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FOXBOROUGH – Not only do the New England Patriots currently hold a playoff spot, but they also control their destiny heading into the final week of the regular season. The Patriots knocked off the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, winning 23-21 to improve to 8-8 on the season, thanks in part to Teddy Bridgewater’s injury. With […]

The New England Patriots host the Miami Dolphins in a game that could make or break their season on Sunday. New England enters the matchup 7-8 but is still alive for a playoff spot. A loss would essentially end the Patriots’ season but a win would give them control of their own playoff destiny entering […]

FOXBOROUGH – Rhamondre Stevenson is looking to turn the page on his costly fumble that led to the New England Patriots’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16. Before the running back moves forward though, he knows he has to make sure that he doesn’t make a similar mistake in the final two games […]

FOXBOROUGH – Matthew Judon is close to making New England Patriots history. The Pro Bowl edge rusher has 15.5 sacks this season, which is only three shy of Andre Tippett’s record of 18.5 sacks for the most in a single season in franchise history. Tippett’s record has stood since 1984, which was the first season […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots learned Wednesday morning that their Week 17 opponent for Sunday’s pivotal game will be without their starting quarterback due to a concussion. They might face a pair of similar blows themselves. Rookie cornerback Marcus Jones missed practice on Wednesday due to a concussion. Jones was injured during Saturday’s loss […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots-Miami Dolphins matchup on Sunday was supposed to be the fourth time that a pair of former Alabama teammates and quarterbacks faced off in their young careers. However, that won’t be the case. Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa will miss Sunday’s game after being diagnosed with a concussion for a second […]

With Mac Jones set to be fined for hitting Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple in Saturday’s loss, the New England Patriots quarterback’s play has led to players and media members calling him a dirty player. Jones was asked what he thought about people calling him a dirty player on Wednesday. The quarterback kept it cordial, […]

FOXBOROUGH — The Miami Dolphins might be without their starting quarterback when the New England Patriots host them on Sunday, but Bill Belichick is still respecting the backup. Teddy Bridgewater will start in place of Tua Tagovailoa — who suffered a concussion in Week 16, Miami coach Mike McDaniel confirmed on Wednesday — when the […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots fell to 7-8 on the season as their last-minute comeback attempt against the Cincinnati Bengals turned into a devastating loss, 22-18. Here are the five Patriots players most to blame for what happened on Saturday. Rhamondre Stevenson This is likely the first time that the stud second-year running back […]

The New England Patriots’ offensive coaching situation is under scrutiny again. This time it comes after one of their own players got injured due to a play design. Facing a third-and-4 on their opening drive against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, the Patriots dialed up a pass that appeared to not have a receiver ready […]

As he faces scrutiny and potential discipline from the league, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones claimed that he didn’t intend to injure Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple on a low hit in Saturday’s loss. Jones explained that he was trying to prevent Apple from catching up and blocking receiver Tyquan Thornton during the fourth-quarter […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones might be facing some discipline for a hit he made on Cincinnati Bengals cornerback in Saturday’s loss. Jones will be reviewed for a possible fine, but not a suspension, on the hit he placed on Apple, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported on Monday. The hit happened […]

Rhamondre Stevenson made a mistake that cost the New England Patriots the game in their 22-18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday. As the Patriots were driving to take the lead in the final minutes, Stevenson fumbled the ball at the Bengals’ 5-yard line with a minute left, essentially ending New England’s comeback bud. […]

FOXBOROUGH – Another chapter was added to the Kendrick Bourne saga on Saturday, however, it was because of positive results the receiver brought in the New England Patriots’ Week 16 tilt against the Bengals. Bourne played an integral role in the Patriots’ comeback bid in their 22-18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, recording six receptions […]

FOXBOROUGH – The first three quarters weren’t pretty for Mac Jones on Saturday afternoon. The New England Patriots’ second-year quarterback struggled to move the sticks as the team’s offense failed to move the ball into their opponents’ territory through nearly 45 minutes of play in their 22-18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. But Jones bounced […]

FOXBOROUGH – Mac Jones faced a tough reaction from his home fans again on Saturday. In the early stages of the New England Patriots’ 22-18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, Jones and the rest of the offense struggled as they failed to get the ball over midfield until the end of the third quarter. In […]

FOXBOROUGH – Even though they nearly roared back from a 22-0 halftime deficit, the New England Patriots’ offense struggled again for much of Saturday’s 22-18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. The Patriots only ran 17 plays on five drives in the first half and the offense didn’t get the ball into Bengals territory until the […]

For the second straight week, the New England Patriots’ offense made a costly error in the final moments of the game. After roaring from a 22-0 deficit to make it 22-18 against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, the Patriots were on the doorstep of taking the lead and possibly winning the game. They had the […]

The New England Patriots will look to right the ship on Saturday when they host the Cincinnati Bengals. The Patriots have lost three of their last four games to drop to 7-7 on the season, searching for a win on Saturday to help keep their playoff hopes alive. But the Bengals might be the league’s […]

FOXBOROUGH – Fresh off earning a Pro Bowl nod for the fourth consecutive season, Mattew Judon was actually critiquing his game instead of celebrating his performance this season. The New England Patriots outside linebacker has a bit of a reason as to why he was in the mood to critique his play. Judon didn’t record […]

The New England Patriots only had one player named to the AFC roster for the 2023 Pro Bowl Games. Outside linebacker Matthew Judon is the Patriots’ lone representative, likely because he has 14.5 sacks (second in the league ) while New England has a 7-7 record. Even though the Patriots have struggled for much of […]

FOXBOROUGH – Mac Jones has made a bit of a habit of showing his emotions, particularly his frustration, over the New England Patriots’ last three games. The first notable (and loudest) instance came in the Patriots’ Week 13 loss to the Buffalo Bills when Jones noticeably yelled expletives about the “short” passing game failures. A […]

FOXBOROUGH – Jakobi Meyers might have hit the lowest point a player could reach in an NFL game. The New England Patriots receiver not only committed a major gaffe, but also a gaffe that ultimately decided who won the game. As you likely know by now, Meyers inexplicably threw a lateral back to Mac Jones […]

FOXBOROUGH — The last time the New England Patriots suffered an embarrassing loss in the week prior to facing the Cincinnati Bengals, Bill Belichick dropped a catchphrase for the ages. Belichick didn’t provide another “We’re on to Cincinnati” moment on Wednesday, his first press conference of the week ahead of Saturday’s game against the Bengals. […]

The New England Patriots fell to the Las Vegas Raiders 30-24 in devastating fashion on Sunday, losing on the game’s final play as Jakobi Meyers’ lateral was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Chandler Jones. Here are the three Patriots most to blame for the Week 15 loss, which dropped them to 7-7. 3. […]

If you’re like many people wondering why the New England Patriots didn’t try a Hail Mary on the play that ultimately lost them the game to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Bill Belichick believed that it was too far of a pass to attempt. Mac Jones disagreed with that assessment. In his weekly interview […]

There were many peculiar decisions in the New England Patriots’ 30-24 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Of course, there were none bigger than Rhamondre Stevenson and Jakobi Meyers’s decision to lateral the ball on the final play of a tied game. But there were some head-scratching coaching decisions prior to that. Even […]

Somehow, Mac Jones trying to make a tackle was the New England Patriots’ last hope to force overtime in what ended up being a 30-24 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. In the final seconds of regulation, Rhamondre Stevenson took a draw nearly 25 yards down the field but decided to pitch the […]

The New England Patriots were on the wrong side of one of the wildest endings in their 30-24 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. But prior to that, they were on the wrong end of a controversial call. Up 24-17 with 37 seconds left, the Patriots let the Raiders drive the ball down […]

Jakobi Meyers made as costly of a mistake as you could make in the New England Patriots’ 30-24 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. With three seconds remaining and the game tied, Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson tossed the ball back to Jakobi Meyers hoping that they could try and score a touchdown […]

The Las Vegas Raiders were finally on the right side of a crazy ending while the New England Patriots committed one of the biggest blunders in NFL history on Sunday. With the game tied at three seconds left and the Patriots holding the ball at their own 45-yard line, they ran the ball to Rhamondre […]

The New England Patriots’ Week 15 game against the Las Vegas Raiders could have a major impact on their playoff aspirations. With that said, ahead of the highly anticipated showdown, we’ll be making our Patriots Week 15 predictions. Sure, the Patriots are 7-6 and hold the last playoff spot in the AFC entering Week 15. […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones went from playing under one of the most accomplished offensive coordinators in NFL history as a rookie to playing in an unusual and inexperienced (at least offensively) coaching setup in Year 2. The transition from Josh McDaniels to Matt Patricia and Joe Judge has been rocky for Jones and […]

New England Patriots star linebacker Matthew Judon began his Thursday by sending a complaint to the league. Judon, who’s tied for the league lead in sacks, tweeted a screenshot of an email saying that he’d been selected for a random drug test – again. “Dear @NFLPA @NFL, leave me the F alone please,” Judon wrote in the […]

New England Patriots rookie left guard Cole Strange might be the figurehead of what’s been an up-and-down season for the team’s offensive line. The first-round pick received praise in the early part of the season as he was a force in the ground game, leading the way for Rhamondre Stevenson and Damien Harris to get […]

The biggest storylines surrounding Mac Jones over the last couple of weeks have been his expletive-laden yells that have shown his frustration about the team’s offense. Jones was outspoken though in a different way following the New England Patriots’ practice on Wednesday, which was held at the University of Arizona. Patriots captain Matthew Slater shared […]

The New England Patriots got some reinforcements at practice on Wednesday, including one player that’s been out for a couple of months. Christian Barmore practiced for the first time since being placed on injured reserve on Nov. 18. The second-year defensive tackle has been out since he suffered an injury in the Patriots’ Week 6 […]

Maybe the most stunning moment in the New England Patriots’ 27-13 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night came in the first quarter on a relatively inconsequential play – at least with how it related to the final score. When DeVante Parker caught a slant pass for a 10-yard gain, he took a hard […]

Even though the New England Patriots defeated the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night, Mac Jones showed some frustration for the second straight game with the team’s offensive operation. Jones was heard dropping the f-bomb after calling a timeout to avoid a delay-of-game penalty on the Patriots’ third play following halftime. When New England’s offense went […]