Every weekend from August to February, local New England Patriots supporters turn on their TV sets and put their faith in Bill Belichick and Tom Brady to win football games.
And the 12-4 squad, in the midst of its 10th playoff appearance in 12 years, already socked its first opponent, the Houston Texans, 42-14 just a few weeks ago.
But that doesn’t mean local fans won’t do whatever it takes to help them out – just in case.
Take, for example, Pattie “Pats” Ganier, of Nashua.
She suffered a broken elbow and wrist in 2006 after slipping in front of her house one October day, in the middle of football season. The mishap happened around 12:30 p.m. – much too close to kickoff at 1.
“My husband goes, ‘Come on, I’ll take you to the emergency room,’ ” Ganier recalled, sitting in her “Flying Elvis” sweatpants, sweatshirt and flip-flops on Friday. “I said, ‘The game’s on at 1.![]()
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