New England Patriots Articles - Page 40

There are only a few proper nouns associated with the lasting legacy of the New England Patriots. Names like Gillette Stadium, Tom Brady, and Bill Belichick stick out. But, only one of these names might be with the organization once the season wraps up. Rumors have been swirling around the head honcho’s departure for quite […]

Bailey Zappe’s performance against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday was a tale of two halves, playing a large factor in the New England Patriots’ 27-17 loss. The Patriots’ second-year quarterback got off to a hot start in the first half, completing 17 of 19 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown as New England […]

The New England Patriots got some bad news during a game on Sunday when left guard Cole Strange had to be carted off the field due to an injury. Strange is ruled out for the remainder of a game against the Chiefs, per NFL Network. Strange is a key pass protector for Patriots quarterback Bailey […]

The New England Patriots will be down one key receiver as they host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Patriots wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is inactive for the Week 15 matchup, while DeVante Parker is good to go. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday morning that Smith-Schuster was unlikely to play. “DeVante Parker (knee) is […]

When it comes to the ultimate fate of Bill Belichick as head coach of the New England Patriots, nothing has been set in stone just yet despite rumors that the franchise has already made up its mind to move on from the legendary mentor by the end of the 2023 NFL season, according to Ian […]

The New England Patriots are back in action on Sunday following their longer-than-usual break, hosting the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 15 as they try to recapture the magic from their upset win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Can the Patriots do it again on Sunday? Here are four bold predictions. *Watch NFL games LIVE with […]

Rumors are swirling that the New England Patriots may part ways with their legendary head coach at the end of the season. So much so, that oddsmakers have Bill Belichick as the favorite to replace Brandon Staley as the next head coach for the Los Angeles Chargers. However, former players Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman […]

JuJu Smith-Schuster is officially listed as questionable to play in Week 15. Given his checkered injury history both this season and in years past, you’d think the veteran wide receiver may sit out his team’s late-season contest now that the New England Patriots have been eliminated from playoff contention. The Patriots have no plans on […]

It would be very easy to look at this week’s matchup between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs and assume that the Chiefs are going to roll over a Patriots team that only has draft position to play for. However, dig a little deeper and forget for a second the teams we’re dealing with […]

The New England Patriots 2023 season has been one to forget. The team was eliminated from playoff contention last week, meaning it’s time for fans and media to begin pulling apart the wreck and determine where the team stands for 2024. In terms of wide receivers, the outlook is bleak. NFL cap-ologists and pro sports salary […]

The New England Patriots might not have much to play for when they take the field against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, but that isn’t stopping David Andrews’ desire to compete. The Patriots will play their first game with their playoff hopes officially gone in Week 15 after being officially eliminated from postseason contention […]

The Kansas City Chiefs will take a 2-game losing streak into Gillette Stadium as they face the New England Patriots in Foxboro. We’re here to share our NFL odds series, make a Chiefs-Patriots prediction, and pick while highlighting the key matchups. The Chiefs lost 20-17 to the Buffalo Bills in Week 14. Ultimately, the Bills […]

With the New England Patriots heading towards their worst season in over 20 years, questions about Bill Belichick have been unavoidable. Whether he can still coach, what his job security is truly like under owner Robert Kraft, and whether we are witnessing the end of a historic team-coach pairing. But ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky doesn’t think […]

With the New England Patriots struggling mightily in 2023, the future of head coach Bill Belichick has come into question. Belichick has seen the rumors and responded in a way all Patriots fans have been getting used to. Rumors circulated on Tuesday that the Patriots were planning on moving on from Belichick after the season. […]

The closer it gets to the end of the 2023 NFL season, the clearer it seems that legendary head coach Bill Belichick, 71, will not be with the New England Patriots in 2024. If this is true, the big question is, where will Belichick go next? The NFL rumor going around now is that Bill […]

The unthinkable just happened after the New England Patriots’ 10-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Germany in Week 10. The Patriots reportedly made the decision to fire long-time head coach Bill Belichick after that game. Patriots insider Tom E. Curran weighed in on the stunning decision on Bill Belichick after the Colts game in […]

The New England Patriots were dealt a bit of a surprising blow on Tuesday when quarterback Malik Cunningham decided to leave their practice squad and join the Baltimore Ravens active roster. But he’s getting some love from at least one former Patriots teammate. Trent Brown showed some support for his now-former teammate on Instagram following […]

One of the big dominoes of the 2024 NFL Draft dropped last night. Drake Maye, the star quarterback for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels football program, let it be known that he was eschewing his remaining college eligibility to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft. pic.twitter.com/uapK1Cc5vC — Drake Maye (@DrakeMaye2) December 11, 2023 […]

Bailey Zappe had a chance to take a bit of a victory lap following the New England Patriots’ upset win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 14. But the Patriots quarterback isn’t feeling any vindication after picking up an upset win in his second start of the season. In an interview with WEEI’s “Jones and […]

The New England Patriots have struggled during the 2023-24 NFL season. The Patriots have a record of 3-10 and are in last place in the AFC East. Head coach Bill Belichick is rumored to be on the hot seat amid New England’s woes. Pat McAfee seemed to add fuel to the rumors with his comments […]

The New England Patriots found their way back into the win column on Thursday, upsetting the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-18 in Week 14 to improve to 3-10 on the season. Now that we’ve had a few days to digest and remember what a win looks like in New England, here are the four biggest Patriots heroes […]

The New England Patriots are out of contention for a Super Bowl in the 2023 NFL season, but Bill Belichick isn’t quite ready yet to decide on the team’s starting quarterback in Week 15 versus the Kansas City Chiefs at home (via Zack Cox of NESN). “He’s done a good job of managing the team […]

The New England Patriots opened Week 14’s action on Thursday Night Football with a 21-18 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers to push their record to 3-10 on the season. After a dominant first half performance, the Patriots did just enough to sneak out of Pittsburgh with a win on a short week, and they have […]

The lowly New England Patriots — in the midst of their worst season in 30 years, were officially eliminated from postseason contention Sunday afternoon following the Cincinnati Bengals’ 31-14 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. The elimination marks the earliest the Patriots have been knocked out of the playoffs since the 2000 season, over two decades […]

It turns out former New York Giants great Lawrence Taylor may be in a more exclusive club than his status as one of the two defenders to win the AP NFL MVP award. Besides being just one of two players to achieve such a feat in NFL history — along with Minnesota Vikings great Alan […]

Saturday’s Army-Navy festivities at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, was a welcomed break from the season-long struggles of the New England Patriots. And while embattled Patriots head coach Bill Belichick didn’t seem to be distracted by the pall caused by his team’s 3-10 season — their worst in over 30 years, ESPN Pat McAfee indeed […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a devastating loss in Week 14 of the 2023 NFL Season, falling 21-18 to the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football. The game was a rollercoaster of emotions, with the Steelers coming up short in the final moments. This defeat has left fans and analysts alike searching for answers. There […]

Ezekiel Elliott stepped up to the call as the New England Patriots’ lead running back with Rhamondre Stevenson out in their upset win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bill Belichick took notice. Following Thursday’s game, Belichick praised the veteran running back, who had 140 total yards of offense and a touchdown. Elliot played nearly every offensive […]

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots find themselves in an awfully unfamiliar position. It used to be that Belichick leading the Patriots to a win over an AFC Playoff contender, it didn’t qualify as breaking news. Now, however, things have changed quite a bit, haven’t they? Heading into their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on […]

The NFL Week 14 schedule began on Thursday with an ugly matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots. The Patriots rolled into Pittsburgh and jumped out to a 21-3 lead before holding on to win, 21-18, delivering the Steelers a second consecutive killer loss against a bad team. We wrap the week with […]

This is the space where I’m supposed to talk about how only Patriots fans, Steelers fans, and total sickos watched the very meh Thursday Night Football game between New England and Pittsburgh, but lord knows there are plenty of sickos out there who watched every second of this game, myself included. But I fall into a very […]

Bailey Zappe had the best performance in his young career as he led the New England Patriots to an upset win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night. But the people closest to the Patriots quarterback weren’t able to make the trip to Pittsburgh. Following the Patriots’ win, Zappe shared that the tickets for the […]

Bailey Zappe dazzled in his second start of the 2023 season on Thursday, especially in the first half as he threw for three touchdowns in the New England Patriots’ upset win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. David Andrews was among the many who were impressed by Zappe’s performance. Following the win, the Patriots’ starting center and […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin kept it real following his team’s 21-18 loss to the New England Patriots on TNF. “Disappointing outcome. A lot to work on,” Mike Tomlin told ESPN Steelers reporter Brooke Pryor after the game. The Steelers looked listless in the first half without starting quarterback Kenny Pickett. He suffered a […]

Formerly one of the most difficult places to play in, Acrisure Stadium (Heinz Field) has become a house of horrors for the home-team Pittsburgh Steelers after consecutive losses to two of the worst teams the NFL currently has to offer. Their underwhelming effort against the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football has brought this […]

The 2-10 New England Patriots caught fire behind quarterback Bailey Zappe to drop the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-18. With the win, the Patriots became the second two-win team in five days to hand the Steelers (7-6) a potentially season-altering loss at home. The Steelers fell 24-10 to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. With the loss to […]

New England Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe earned the start in his team’s Week 14 Thursday Night Football matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he isn’t disappointing fans. Zappe got off to an electric start, having thrown three touchdowns and 196 yards on 14-21 passing in the first half. Zappe got the Patriots going early with […]

New England Patriots fans watching QB Bailey Zappe under center might have one question about Mac Jones’ backup finally getting the call to start: what the heck was Bill Belichick waiting for? Zappe was firing on all cylinders in the first half of the Patriots’ Thursday Night Football showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He went […]

The New England Patriots are currently gearing up for a road prime time matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday evening. Neither the Patriots nor the Steelers have had quite the campaigns that they had envisioned entering the 2023 season; however, the Patriots have been considerably worse, as New England currently sits with the second […]