Nov 24th 2008 12:48AM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, Patriots, AFC EastWho needs Tom Brady?

Matt Cassel has come in and taken total control of the Patriots offense, leading them to a 48-28 win at Miami. The win puts New England in a tie with Indianapolis and Baltimore for a wildcard spot.

Cassel threw for at least 400 yards for the second straight week; becoming the first quarterback to do so since the immortal Billy Volek did it in 2004. In fact, he becomes one of five quarterbacks to toss for 400+ yards in consecutive games since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 (Phil Simms, Dan Marino and Dan Fouts are the others).

That’s some company to keep when you nothing more than a stand-in for last year’s MVP. By the way, Brady has thrown just one 400-yard game in his career. Cassel’s asking price this offseason just got a little bigger.

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