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New England Patriots offensive line coach and senior advisor Matt Patricia, who also appears to be the team’s offensive play-caller, hasn’t garnered many fans in recent years. In his final game as the Patriots’ defensive coordinator in 2017, Patricia’s defense gave up 41 points to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. He had three […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots walked away with a dominant 26-3 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, but it wasn’t pretty on one side of the ball. The Patriots’ offense recorded just 203 total yards in the win and for a second game in a row, they struggled to get the ball into […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots defeated the Indianapolis Colts with ease on Sunday, but it wasn’t all too pretty. New England’s offense looked pedestrian for much of Sunday’s 26-3 win, with both of the team’s touchdowns coming with major help from the special teams unit and the defense. The offense had just 203 yards […]

The New England Patriots look to improve to 5-4 on the season when they host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Here are four bold predictions for Sunday’s game. Watch NFL games LIVE with fuboTV (click for free trial) Patriots’ RBs underperform It feels like it’s almost become the norm to expect a big game out […]

FOXBOROUGH – New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones lives by one mantra when it comes to passing: “You’ll never go broke taking a profit.” Jones first revealed that was his philosophy when he throws a football as a rookie last season, where he was viewed as a dink and dunk passer. Now in his second […]

FOXBOROUGH – You might not remember it, but Mac Jones and Stephon Gilmore were teammates in New England in 2021. Both Jones and Gilmore played together on the Patriots, but the cornerback never played a game with the quarterback as he dealt with a quad injury (and was looking for a new contract) that kept […]

The New England Patriots got some more good news following their 22-17 win over the New York Jets on Sunday. Wide receiver DeVante Parker’s knee injury that he suffered in Sunday’s game is just a sprain, the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Monday. The injury isn’t believed to be serious. With the Patriots having their bye […]

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn’t seem to want to talk too much about moving past George Halas for the second-most wins all-time for an NFL coach with 325 after his team defeated the New York Jets 22-17 on Sunday. But his players spoke highly of him. Patriots quarterback Mac Jones opened up his […]

The New England Patriots got back on track on Sunday, defeating the New York Jets 22-17 to get them back to .500 with a 4-4 record. Here are five takeaways from their win over the now 5-3 Jets. Mac Jones was … fine After how the Monday night game against the Chicago Bears played out, […]

The New England Patriots found themselves in an unexpected quarterback controversy this month. Fourth-round rookie Bailey Zappe took Patriots fans by storm when he went 2-0 as a starter when he replaced an injured Mac Jones. When Jones returned from injury in Week 7 against the Chicago Bears, the controversy reached its height. Jones’ struggles […]

Following what happened against the Chicago Bears in Week 7, every pass Mac Jones threw against the New York Jets on Sunday was going to have extra attention, even the ones that didn’t count. Jones arguably threw the most egregious pass of his career on Sunday in an unofficial play as part of the Patriots’ […]

By securing a record-evening 22-17 win over the division rival New York Jets, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has officially noticed his 325th win, which is one more than George Halas and the second-most in NFL history behind only Don Shula, who has 347 victories on his resume. Talk about a big deal, […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones had a rough first half against the New York Jets in Week 8 action, and his day didn’t get any better with the news that wide receiver DeVante Parker is out for the rest of the game with a knee injury. Parker left the game early and was initially […]

During the New England Patriots’ Week 7 showdown with the Chicago Bears, Mac Jones made headlines for a variety of reasons. The funniest of which, however, was his kick to the jewels of Jaquan Brisker early in the contest. A kick on the nuts isn’t really uncommon in sports. Due to the physicality of leagues […]

Originally, the New England Patriots likely thought their Week 8 matchup against the New York Jets was one they could chalk up as a win. But the events that unfolded in their Week 7 loss to drop them to 3-4 on the season plus the Jets’ 5-2 start makes Sunday a far more intriguing matchup […]

Heading into Week 8, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is set to fully return as QB1. But Jones, who suffered a high ankle sprain earlier in the season may still be feeling the effects. Jones is reportedly being impacted by the injury that occurred over a month ago. Via NFL Network’s Mike Giardi: “Per […]

FOXBOROUGH – The quarterback controversy in New England is over, for now at least. Bill Belichick confirmed that Mac Jones will be the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback against the New York Jets on Sunday. Belichick’s confirmation comes a day after he wouldn’t make a commitment on who would start for them at the key […]

FOXBOROUGH – Gillette Stadium was home to one of the most unusual scenes in the New England Patriots’ 33-14 loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Mac Jones made his return and started after missing the previous three games due to an ankle injury. By the second drive though, where the Patriots went three-and-out, […]

FOXBOROUGH – Mac Jones didn’t confirm the report that he’ll be starting at quarterback for the New England Patriots on Sunday against the New York Jets. He didn’t deny it, either. In fact, Jones said he thinks he “deserves that” when asked he was asked if he plans to start on Sunday. “I plan to […]

The SkyCam did nothing wrong. In a statement released by ESPN, the media company cleared the SkyCam of any part in interfering with a ball thrown by New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones during the first period of Monday’s game against the Chicago Bears. This is as opposed to what a viral video that has […]

FOXBOROUGH – While Bill Belichick wouldn’t say who would get the start at quarterback for the New England Patriots on Sunday, it appears that someone else leaked it out. Mac Jones will start against the New York Jets after getting about 90 percent of the first team reps at practice on Wednesday, ESPN’s Field Yates […]

FOXBOROUGH – Bill Belichick didn’t tip his hand as to who will start at quarterback for the New England Patriots against the New York Jets on Sunday. The Patriots coach was asked several times about the quarterback situation on Wednesday and didn’t share much insight as to who will start or how he views the […]

The leash was incredibly short for Mac Jones in Week 7’s matchup against the Chicago Bears Monday night in Foxborough. After throwing a pick early in the contest — and just through three series — Jones was pulled from the game by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and gave the QB duties to […]

The Chicago Bears might have gotten a bit of help on defense against the New England Patriots Monday night from something you would likely take more than 10 guesses to name correctly — the SkyCam wire. Football fans on Twitter are doing some hard-hitting investigative work on whether the SkyCam’s wire in that game actually […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots fell 33-14 to the Chicago Bears on Monday in what might have been one of the worst losses in Bill Belichick’s 23-year tenure as the team’s head coach. Here are five takeaways from the Week 7 loss. 1. Patriots have a quarterback crisis A week ago, it looked like […]

Patriots QB Bailey Zappe was seen mouthing the words to “Stacy’s Mom” on the sideline in New England’s Monday Night Football loss to the Chicago Bears. Albert Breer recently reported that Zappe confirmed he was indeed mouthing the words to the song. “To be honest with you, I don’t even know how I know that […]

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots finally welcomed the return of franchise quarterback Mac Jones after a three-game absence due to ankle problems. However, Jones proceeded to struggle in his first game back against the Chicago Bears, throwing an interception and drawing jeers from the home crowd at Gillette Stadium. Belichick then proceeded to […]

FOXBOROUGH – Monday night’s New England Patriots loss was as unusual as it gets. Second-year quarterback Mac Jones made his return after missing the last three games due to a high ankle sprain. He didn’t get off to a good start against the Chicago Bears, going three-and-out on his first two drives of the game […]

FOXBOROUGH – New England Patriots QB Mac Jones might have faced the lowest moment of his young NFL career on Monday night. Coming off a high ankle sprain that forced him to miss three weeks, Jones returned Monday in a matchup at home against the Chicago Bears that was viewed as a soft landing for […]

FOXBOROUGH – New England Patriots fans weren’t the only ones surprised by the fact that Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe both played in Monday night’s 33-14 loss to the Chicago Bears. A few players on New England’s offense were surprised, too. Patriots coach Bill Belichick told ESPN and later said after the game that the […]

FOXBOROUGH – Zappe Fever made a surprising and thrilling performance for the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Monday night … at least for a bit. Bailey Zappe replaced Mac Jones on the Patriots’ fourth drive of the game after the second-year quarterback struggled in his first three drives in his return from injury. […]

Bill Belichick made quite possibly the most bizarre decision in his 23 seasons of tenure with the New England Patriots on Monday night. Belichick told ESPN that he planned to play both Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe at quarterback in what ended up being a 33-14 loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Jones […]

In the second quarter of the Monday Night Football game between the New England Patriots and the Chicago Bears, Patriots quarterback Mac Jones scrambled out of the pocket, picking up eight yards on the play to move deeper into Bears’ territory. It seemed like a normal play until the cameras zoomed in closer. Did he just […]

The Bailey Zappe Fever continues in Week 7 for the New England Patriots, and Mac Jones might not like it too much with all the jokes and criticisms thrown at him. New England sparked a QB controversy during their Monday Night Football showdown with the Chicago Bears after they took out Jones and put Zappe […]

In just over one-quarter of play from Mac Jones, the New England Patriots opted to go back to Bailey Zappe. Before being benched, Jones had thrown for just 16 yards and one interception on six attempts. On the ground, he rushed for 24 yards on three carries. Head coach Bill Belichick opted to bench Jones […]

Mac Jones started for the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football against the Chicago Bears, as reported by Jeremy Fowler. Jones was sidelined since late September due to an ankle injury. Backup QB Bailey Zappe played well in his absence, but Jones was ready to roll for this Week 7 affair. It didn’t take long […]

While it’s looking more and more likely that the New England Patriots will get their starting quarterback back, they’ll be without one of their top receivers against the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Kendrick Bourne isn’t expected to play in the Patriots’ Week 7 showdown against the Bears, the NFL Network’s Mike Giardi reported Sunday. […]

The New England Patriots have thrived in the absence of their starting quarterback Mac Jones over the past few weeks. Even though Bailey Zappe has filled in admirably, winning games against the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns, while barely losing to the Green Bay Packers in his first NFL action, it sounds like Jones is […]

The New England Patriots have a lot of momentum on their side right now after logging back-to-back huge wins over the past two weeks. Things are about to get even better for this team with star quarterback Mac Jones now on the cusp of returning from an ankle injury that has kept him out for […]