Patriots Nation in Shock: Brady Knocked Out of Game!

That whooshing sound heard from the direction of New England was the wind leaving the Patriot Nations sails. The cause: an injury to quarterback Tom Brady! Brady injured his left leg when Kansas City safety Bernard Pollard rolled into it early in the first quarter. Brady was attended to by members of the team's medical staff and then limped off the field. He then proceeded straight to the locker room and did not return for the remainder of the game.

This was Brady's 127th consecutive start, a streak which might end due to this injury. The extend of the injury is still unknown though, so there is a chance Brady could return next week. Getting information out of the Patriots organization though is like getting information out of the Pentagon. The Patriot Nation will just have to take a wait and see approach with regards to the injury.

So, while everyone speculates the extent of Brady's injury, the question that will be raised is if the play was dirty or not? The answer will depend on what side of the ball you are on.

“The play was not intentional. People can call me a dirty player, you can call me whatever you want to call me, it’s not a dirty play. When you have 230 pounds on your back, and you’re trying to go forward, things will happen. I saw the ball was still in his hands and I tried to get to him. I tried to get up and get to him. But I couldn’t get up, so I just tried to grab him. It was not an intentional play.” -- Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard

“I don’t really want to get into it, but me personally, I think it was dirty. Like I said, I didn’t really see anything; I was running down the field. When I came back in [and watched it], it looked dirty to me. I’ve never been a dirty player. I honestly don’t even know how to play dirty. I just play the game. Any time you see something like that, that looks foul, it looks dirty, it opens your eyes. So, me personally, it looked dirty.” -- Patriots Wide Receiver Randy Moss

"I talked to the ref and I don't think there was anything dirty about it. I think it's football. Things happen. You can't control what happened. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad." -- Patriots Center Dan Koppen

You make the call...

BTW, the Patriots did win the game 17 - 10 on the arm of backup QB Matt Cassel