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FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots got their first win of the season, sort of. New England defeated the Carolina Panthers, 20-10, on Friday night, playing its starters for much of the first half. “It’s just another step in the process,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said following the win. “We’ve just got to keep grinding.” Here are […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots are playing most of their starters in their second game of the preseason. However, a few are missing, likely due to injuries suffered recently in practice, while another is surprisingly out. Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne is out for Friday’s game against the Panthers. Bourne’s been active at every practice […]

The New England Patriots are heading into the 2022 NFL season looking to build off a very successful 2021 campaign. The Patriots entered the first year of the Mac Jones era unexpectedly when Jones beat out Cam Newton for the starting quarterback job during training camp, and ended up making a surprise run to the […]

Here we go again. That’s probably what every Carolina Panthers fan is thinking after reading head coach Matt Rhule’s quarterback plan for the team’s second preseason game against the New England Patriots on Friday night. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that the Panthers will start backup PJ Walker at quarterback against New England, meaning Baker Mayfield […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones has so far had several favorite targets in training camp, including DeVante Parker. Jones and Parker have continued to build on their chemistry from the Patriots’ offseason programs. For one, Parker shined in the Patriots’ joint practice session with the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday, as he hauled in five […]

Week 2 of the NFL preseason has officially arrived! The Carolina Panthers will clash with the New England Patriots in Foxborough as the excitement of football season continues to grow. It is time to check out our NFL preseason odds series, where our Panthers-Patriots prediction and pick will be set. After both Sam Darnold and Baker […]

FOXBOROUGH – After two fight-filled joint practices, gameday between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers is finally close. New England hosts Carolina in a game where it’s expected to play a majority of its starters for the first time in the preseason. Here are four bold predictions for Friday night’s game. 4 bold predictions for Patriots […]

FOXBOROUGH – There’s been a lot of bad blood between the Patriots and Panthers this week. But Mac Jones has stayed away from the ruckus. Numerous fights have broken out, leading to several players getting kicked out of the joint practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. Jones is one of the very few players that hasn’t […]

Maybe it’s the growing feeling of impatience waiting for the real season to come. Perhaps it’s just the competitive juices. But whatever the reason is, the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers can’t seem to stop fighting each other. The Patriots and the Panthers had practiced together for two days now, and on the first […]

The New England Patriots haven’t exactly had a stellar preseason thus far. There’s been a lot of talk surrounding the team’s offense and the collaborative process head coach Bill Belichick, OL coach Matt Patricia, and quarterbacks coach Joe Judge have all been talking up these past few weeks. All this may have been received with […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers had another fight-filled practice on Wednesday, which saw a few players get ejected for the second straight day. As for what happened outside of that, here are five Patriots observations from Wednesday’s practice. 5 Patriots observations from training camp with Panthers Nelson Agholor gets consistent top […]

FOXBOROUGH – It was fight night (or in this case, morning) again between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers at joint practice on Wednesday. A couple of the same players were involved in Wednesday’s fracas, too. Patriots receiver Kristian Wilkerson, who was at the center of Tuesday’s fight, was on the wrong end of […]

The Carolina Panthers-New England Patriots brawls on Tuesday and Wednesday led to plenty of drama with the Panthers. There is a chance that Kenny Robinson, who was ejected on both Tuesday and Wednesday for his actions during the brawls, could be cut from the team. But the situation recently grew even messier following Robinson’s latest […]

The Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots have fought one another in back-to-back practices now. The fights have occurred during the teams’ join practices together. Panthers safety Kenny Robinson has been right in the middle of both brawls. Carolina head coach Matt Rhule discussed what he saw from Robinson during Wednesday’s fight, per Pro Football Talk. […]

The New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers’ joint practices have gotten off to a fiery start. A large brawl broke out yesterday afternoon that resulted in Kendrick Bourne, Kristian Wilkerson, and Kenny Robinson getting ejected. Day two of joint practices has been more of the same, with Christian McCaffrey igniting another full-team brawl between both […]

FOXBOROUGH – DeVante Parker was the Patriots’ biggest acquistion this offseason. Nearly three weeks into training camp, he’s been responsible for some of the biggest plays. That started on Day 1, when Parker made multiple leaping touchdown grabs that drew “ooohs” and “aaahs” from the crowd. That hasn’t been the case every day for the […]

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots might have had their strongest practice yet in training camp on Tuesday. That wasn’t the biggest story from the first of two joint practices with the Panthers, though. Three fights broke out during Tuesday’s practice, with one of them escalating to the point that three players were ejected. Patriots receiver Kristian […]

FOXBOROUGH – New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler’s return from retirement is already over – at least for the 2022 season. The Patriots placed the veteran corner on injured reserve Tuesday, ending his season. It isn’t clear what Butler’s injury is. Butler was active for much of training camp and played in the Patriots’ preseason […]

New England Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon had a hilarious way to allay injury fears among the team’s followers when he followed up on Providence Journal reporter Mark Daniels’ seemingly worrisome update about the player suddenly leaving the field and heading to the locker room during practice. As it turns out, as Judon later clarified after […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots ramped up the physicality in their first practice of camp, literally. New England hosted the Carolina Panthers for the first of two joint practices on Tuesday before Friday’s preseason game. Here are seven observations from Tuesday’s practice. New England Patriots Practice Observations Fights galore Tuesday was the first practice […]

The New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers are having joint practices this week. And so far, they have not run smoothly. Patriots coach Bill Belichick already cursed out Patriots team staffers for not moving the chains correctly. And today, a massive fight broke out between the teams, per Patriots reporter Ethan Hurwitz. https://twitter.com/HurwitzSports/status/1559560953645105154 As seen […]

FOXBOROUGH – Training camp and the preseason are starting to ramp up for the New England Patriots. After what’s been a relatively light two-plus weeks of camp, New England welcomes the Carolina Panthers for a pair of joint practices on Tuesday and Wednesday before Friday’s preseason game. With an important week about to take place, […]

New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne has been picked by many experts around the league to be a breakout player in 2022. Looking at Bourne’s 2021 stats, it’s easy to see why that could be the case. In his first season with the Patriots, Bourne posted career highs across the board. He had 55 […]

The New England Patriots dominated the AFC East for 18 seasons but Tom Brady’s departure from the Patriots in 2020 created a power vacuum. For the last two seasons, the Buffalo Bills have filled that vacuum. The Bills won the division title in 2020 and 2021 with records of 13-3 and 11-6, respectively. In 2020, […]

FOXBOROUGH – Christian Barmore has arguably been the best player so far in Patriots training camp. The second-year defensive tackle has won many of his battles against New England’s offensive linemen in 1-on-1 drills, which Barmore said is his favorite thing about training camp. Barmore’s also played a role in the offensive line’s struggles in […]

The New England Patriots’ offensive play-calling situation has been a big concern throughout the offseason and training camp; unfortunately, it seems head coach Bill Belichick still has no answer on who will take over the said duty. Since Josh McDaniels left for the Las Vegas Raiders in the offseason, the Patriots have yet to name […]

Bill Belichick is never one to hold back how he truly feels. In media interviews, Belichick does not opt for the crowd pleasing answer. Instead, the New England Patriots coach says things how they are. And he apparently acts the same way in practice. According to NESN, Belichick laid into team staffers who were running […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots hit the practice field again on Monday, their first practice since their preseason-opening loss to the New York Giants. Monday’s practice was actually sandwiched between last Thursday’s game and a pair of joint practices with the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday and Thursday. Here are seven observations from Monday’s practice. […]

FOXBOROUGH — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick made it clear that the team is going through a process in determining who calls the offensive plays after Matt Patricia and Joe Judge split those duties in Thursday’s preseason opener against the Giants. The process isn’t a competition, though, at least according to Patricia. “I mean, […]

FOXBOROUGH — While the New England Patriots fell to the New York Giants in their preseason opener on Thursday, they opted not to play many of their starters in what resulted in a two-point loss. The decision to rest key players gave several players opportunities to shine on Thursday. There were a few who are […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones will never forget the biggest lost of his young career so far, and he is using it as motivation to keep improving his game. Recently, Jones went viral after a photo plastered on his locker at Gillette Stadium made rounds online. It was spotted during an interview with Lil’Jordan […]

The New England Patriots fell to the New York Giants in their preseason opener on Thursday. However, it wasn’t the loss that irked Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. Belichick was clearly frustrated with the amount of pressure the Giants put on rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe. Zappe went 19-for-32 with 205 yards, a touchdown, an interception, […]

FOXBOROUGH — With most of the New England Patriots’ starters sidelined, the rookies got their chance to shine in Thursday night’s preseason opener against the New York Giants. Second-round rookie receiver Tyquan Thornton was the first to step up. He created separation on a nice move against Giants cornerback Aaron Robinson. Backup quarterback Brian Hoyer’s […]

The New York Giants opened up the preseason with a 23-21 Week 1 victory over the New England Patriots on a Graham Gano field goal as time expired. It was new head coach Brian Daboll’s first win as the leader of the franchise, though no one is keeping score until the regular season- least of […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator situation, at least the play-calling part, already appeared to be settled in the opening weeks of training camp. Offensive line coach Matt Patricia was the unit’s play caller for much of training camp, with Bill Belichick calling plays during a session while quarterbacks coach Joe Judge remained […]

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots had their first preseason game of the 2022 season on Thursday, but that wasn’t their biggest news of the day. Long-time Patriots running back James White announced his retirement from football on Thursday. Playing all nine seasons in New England, White ranks as one of the franchise’s best pass-catchers with the […]

FOXBOROUGH – Patriots football had their soft opening for the 2022 season on Thursday. They hosted the Giants for their preseason opener. They didn’t play their starters though and lost, 23-21. Here are seven initial observations from the Patriots’ preseason opener: Tyquan Thornton shines The Patriots’ second-round rookie only played the first few drives, but […]

The New England Patriots are a team to keep an eye on for the 2022-23 NFL season. It’s time to look at FanDuel’s 2022 NFL over under win total odds, including the Patriots’ over/under win total prediction. We are living in a world where the Patriots are not the most dominant team in the NFL. […]

On Thursday, news surfaced that longtime New England Patriots running back James White was retiring from football. The news caught like wildfire across the league and his former quarterback, Tom Brady, caught wind. Brady took to social media posting on Instagram with some love for his former teammate. Tom Brady’s reaction on Instagram to James […]