18th round selected Brady, and with the second to last pick of the 20th round, the Yankees drafted Mike Lowell ?

Long Range Super Plan???

Name the individual who served as the Offensive Line coach for the Boston Patriots in 1960 and 1961, who would later lead another one of the eight original American Football League teams to their first Super Bowl berth Robert "Red" Miller, who went on to become head coach of the Denver Broncos in 1977 and in his first year guided the Broncos to Super Bowl XII (Denver lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 27-10) ?

Let's Get Ready For The Patriots, and The 2009 Season, Their 50th Anniversary

In celebration of the New England Patriots 50th season, Read Us For Fun will post a daily question on this blog, pertaining to the Patriots & thir 50 years of history, for our readers to answer. At the end of each full month, beginning with September 2009, through January 2010, the entry with the most correct answers for each time period will win a complimentary copy of my soon-to-be-released publication, Patriots Bits & Pieces;From Day One. Email your answers to mking426@msn.com

Today's question (three part):
Including preseason, who was the first American Football Team to play a game in Massachusetts against the Boston Patriots Dallas Texans, on August 14, 1960 ? Where was the game played Nickerson Field/Boston University, Dallas beat the Patriots, 24-14 ? After this game, in what two Massachusetts cities/towns did the Patriots play their remaining 1960 preseason games Worcester (Patriots beat Buffalo, 21-0) and Amherst (Patriots beat Oakland, 28-14) ?

Showdown In Gotham

How important is this weekend's Red Sox - Yankees four game series? Does the current 8-0 record Boston currently owns against New York for this year give the Sox any type of psychological edge? Will the BoSox take advantage of the launching pad, aka, the new Yankees Stadium? Did Terry Francona and John Farrell do a good job of situating Boston's pitching rotation for the showdown. If the Bronx Bombers sweep the Old Towne Team, the Patriots could be the number one story right through the New Year?

How About a Round of Golf, for 205 Holes???

Last Thursday, July 30th, at noon, Needham Golf Club pros Richie Hasenfus and Harry Rose set out for a casual round of golf, under threatening skies. By 9:00 pm, with 90+ holes on the books, Richie needed to cut his round "short", due to a prior commitment. Harry continued on throughout the entire evening, despite a steady downpour, which made Seattle's worse rainy day look like a light drizzle. Thanks to a day-glo golf ball, a plastic bag for a top, and a determined & strong will, Rose was able to carry on all night, into the mornings, without missing a beat. As luck would have it, about 11:30 am, with just thirty minutes left in his casual round of golf, the rain stopped and the sun began to sneak out from behind a few lingering gray clouds. Coincidently, at about the same time, the sunshine began to brightly glow within Rose's heart, as his nine-year old daughter, Abby, joined him for the final two holes of the round, # 204 and # 205. Is there a better way to end a casual round of golf than walking down the fairway, with your arm around your pride and joy of life, I don't think so?????

Why the lengthy round of golf? For these golfers it was simple, to raise money for a few worthwhile charities. The Jimmy Fund and the Walker School of Needham are the winners on the "fund raised" tally sheet for this golf marathon however, you too can be a winner, just like Harry & Richie, and give a little something of you, for the cause.

Anyone wishing to make a donation, for the efforts of Harry & Richie, please send a donation, check payable to "The Needham Golf Club Charities", to, Needham Golf Club, Attention: Harry Rose, 49 Green Street, Needham MA 02492.

Thank you for your support.

Michael Vick's Second Chance????

After an individual serves their time from a prison sentence and is released, isn't everything meant to be back at even? Does Michael Vick deserve the opportunity to once again play in the NFL? Dante Stallworth served less hours behind bars than Michael Vick served months in prison.........what's wrong with this picture???