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The New England Patriots were able to win a close game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5. Jameis Winston and company had the defending Super Bowl champions on the ropes, but New England was able to push through and get the victory. Unfortunately, the win may have come at a cost. Superstar quarterback […]

Injuries and bye weeks are the top challenges for fantasy football managers next week. Guys like Odell Beckham Jr. and Brandon Marshall were hurt on Sunday, along with the New York Giants fans’ feelings after seeing their team drop to 0-5. The Miami Dolphins also lost DeVante Parker in Sunday’s game with an ankle injury, […]

The New England Patriots’ 19-14 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday was a bit more meaningful for Tom Brady than his close to 200 other regular season wins. With the victory, Brady managed to tie Brett Favre and Peyton Manning for the most regular season wins by a quarterback, with 186. That means […]

The New England Patriots are coming off a disappointing loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 4 and will have to bounce back quickly as they’re set to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night on the road. Unfortunately for the Patriots, the defending Super Bowl champions will have to take on the Bucs […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will get additional help this Thursday against the New England Patriots with the return of running back Doug Martin. The Bucs back was suspended for the first four games of the season after a drug test last year yielded a positive result for the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Martin, however, was […]

In preseason predictions and power-rankings, the New England Patriots were constantly placed at the top, and rightfully so. They are, after all, the defending Super Bowl champions, and they added impact players such as WR Brandin Cooks, CB Stephon Gilmore, TE Dwayne Allen, and RB Mike Gillislee. One team that many thought would be able […]

The debate prior to the NFL season was that whether the New England Patriots could go undefeated in the 2017 campaign. But any talk about that was squashed flat right on kickoff day when the Patriots were handed an upset loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Tom Brady and the Patriots value perfection. They’re used […]

NFL Week 4 of the 2017 season brought about many star performances (Todd Gurley shines again) and disappointing losses (the Patriots defensive struggles continue). Here is a look at the highs and lows of the weekend in professional football: Highs 1. Todd Gurley’s dominance The Los Angeles Rams upset the Dallas Cowboys 35-30, thanks in […]

There is so much to process following another eventful week in the NFL. A lot of it has something to do with injuries to some popular fantasy football starters. It’s a shame to see the likes of Julio Jones and Derek Carr suffer setbacks, but that doesn’t mean those players’ owners should fold their laptops […]

Apparently, Bill Belichick isn’t just a five-time Super Bowl winning head coach. He is also a messenger of good news.  At least that’s what he is to New England Patriots wideout, Brandin Cooks. Speaking to Deion Sanders of NFL Gameday, Cooks revealed that the very first person to inform him in the offseason that he […]

Monday’s media day in the NBA saw players and coaches talk as much about Donald Trump as they did about the sport that feeds their family. It just goes to show us how big of an issue Trump’s recent comments about NFL players being “sons of b——” for kneeling during the playing of the national […]

We are heading into Week 4 of the NFL season and the Indianapolis Colts are still without franchise quarterback Andrew Luck. Luck went through offseason shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, and in the original report, Luck was supposed to be ready by training camp. Well, that didn’t happen. Are head coach Chuck Pagano […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has been around the game of football for so long that whenever he speaks, people listen. Belichick possesses a trove of football knowledge, and picking his brain is like poring through a football encyclopedia. His wisdom of the sport was on full display this week when a group […]

Bill Belichick sounded like a coach who would die to have a player like J.J. Watt play for him during a recent interview with John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. The New England Patriots head coach had nothing but praises for the Watt. Perhaps the biggest compliment he had for the Houston Texans linebacker was […]

Back in April, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez took his own life while in jail serving time for his involvement in the killing of Odin Lloyd. In an interesting turn of events, Hernandez, who had tests done on his brain following his death, had advanced stages of CTE and his daughter is […]

Five-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady for the New England Patriots has released a new book called, “The TB12 Method.” This book describes how Brady has been able to continue playing at a high level at 40 years old while living a healthy lifestyle. Apparently, Brady’s longtime head coach, Bill Belichick, will not be picking up […]

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski doesn’t think he’ll miss any time due to a groin injury he suffered in Week 2 but admitted that he’s day-to-day. Nevertheless, he said that he’s feeling just fine and is happy to know his injury is nothing serious according to ESPN’s Mark Reiss. “Super relieved,” Gronkowski told […]

Week 2 of the NFL season is in the books. Highlighted by the New England Patriots’ recovery and a dominant effort from the Atlanta Falcons, here is a look at this week’s highs and lows across the league. Highs 1. No Super Bowl hangover History has shown that teams suffered heartbreaking Super Bowl losses often […]

Tom Brady is all for Colin Kaepernick getting a job again in the NFL. The New England Patriots quarterback was asked about his opinion about the former San Francisco 49ers signal-caller in an interview with “CBS This Morning,” and had nothing but supportive words for the currently unemployed Kaepernick. “I sure hope so. I’ve always […]

And just like that, we are now done with Week 2 of the 2017 NFL season. If your fantasy football team has been undefeated so far, congratulations. If you’re 1-1, not bad! For those who have careened to a 0-2 start, the season is still far from over, and some fixes could be made to […]

In the Week 1 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski had a quiet performance being held to just two catches on six targets for 33 yards. However, there was much attention paid to the Chiefs’ defenders holding him on several plays throughout the game. According to  Mark Daniels of […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is nearing the end of his career. At 40 years old, Brady isn’t expected to play for several more seasons after this year, and part of the process leading up to his eventual retirement is pondering on the health issues that have plagued plenty of retired NFL players before […]

At 40 years old, Tom Brady headed into his 18th season with the New England Patriots having won his fifth Super Bowl title and widely considered to be the greatest quarterback of all time by his peers. With Brady not getting any younger, the question of how long he’ll continue playing in NFL has become […]

New England Patriots wide receiver Brandin Cooks is set to go up against his former team in the New Orleans Saints on the road this Sunday. While it’s not exactly the same level of on-field reunion as last Monday’s game when Adrian Peterson returned to Minnesota to face the Vikings, the media can’t help but […]

The New England Patriots had the unveiling of their sixth championship banner in Gillette Stadium spoiled by an embarrassing 42-27 defeat at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1. The Patriots lost more than the game itself last Thursday, as linebacker Dont’a Hightower and wide receiver Danny Amendola both suffered injuries during […]

The New England Patriots won it all for the fifth time in the Tom Brady era last season as they pulled off an incredible comeback against the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl. Although Brady missed the first four games of last season, the veteran recently admitted it might have been his best year throwing […]

It was nothing short of a strong offensive showing by the Kansas City Chiefs in their 42-27 win in the season opener against the New England Patriots. Kansas City racked up 537 total offensive yards while scoring six touchdowns (four passing, two rushing). There was simply no answer by the Patriots to slow down the […]

It wasn’t exactly the start to the 2017 NFL season that the New England Patriots were hoping for after taking a surprising loss at home to the Kansas City Chiefs. The loss featured many issues arising on both sides of the ball on Thursday night against the Chiefs. One of the areas that stood out […]

Following their five Super Bowl win, the New England Patriots didn’t get off on the right foot to start the 2017 season falling short at home against the Kansas City Chiefs. It was a game that they struggled on both sides of the ball, but more so defensively giving up 42 points with 537 total […]

It was a disappointing start to the season for the New England Patriots falling flat at home against the Kansas City Chiefs. In the process, the Patriots saw starting linebacker Dont’a Hightower suffer a knee injury during the loss. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the injury to the 27-year-old is believed just a […]

Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn knows that his team’s historic collapse is one that’ll be talked about for forever. He’s not going to let the sting of that huge heartbreak from stopping him to move on and try to will his men from competing again. Unfortunately for some Falcons fans, they do not share […]

Preview: The New England Patriots kickoff their 2017 title defense against the defending AFC West champion Kansas City Chiefs. Emotions will be at their highest, as New England is coming off the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. Tonight they’ll celebrate their fifth championship in a pregame ceremony that is sure to be extravagant. Their […]

In retrospect, it sounds like a wasted opportunity for the Buffalo Bills that they weren’t able to keep one of their former wide receivers in Chris Hogan, who was let go by the team in free agency last year. Since then, Hogan has become a big part of the New England Patriots’ offense, even becoming […]

There seems to be nothing but respect between veteran head coaches Bill Belichick and Andy Reid heading into the NFL season opener. The New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs will go head-to-head on Thursday with Belichick having high praise for his counterpart. According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Reid has maintained a relationship with Belichick […]

Over the NFL offseason, one of the underlying story lines following New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had to do with him potentially suffering a concussion during last season that was not reported. However, ESPN is reporting that the review of the situation shows that Brady there was no such report of a concussion or him […]

The NFL has been criticized over the years for taking things a bit too serious when it comes to touchdown celebrations. Now, the league has loosened up a bit with their celebration rules and New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski sees it as a good thing. Gronkowski recently made an appearance on PFT Live […]

The New England Patriots’ new wide receiver Brandon Cooks seems to be adjusting nicely to the team’s offense and locker room. So much so that,  according to Mike Reiss of ESPN, Tom Brady himself spoke highly of Cooks and his progression since arriving in New England. “I’ve been so impressed with his professionalism. For a […]

On Thursday, the New England Patriots will get their Super Bowl title defense underway as they’re set to go head-to-head against the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL season opener. Bill Belichick, who won his fifth title as head coach of the Patriots last season, is no stranger to season openers and the nervousness going […]

The AFC East remains the one division experts can easily predict. The New England Patriots won their eighth consecutive division title in 2016, surpassing the record held by the 1973-1979 Los Angeles Rams. The 2017 season presents little change from a year ago. The Patriots enter the campaign as the decided favorites to not only […]