I've been the first to call for the full time demotion of Patriots linebacker Jonathan Freeny after his benching against the Giants. Veteran Jerod Mayo stepped into the line-up and really played at a much higher level, but Freeny was right back in the starting line-up the following week against the Bills.
So it's only fair to admit that Freeny is coming off his best game in a Patriots uniform and he deserves all of the credit, and then some, for his Herculean 12-tackle, 1-sack performance against the Denver Broncos.