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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 […]

Now, former Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich is the second casualty of the NFL coaches to be fired this season, along with former Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels. This all came just 11 games into Reich’s tenure after being fired from the Indianapolis Colts last year. The Panthers are an NFL worst 1-11, […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones was benched once again last week for another dismal performance, and it appears that Bill Belichick and the Patriots might finally be moving on and dispersing practice reps elsewhere ahead of the Week 13 battle with the Los Angeles Chargers. Bailey Zappe and Malik Cunningham were the only quarterbacks […]

NFL legend Tom Brady said, “he’ll do it again.” Brady doubled down on his take last week, where he went off on the “mediocrity” in the NFL today. In the latest episode of his “Let’s Go!” podcast, Brady along with his co-hosts Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray discussed the Philadelphia Eagles versus Buffalo Bills overtime […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has attempted to scheme around the low-quality quarterback room he has rostered, but the Pats can’t seem to find an answer. They’ve started multiple signal callers in Mac Jones and Baily Zappe, both of which have consistently underperformed. Belichick was asked who would be the starter in Sunday’s […]

Head coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are currently trying to find a way to get to the finish line of what has been a tumultuous 2023-24 season for the franchise, to say the very least. The Patriots currently sit at an abysmal record of 2-9 after their most recent game, a road […]

The New England Patriots quarterback situation is a mess. Mac Jones is not playing well at all, and his backup, Bailey Zappe, is just as bad if not worse. Heading into the Patriots Week 13 matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers, Bill Belichick is looking for an answer at QB anywhere he can find it, […]

Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan did not hold back when he eviscerated Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots amid the AFC East team’s tumultuous 2023 campaign. For Ryan, the Pats’ dynasty was always more about legendary Tom Brady and less about Belichick, an opinion he bluntly expressed recently. “This team plays like they’re […]

The New England Patriots season continues to trend downward with the latest slide coming at the hands of the New York Giants. The Patriots lost 10-7 on Sunday, losing back-to-back games in which they allowed only 10 points. The Patriots offense has not done much of anything this season so New England has to take […]

The New England Patriots quarterback situation looked even bleaker in their loss to the New York Giants as Mac Jones was benched again and Bailey Zappe failed to impress, possibly leaving the door open for Bill Belichick to make a move. Speaking to reporters Monday, the Patriots coach didn’t say that an outside move to […]

The New England Patriots took another step towards cementing their status as the worst team in the NFL for the 2023 season in Week 12 when they lost a battle of mediocrity with the New York Giants by a score of 10-7. After losing 10-6 to the Indianapolis Colts back in Week 10 prior to […]

Bailey Zappe relieved a struggling Mac Jones for the fourth time this season in the New England Patriots’ loss to the New York Giants, leading to further questions about the team’s quarterback situation. Zappe has a clear message for Bill Belichick on the situation. Speaking to reporters following Sunday’s 10-7 loss, Zappe indicated that he’d […]

The New England Patriots were so close to redeeming themselves against the New York Giants. Bill Belichick’s schematics got them within striking distance and just a single field goal away from heading into extra time. Pressure does tend to come on the shoulders of a kicker in these situations and Chad Ryland was no exception. […]

Rob Gronkowski didn’t enjoy watching his former team, the New England Patriots, in Week 12 on Sunday as they battled the New York Giants. That much is clear from Gronk’s commentary during the game. During his appearance as an analyst for FOX Sports’ broadcast of the Patriots-Giants showdown, Gronkowski didn’t hold back his frustrations on […]

Slipping down to a nine-win record is not the worst thing that happened to the New England Patriots this week. It may have hurt that they lost to the New York Giants in such a close fashion but the hit to Demario Douglas was far worse. The game was nearing its conclusion in the fourth […]

Bill Belichick’s hot seat with the New England Patriots might have grown even hotter following their loss to the New York Giants on Sunday, but David Andrews has his pick. The Patriots center and captain gave a vote of support for his head coach following the 10-7 loss that dropped the team to 2-9 on […]

Head coach Bill Belichick tried to pinpoint the issues his team is dealing with after another dreadful performance from the New England Patriots on offense, specifically from Belichick’s options at quarterback. After Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe both got a crack at sparking the offense in a 10-7 loss to the New York Giants, Belichick […]

The New England Patriots had another disaster of a game after losing 10-7 to the New York Giants. Mac Jones was noticeably benched again. However, it sounds like this is part of Bill Belichick’s master plan. During the postgame press conference, the Patriots head coach claimed that he thought both Jones and Zappe deserved playing […]

After watching Mac Jones throw two interceptions, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick decided to give Bailey Zappe an opportunity. As Zappe was about to enter the game, Jones proved that there were no hard feelings between the two. It’s never easy for a starting quarterback to lose their job. But before Zappe entered […]

The New England Patriots cannot wake up from their fever dream of a season. After two weeks of preparation and what amounted to pointless speculation about who would be their starting quarterback in their Week 12 matchup against the New York Giants, it was once again bumbling third-year starter Mac Jones who meekly took the […]

It’s been a bumpy season for the New York Giants, however, rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito is at least bringing some excitement to the team. His family is all over the place and they’re taking over MetLife Stadium. Tommy DeVito mania is officially here. His family was seen tailgating and got some TV time before kickoff, […]

The New England Patriots opted to stick with Mac Jones as their Week 12 starter against the New York Giants, despite his horrific performance in Week 10 against the Indianapolis Colts. It didn’t take long for that decision to backfire, as Jones turned in an ugly half of football that quickly resulted in him getting […]