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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 […]

The New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers face off on Thursday Night Football in Week 14 in what should be an incredibly ugly offensive game. How do we know this? Because the NFL odds on the Patriots-Steelers over/under is hovering at or below any number we’ve seen this century. And unlike most other times […]

The New England Patriots’ 2023 season has not gone according to plan. They currently hold a 2-10 record and Bill Belichick’s future with the team is clouded in uncertainty. Jeff Howe of The Athletic reported that the Patriots could consider a Belichick trade following the season. “Three high-ranking executives from rival teams who were polled […]

Though many thought that all problems would be solved in Pittsburgh following the firing of offensive coordinator Matt Canada, the Steelers offense has remained a problem in the two games since Canada’s departure. Pittsburgh is averaging only 13 points in their two games without Canada, one of which was a stunning 24-10 defeat at the […]

Mac Jones’ third season in the NFL has gone far worse than anyone could’ve hoped, causing him to be benched in four games before being sat for Bailey Zappe last week. As the debate has raged on if the New England Patriots screwed Jones over, former Pats star Devin McCourty took a bit of a […]

It’s no secret that Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum wasn’t always the biggest fan of Beantown. And while his reasoning usually centered around basketball and his love of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his initial dislike had to do with another sport as well. During an interview on the Point Forward podcast, hosted by […]

The New England Patriots will battle the Pittsburgh Steelers in front of the faithful at Acrisure Stadium for some Thursday Night Football. We’re here to share our NFL odds series, make a Patriots-Steelers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Patriots lost 6-0 to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13. Unfortunately, […]

It is abundantly clear that the New England Patriots are in need of a new quarterback. If Bill Belichick is still coaching the Patriots in 2024, he already has a QB plan in mind. Jimmy Garoppolo is being viewed as a potential 2024 QB option by the Patriots, via Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. New England […]

On Thursday when they face the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky will be starting for the first time this season, and he promised to be aggressive. With Kenny Pickett having recently undergone surgery for his right ankle, Trubisky will be tested as he goes against a Patriots team desperate to end its […]

The Mac Jones era in New England has been nothing short of disappointing. It hasn’t been officially announced that his reign as the starter is over, but Jones is certainly not the franchise quarterback. Head coach Bill Belichick may continue starting Jones and Baily Zappe on separate occasions, but following this season the Patriots will […]

As the NFL season winds down, a lot of things start to become more clear. The Week 14 Thursday Night Football game will certainly help with that as well. The New England Patriots have been one of the worst teams in the NFL all season. Another loss would increase their odds of securing the top […]

The New England Patriots have only allowed their previous three opponents to score a combined 26 points oin them, and yet, they have managed to lose all three of those games. The Pats are arguably the worst team in the NFL this season, but they still have five more games to play before they can […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 14 matchup with the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football is… not a great game if we’re being honest. Still, it is a big game for Mike Tomlin and his team, so let’s go ahead and make some bold Steelers Week 14 predictions. The Steelers head into Week 14 against […]

Things seem to keep getting worse for Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. After suffering a 6-0 loss in Week 13 against the Los Angeles Chargers, where the offense looked historically bad, the team lost one of its only bright spots on that side of the ball. The Rhamondre Stevenson injury update is that […]

The Los Angeles Chargers secured an unimpressive 6-0 victory on Sunday over the New England Patriots in a weather-beaten clash. That’s right. Six points. With Justin Herbert, Austin Ekeler and Keenan Allen all on the same team, that’s all the Chargers could muster. Rather than ideal weather conditions or not, that is unacceptable for this […]

After disappointing Week 13 defeats, the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers will be looking the avenge themselves on Thursday Night Football to kick off Week 14. The Patriots put up a goose egg at home against the Los Angeles Chargers, losing 6-0 in ugly fashion, while the Steelers did not do much better, losing […]

The New England Patriots lost once again on Sunday, falling 6-0 to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13 as they dropped to 2-10 on the season after Week 13. Here are the four most Patriots to blame after Sunday’s ugly showing, including quarterback Bailey Zappe and head coach Bill Belichick. Bailey Zappe It turns […]

When the New England Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick entered the 2023 season, they assumed they’d be chasing the late Don Shula’s all-time wins record. After another dreadful loss Sunday, the crumbling Patriots and their legendary head coach look down the barrel of a much more unsightly mark. According to a social media post […]

The New England Patriots’ 2023 season hit another low on Sunday, losing 6-0 to the Los Angeles Chargers and dropping to 2-10 on the year. For Patriots center and captain David Andrews, the painful year has proven to be the worst yet of his nine-year career. With Sunday’s loss, the 2023 season will mark the […]

The New England Patriots made the worst kind of history in their 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13. For the third straight game, the Patriots allowed 10 points or fewer but still lost. It marks the first time since 1938 that a team has managed to allow 10 points or fewer […]

Bailey Zappe’s first start of the 2023 season didn’t go the way he hoped as the New England Patriots were shut out by the Los Angeles Chargers, 6-0, on Sunday. The Patriots’ second-year quarterback didn’t make any critical turnovers, but only completed 13 of 25 passes for 141 yards with a 68.9 passer rating. What […]

Whether it’s players griping to opponents on the field or a neverending ending cycle of rumors off of it, it’s been a season of chaos for the New England Patriots. And now there seems to be mounting tension between the team’s offensive and defensive players — a traditional calling card of dysfunctional teams. During an […]

New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson was helped off the field after suffering an apparent lower leg injury against the Chargers in Week 13. Stevenson appeared to be unable to put any weight on his right leg as he left the field with assistance. Rhamondre Stevenson – Concern for Right high ankle, as well […]

The New England Patriots are needing offense right now, and the team is getting some good news that might help them find exactly that. Patriots running back Ezekiel Elliott is expected to be able to play Sunday against the L.A. Chargers, per NFL Network. The Patriots’ rusher had been questionable for the game. ELLIOTT INJURY […]

The 2023 New England Patriots season has been plagued with questions at quarterback, and this Sunday isn’t expected to provide the answers fans of the team have been searching for. The team has activated wide receiver/quarterback Malik Cunningham off the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. The move was reported by […]

It’s been a season of misery for Patriots fans. The team’s struggling starting quarterback has been benched, their Hall of Fame head coach is likely out the door, and the team is entering Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers all but officially eliminated from playoff contention. One bright spot? The confidence of wide receiver/quarterback […]

The New England Patriots are back at home again for the first time in four weeks. But they’re still stuck at only two wins, in the midst of a four-game losing streak entering Sunday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers. Week 13 really might be the Patriots’ final halfway decent shot at getting a win […]

We have you covered with our NFL odds series with a Chargers–Patriots prediction and pick. The fourth primetime game the Los Angeles Chargers played this season was not a pretty one. Their week 12 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens came down to the wire, but the Chargers lost the game to self-inflicted wounds. Three of […]

Just before Patriots fans think things couldn’t get any worse, what’s a little bit of in-house turmoil in a season that’s already one of the worst in franchise history? New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers offered a lengthy apology to his teammates following practice Friday after it came to light that a camera for NFL […]

The New England Patriots can use any break they can get in the midst of their 2-9 season and they might get one when they face the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13. Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen missed his team’s first two practices this week, being listed as a non-participant due to a quad […]

An already historically bad New England Patriots season has set yet another record for mediocrity. With yesterday’s announcement that the league has flexed the team’s December 17 game versus the Kansas City Chiefs out of Monday Night Football — the first such schedule “flex” in NFL history, Patriots fans and Boston media are taking to […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are set to face the New England Patriots in Week 13 of the NFL, and there are some bold predictions for this matchup. But first, let’s take a look at how the Chargers have been faring this season. With a record of 4-7, the Chargers are coming off a tough loss […]

New England Patriots kicker Chad Ryland wasn’t able to pull through in the moment his team needed him the most in their loss to the New York Giants on Sunday of Week 12. The rookie kicker hooked his game-tying 35-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds wide left, securing a 10-7 loss for the […]

Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich was fired on Sunday night by owner David Tepper just 11 games into his tenure as the head of the NFC South squad. The move came after the Panthers lost to the Tennessee Titans 17-10 in Week 12 to drop them to 1-10 on the season. Now, Panthers legend Cam […]

The New England Patriots appear to be starting Bailey Zappe om Sunday after another Mac Jones benching in Week 12. Zappe reportedly took most of the snaps at quarterback for the Patriots at Wednesday’s practice with Malik Cunningham backing him up, and JuJu Smith-Schuster liked what he saw. Speaking to reporters following Wednesday’s practice, Smith-Schuster […]