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The New England Patriots lost to the Buffalo Bills 24-21 in Week 16. While it was a crushing loss for New England, they saw plenty of positives from Drake Maye in the first quarter. The Pats were up 14-0 but allowed 24 consecutive points to let it slip away. The Ringer’s founder Bill Simmons is […]

Drake Maye made a point to defend Jerod Mayo and the rest of the New England Patriots coaching staff following their 24-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Following the loss, Maye turned a question on how Sunday’s surprise showing was a good sign that the players have the coaching staff’s back to attacking […]

With the New England Patriots struggling for most of 2024, Jerod Mayo has become one of the NFL’s most scrutinized head coaches. However, despite his leadership being called into question, Robert Kraft and Eliot Wolf appear to be sold on the young coach for the time being. Kraft, specifically, is fond of Mayo and wants […]

After weeks and weeks of questions, whispers, and rumors at all levels of NFL interest, the Baltimore Ravens have made it official: Diontae Johnson has been waived. That’s right, after being acquired ahead of the trade deadline, refusing to check in against the Philadelphia Eagles, being suspended one week, and excused from practice the next, […]

Back in April, the New England Patriots made Christian Barmore the highest-paid non-Tom Brady player in franchise history when they handed the then 24-year-old defensive tackle a four-year deal worth up to $92 million. Unfortunately, before Barmore could step on the field for the 2024 season, it looked like his season, and potentially his career, […]

The Buffalo Bills host the New England Patriots in Week 16. After a massive win over the Detroit Lions last week, the Bills are in great shape as the playoffs get closer. They are not out of contention for the one seed and the bye in the AFC, so every game is still important. The […]

It looks like more changes are needed for the New England Patriots. Even rookie quarterback Drake Maye is struggling with the way things are going. And Thursday the Patriots made a season-ending decision about Christian Barmore, according to a post on X by the team. “The New England Patriots are placing defensive lineman Christian Barmore […]

When news broke that Alvin Kamara had suffered a “groin adductor type of situation” in Week 15 and his status moving forward was very much up in the air, the air came out of most New Orleans Saints fans’ sails. Now granted, the 2024 season really hasn’t gone as planned, as the team has already […]

The Patriots are struggling this year, while the Bills are one of the best teams in the league this season. It is time to continue our NFL odds series with a Patriots-Bills prediction and pick. Patriots-Bills Last Game – Matchup History This is the first matchup between the two teams this year. The Bills have […]

Things have not been going well for the New England Patriots as of late. With a 3-11 record, they are largely playing as expected this season, and most importantly, they appear to have found their quarterback of the future in Drake Maye. But everything around him has been lackluster, with perhaps the biggest red flag […]

After taking an ugly loss to the Arizona Cardinals, morale within the New England Patriots wasn’t particularly high, with players like Drake Maye expressing their dissatisfaction with how the season was going after the game. But what went wrong? I mean, sure, the Cardinals aren’t schmucks, but they aren’t a bad team either, sitting at […]

As the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots prepare for their Week 16 matchup, kickoff was flexed from 1 p.m. ET to 4:25 p.m. ET, per the Bills on X. Following a strong performance by the Bills against the Detroit Lions, some fans are confused by the change. 🚨SCHEDULE UPDATE!! 🚨 Sunday's game against the […]

Mac Jones has a surprising car collection. Jones currently plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL as a quarterback. In the 2021 NFL Draft, Jones was a first-round draft pick, after being selected by the New England Patriots with the 15th-overall selection. Since then, Jones has earned PFWA All-Rookie Team honors and a Pro […]

The New England Patriots suffered yet another loss in Week 15, this time with the result being a 30-17 defeat at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals. The Pats finally seemed to figure things out on offense late in the game, though, and it led to an interesting admission from wide receiver Kayshon Boutte when […]

The frustration that NFL fans feel toward officiating decisions is starting to turn into bewilderment, or even exhaustion. It is becoming tougher to clearly enforce rules, as defensive players find themselves under intense scrutiny for every movement. A controversial penalty in a Week 15 game between the Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots has many […]

The New England Patriots ugly 2024 campaign continued in Week 15, as they suffered a 30-17 loss at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals. While rookie quarterback Drake Maye continues to show promise under center, it’s not resulting in any wins, and it’s clearly taking a toll on him. Maye was once again one of […]

The New England Patriots conspicuously didn’t use Drake Maye as a runner on multiple short-down situations in their 30-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, leading to a head-scratching comment from Jerod Mayo. When Mayo was asked why the Patriots didn’t run any quarterback sneaks on short-down situations, he seemed to initially throw offensive […]

As the New England Patriots prepare for their final stretch of the 2024 NFL season, the team has a very tricky task set for Week 15 in the Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals, who have turned in some pretty incredible efforts in 2024 for his team. Now granted, the Patriots have had to face […]

The New England Patriots are not contemplating parting ways with head coach Jerod Mayo, despite a challenging 2024 season that has seen the team struggle to a 3-10 record. Senior NFL Insider Josina Anderson reported the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, citing a league source. “There was never any consideration to this,” Anderson […]

With not much left to do in a lost season, Jerod Mayo and the New England Patriots are stressing their focus on building their future, which includes rookie development down the stretch of 2024. That includes recent second-round pick Ja’Lynn Polk, who they hope to see build a foundation with fellow rookie Drake Maye. Despite […]

The football world received heavy news on Friday when Randy Moss officially announced his battle with cancer. While concerns about his health were already being raised due to his prior comments and Larry Fitzgerald Sr.’s claim days ago, confirmation of the diagnosis from Moss himself ended the speculation once and for all. Appearing on an […]

Before the New England Patriots drafted Drake Maye third overall, the No. 3 pick spent two seasons as North Carolina football’s starting quarterback. Bill Belichick is now North Carolina’s head football coach, heading to Maye’s alma mater after winning six Super Bowls with the Patriots. When asked how Maye felt about Belichick’s move to Chapel […]

The New England Patriots’ rebuilding season has gone like many expected so far. The Patriots tried to ride it out with Jacoby Brissett at quarterback for a while before making the switch to Drake Maye, and they currently sit at 3-10 while they finish out the season in December. Just like any young team, the […]

In 2024, Jerod Mayo was afforded one of the toughest asks in recent NFL memory: replace all-time legend Bill Belichick as the head coach of the New England Patriots. Now granted, Mayo has been the guy in NE for years now, to the point where it was literally written into his contract that he would […]

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo may have been as surprised as anyone that former New England boss Bill Belichick has decided to take the college route for his next head coaching job. Belichick shocked the football world by accepting the head coaching position at North Carolina, and Mayo offered his congratulations to the 72-year-old coaching […]

Arizona Cardinals fans had reason to be worried about Trey McBride leading up to Sunday’s home date with the New England Patriots. However, they can now breathe a sigh of relief. McBride (knee) is off the injury report after being limited in practice throughout the week, via NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Head coach Jonathan Gannon […]

The Washington Commanders have claimed wide receiver KJ Osborn off waivers following his release from the New England Patriots, according to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport. The move comes in the wake of a significant injury to wide receiver Noah Brown that could sideline him for the remainder of the season. Osborn, 27, appeared in seven […]

The New England Patriots are on their way to another high draft pick this season, but the Arizona Cardinals were in the thick of the playoff race for most of the year until their recent struggles. The Cardinals are still within striking distance of turning it around, as they are just two games back from […]

The New England Patriots are probably more focused on the 2025 NFL Draft than the finish to the 2024 season. And it’s premature to think about a change at head coach. But in the near future, K.J. Osborn won’t be part of it because of a roster decision. The Patriots parted ways with the receiver, […]

A couple weeks ago, the GOAT of YouTubers — James Donaldson, better known as Mr. Beast — and the GOAT of football, Tom Brady, teamed up with a slew of other star athletes — Cristiano Ronaldo, Bryce Harper, Bryson DeChambeau and Noah Lyles — for a Yahoo Sports-sponsored Mr. Beast competition video. (Mr. Beast has […]

There’s good news and bad news for the New England Patriots as they start to turn their attention to the 2025 NFL Draft. The negative is that they’ve played just a little too well of late to get the top of even a top-three pick. However, the positive is twofold. The team absolutely has its […]

As the Cincinnati Bengals sit at 4-8 and third place in the AFC North, it was revealed that Joe Burrow tried to recruit a four-time Super Bowl champion to their offense in the offseason. In his podcast with Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski unveiled that Burrow reached out to him in the offseason, trying to recruit. […]

Anyone looking for financial advice probably wouldn’t think of turning to Rob Gronkowski, an NFL legend with resting goofball face, but he did make a rather savvy investment in Apple stock in the Gronkiest of ways, as reported recently in Forbes. As Gronk tells it, he owes over a half-million dollars of profit from a […]

The New England Patriots suffered their 10th loss of the season in Week 13 at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts, sending them into their long-awaited bye week on a sour note. While not much was expected of the team this season, fans are paying close attention to first-year head coach Jerod Mayo, who has […]

The New England Patriots weren’t able to come away with a victory against the Indianapolis Colts despite arguably having their best offensive performance since Drake Maye took over at quarterback. Maye played a near-flawless game on Sunday, completing 24 of 30 passes for 238 yards and a touchdown. He added 59 yards on the ground, […]

Instead of throwing a Hail Mary pass, Joey Slye was called upon to try and make a Hail Mary kick in the final second of the New England Patriots’ 25-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The Patriots kicker lined up for a 68-yard field goal attempt to try and win New England the game, which […]

The New England Patriots had an opportunity for a Hail Mary pass in the final second of their 25-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Instead, Jerod Mayo opted to go for a Hail Mary field-goal attempt with Joey Slye. Slye went out for a 68-yard field goal attempt with a second to go, kicking an […]

The New England Patriots are looking to bounce back after they put together an ugly outing in Week 12 against the Miami Dolphins. The good news is that their opponent in Week 13 is set to be a bit more beatable in the Indianapolis Colts, and their quarterback Drake Maye is expected to have one […]

Ahead of their Week 13 matchup with the New England Patriots, the Indianapolis Colts got a mixed bag of injury updates revolving around wide receivers Josh Downs and Alec Pierce, per ESPN’s Stephen Holder on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Colts WR Josh Downs is out but the good news is Alec Pierce is expected […]