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Bill Belichick, Patriots rebound against reeling Jets
Original at Boston Herald
• Thu, Nov 19
Football fans are tough to please, right coach Belichick? Right, coach Ryan? The guiding genius behind the Patriots dynasty, Bill Belichick enjoys enormous success in...
Mass. panel OKs $9 million for Patriots footbridge
Original at Seattle Times
• Thu, Nov 19
A Massachusetts panel has given approval to use $9 million in federal stimulus funds for a pedestrian bridge sought by the owner of the New England Patriots.
Mass. panel OKs $9 million Patriots footbridge
Original at Boston.com
• Thu, Nov 19
A state panel has given approval to use $9 million in federal stimulus funds for a pedestrian bridge sought by the wealthy owner of the New England Patriots.
Why is Jets CB Darrelle Revis so angry?
Original at bostonherald.com
• Thu, Nov 19
By Ian Rapoport Did you catch Darrelle Revis’ comments yesterday? Yeah, you probably saw them here and here. The Jets cornerback was pretty pissed the Patriots people keep saying he had over-the-top safety help on Randy Moss in Week 2, holding him to four catches for 24 yards. Want a sample? more…)
Why do the Patriots rarely lose two in a row? … and links!
Original at bostonherald.com
• Thu, Nov 19
By Ian Rapoport The Patriots lost on Sunday. We know that. But if you wanted to look at recent history, chances are the Patriots won’t lose again this Sunday against the Jets. And actually, that’s what Karen Guregian did yesterday. She broke out some media guides, examined some old game books, and and what did...
Minimum losses: A look at the rare occasions the Patriots haven't regrouped after a loss with Belichick
Original at Boston Herald
• Wed, Nov 18
In his nine previous seasons as coach, Bill Belichick's Patriots have proven to be very good at bouncing back from losses. In fact, since Belichick took over in 2000,...
NFL official Mike Pereira says key 4th down spot was “hard to dispute.”
Original at bostonherald.com
• Wed, Nov 18
By Ian Rapoport One of the final questions on the Patriots’ much-disputed play on 4th-and-2 from their own 28 against the Colts is, Was the spot correct? On Total Access on the NFL Network, vice president of officiating Mike Pereira essentially says it was… but he admitted it was “almost near impossible...
Patriots.com News Blitz - 11/18/2009
Original at Patriots.com
• Wed, Nov 18
In today's blitz, the Patriots look to bounce back after Indy, find out who's eager to return, a new player is added to the practice squad, Bill Belichick discusses red zone struggles, learn about a new receiver and is the Patriots defense inconsistent?
Patriots LT Matt Light says he’s “almost there,” describes experience of watching as “horrible.”
Original at bostonherald.com
• Tue, Nov 17
By Ian Rapoport Patriots left tackle Matt Light hasn’t spent many games on the sidelines, watching. Yet a knee injury has caused him to miss four games. He was “doubtful” heading into the Colts game, putting him on the sidelines, watching. What was it like? more…)
New England to face New York Jets at home
Original at Patriots.com
• Tue, Nov 17
The New England Patriots will return to Gillette Stadium this Sunday to face the New York Jets in the second meeting of their annual series. The Patriots, who fell to the Jets at the Meadowlands, 16-9, on Sept. 20.
Loss To Colts Changes Playoff Landscape
Original at Patriots Insider
• Tue, Nov 17
By The Sports Xchange The 35-34 loss to the Colts changes everything in the playoff picture, or does it? One thing is certain, Patriots fans can probably forget about another AFC Championship game in Foxboro.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick and players react to that crucial fourth-down call: “We tried to win the game on one play.”
Original at bostonherald.com
• Mon, Nov 16
By Ian Rapoport The debating has already begun. And I’m sure it will continue for days and days. With the Patriots’ 35-34 loss to the Colts in the rear-view mirror… Did Patriots coach Bill Belichick make the right call? Should he have gone for it on 4th-and-2 from the 28-yard line with 2:08 left with a six-poi...
Patriots - Colts: Preview
Original at Patriots Insider
• Sat, Nov 14
• 6 related articles
By The Sports Xchange The 6-2 New England Patriots travel to the 8-0 Indianapolis Colts for a Sunday Night matchup. Game preview, news and notes.
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Gostkowski Named AFC Player of the Week
Original at Patriots Insider
• Wed, Nov 11
By Site Staff FOXBOROUGH -- Patriots placekicker Stepehen Gostkowski has been named AFC Player of the Week. This is the first such honor for the fourth-year product out of Memphis.
In the aftermath of Patriots 27, Dolphins 17, is it time to bring on the Colts? … and links!
Original at bostonherald.com
• Mon, Nov 9
By Ian Rapoport The Patriots’ 27-17 win over the Dolphins had barely settled by about 4:30 p.m. yesterday. There was some happiness in the locker room and a lot of satisfaction because of the gritty, tough victory over a rival. “That was a typical AFC East game, tough game that came right down to the wire,” coac...
Patriots return to action against Miami
Original at Patriots.com
• Tue, Nov 3
The New England Patriots return from the Bye Week to face AFC East Rival Miami at Gillette Stadium. New England owns a 40-12 record in regular season AFC East games since the beginning of the 2001 season, compiling the best intra-division record of any team in the NFL over the last eight seas...
Junior Seau power
Original at Boston Herald
• Sat, Oct 31
• 3 related articles
It's no wonder Patriots coach Bill Belichick wanted to again lure Junior Seau out of retirement earlier than even the 20th-year veteran may have been anticipating. With...
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USI becomes official insurance broker of the Patriots
Original at Patriots.com
• Wed, Oct 28
USI becomes official insurance broker of the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution. Partnership agreement with Kraft Sports Group aligns USI with one of the strongest brands in professional sports.
Brady named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Original at Patriots.com
• Tue, Oct 20
• 11 related articles
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been named AFC Offensive Player Of The Week for second time in 2009 and 14th time in his NFL career.
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Patriots spice up offense
Original at FOXSports.com News for Patriots
• Mon, Oct 19
Patriots 59, Titans 0 GILLETTE STADIUM, FOXBORO 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Tennessee00000 New England103514059 Next game: New England vs. Tampa Bay (London), 1 p.m. Sunday, Ch. 4. In addition to inconsistency, the Patriots have gotten a lot of criticism for being conservative on offense this sea...
NFL analyst Deion Sanders offers Adalius Thomas’ view: “He’s upset.”
Original at bostonherald.com
• Mon, Oct 19
By Ian Rapoport The situation surrounding Adalius Thomas continues to pique the interest of, well, everyone. I couldn’t have been the only one shocked when the Patriots’ Tweeted their inactives. Who else wondered, “Is there another ‘Thomas?‘” Nope, it was Adalius Thomas, and as coach Bill Belichick sa...
Podcast: Some shooting for charity, Titus Adams’ belt, random music … and links!
Original at bostonherald.com
• Mon, Sep 28
By Ian Rapoport After a Patriots win, one of a ton of things that changes is the possession of the championship belt. Defensive line coach Pepper Johnson runs the scout team, and he awards a title belt to the practice player of the week. OK, let’s get to the coverage in today’s Boston Herald:
Opinion: Boston fans: Enough already
Original at CharlotteObserver.com
• Sat, May 9
Boston Globe NC As for the New England Patriots, well, if you didn't grow up with it, it's hard to root for a team run by the most cynical, ruthless, mechanical coach in the NFL. Rooting for the Patriots is like rooting for the swine flu, except the swine flu might be ...
Introducing Patrick Chung
Original at bostonherald.com
• Thu, Apr 30
By Karen Guregian Patriots owner Robert Kraft and president Jonathan Kraft held the traditional jersey presentation with safety Patrick Chung, the team’s first selection in the draft (No. 34 overall in the second round) earlier this morning. Given it’s the 50th anniversary of the American Football Leag...
Opinion: 2009 NFL Draft: Live Updates Round 2
Original at The National Sports Review
• Sat, Apr 25
IL 40) The New England Patriots select, RON BRACE, DT, BOSTON COLLEGE. Vince Wilfork is getting old, so why not get someone to study under him and spell him during the years he is still in the league. 41) The new England Patriots select, DARIUS BUTLER, ... NFL draft, second round Baltimore Sun
Opinion: Putting it in perspective
Original at Sun-Sentinel.com
• Mon, Jan 5
By Omar Kelly Deuces. Anyone who predicted the 2008 Dolphins would have won 11 games this season, clinching the AFC East division title, ending the Jets and Patriots season prematurely before losing to Baltimore in the first round of the playoffs would have needed...
Podcast: 12/12/08 - Show #220: Raiders at Chargers Postgame/Patriots at Raiders Pregame
Original at Raider Nation Podcast
• Fri, Dec 12
SHOW #220 - Raiders at Chargers Postgame and Patriots at Raiders Pregame TOPICS: 1) Raiders at Chargers Postgame Review 2) NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is coming to Oakland for the Patriots game 3) Patriots at Raiders pregame analysis 4) Ten Boneline callers:
Podcast: Favre calling the Schotts
Original at Jets Journal
• Wed, Nov 19
By Jane McManus As for exactly what has led to the uplift after a terrible three-game stretch to teams with losing records, well, the new quarterback has a few theories. Coach Eric Mangini named his players of the week from the Patriots game. Offense: Nick Mangold. Defense: Darrelle Revis. Special Teams: Le...
New England Patriots Team Report
Original at usatoday.com
• Mon, Nov 17
Normally, you'd have to look long and hard to find a positive from a debilitating loss to a division rival in which you slipped into second place, but the New England Patriots can take a little something from Thursday's setback against the Jets. The quarterback situation is no longer an iss...
Podcast: See? $140M can buy happiness
Original at Jets Journal
• Fri, Nov 14
By Jane McManus The Patriots had 400 passing yards and 511 yards of total offense. The Jets had 258 and 375. Note that the Jets had significantly less. The Patriots converted two of three attempts on fourth down. Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel was his teams leading rusher, gaining 62 yards on eight attempt...
Podcast: Favre and the AFC East
Original at Jets Journal
• Tue, Nov 11
By Jane McManus With injuries to QB Tom Brady and LB Adalius Thomas, and the Jets playing consistent and conservative football, this will be an interesting one to watch. Jenkins is playing well, and the running game with Thomas Jones has been reliable. Jones was even nominated for the Fed Ex NFL player of th...
Gridiron Rewind Week Ten Podcast Show
Original at NFL GridIron Gab
• Mon, Nov 10
By Matt Loede Matt Jergensen from Ravens Gab on the Ravens win in Houston over the Texans Jeff Sack from Patriots Gab on the Pats victory at home over the Bills Eric Palmer from Saints Gab on the Falcons win at the Georgia Dome over the Saints Russ Loede from Bears Gab on the Bears home loss to the Titans
Gridiron Preview Week Eight Podcast Show
Original at NFL GridIron Gab
• Fri, Oct 24
By Matt Loede Wendy Bubp from Panthers Gab on the Cardinals game in Carolina with the Panthers Stephen Rhodes breaks down week 8 in Fantasy Football Jeff Sack from Patriots Gab on the Pats week 8 Home Matchup with the Rams
Opinion: A Kraft-Y Owner Might Be the Best
Original at Bleacher Report
• Wed, Oct 22
By Alex Marvez The large color pictures that hang from the surrounding walls provide justification. Mixed with action shots of famous New England Patriots players are photos of Kraft and coach Bill Belichick celebrating the franchise's three Super Bowl victories this decade.
Opinion: New England Patriots 41 - Denver Broncos 7 -- The Aftermath
Original at Mile High Report
• Tue, Oct 21
By TheSportsGuru Look at just the first drive. The Broncos were inside the Patriots 35 yardline, and had the ball for over 6 minutes. The crowd was quiet, the Broncos were shoving it down the Patriots throat, and that was obviously the game plan. The fumble kills all of that. Similarly, the 2nd drive moves in...
BoltTalk Podcast #131 - 10/16/08
Original at bolttalk.com
• Thu, Oct 16
By Ray After the Chargers crushed their nemesis, the Patriots, Loren and Ray (who are feeling a lot better this week, I assure you) will break down the beat down. Greg Campbell from the Buffalo Bills Review Podcast joins for us as we look ahead to the Bills and the Chargers’ most challenging road t...
BoltTalk Podcast #130 - 10/09/08
Original at bolttalk.com
• Thu, Oct 9
By Ray Ray and Loren break down the Dolphins debacle and look ahead to a sunday night showdown against the hated Patriots. We will also look at what’s going on with this defense, with LT and how injuries can affect this game and games to come. We will also take your phone calls and emails
Opinion: Rummaging under those rocksOriginal at Sun-Sentinel.com
• Mon, Sep 29
By Omar Kelly While it's hard to believe, there was one negative that came out of last weekend's win over the Patriots. The Dolphins run of being first in line at the NFL's waiver wire buffet is officially over. Here's an in-depth look at all the players the Dolphins have acquired since training camp in the...
Podcast: Everybody Loves Dallas
Original at Blogging The Boys
• Sat, Jun 14
By Dave Halprin (Grizz) In the Super Bowl, Athlon has Dallas defeating San Diego. The Super Bowl will have Indy beating Dallas. In the NFC title game, Tony Romo and Company will get it done this year by defeating the Green Bay Packers, while in the AFC title game, Peyton Manning and the Colts will beat New England.
Opinion: Patriot Nation: Time to look ahead to 2008 season
Original at The Patriot Act
• Sun, May 18
By Brent I am not impressed and if last year reminds me of anything it is not individual or teams records that matter if you are not able to win the Super Bowl. The 2007 Patriots reminded me of the Colts and Peyton Manning of always breaking records but until 2006 (after beating the Patriots in the AFC Ch...
Patriots Day 2 review and rookie free agents
Original at The Patriot Act
• Mon, Apr 28
By Brent When starting off the press conference after the draft Coach Bill Belichick joked, On Day 2 the Patriots added OLB Shawn Crable, QB Kevin O’Connell, CB Johnathan Wilhite, WR/Special Teamer Matt Slater and as mentioned OLB Ruud with their lat pick.
Patriots’ NFL Draft Day One reviewOriginal at The Patriot Act
• Sat, Apr 26
By Jamie The Patriots started Saturday’s proceedings with the 7th overall pick. With Chris Long and Vernon Gholston being off the board, the Pats saw the best value in trading back with the Saints to the #10 overall spot. In doing so, they gained the Saints’ third round selection and gave up their own...
2008 Superbowl 42 Picks & Odds: NFL Superbowl Betting Lines » Touthouse Free Sports Picks
Original at Touthouse
• Thu, Jan 24
January 22nd, 2008 CLICK HERE FOR CURRENT 2008 SUPERBOWL 42 BETTING LINES & ODDS Perfection will be the word of the day on Super Bowl Sunday, when the New England Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady guns for a 19-0 record and fourth championship ring against the heavily underdogged Ne...
Podcast: With thunderbolts and lightning, we’ll light up the sky-eye-eye …
Original at bostonherald.com
• Thu, Jan 17
By John Tomase Patriots head coach Bill Belichick lightened his press conference this morning with the admission that he’s not a fan of “San Diego Super Chargers,” the team’s theme song that sounds like it was written during the bad part of the 70s when funk and disco and rock ended up in the same blender o...
Opinion: It comes down to Belichick versus Manning
Original at The Patriot Act
• Sun, Nov 4
By Brent Earlier this year it was interesting to read, listen and watch all the views on the New England Patriots for the upcoming 2007 season. ‘Big time’ signings in the offseason were made to catapult the Patriots past the Colts and compete for another Championship.
How To: Patriots-Dolphin Game Exposes New England’s Weaknesses
Original at Lawrence Salberg
• Sun, Oct 21
By Lawrence What this game was, as I predicted it would be, was a tutorial for other teams on how to defeat the Patriots - or a tutorial for the Pats to fix their problems before their little winning streak ends. And those were glaringly obvious ...
Opinion: 'Stop the run' on bad information
Original at Blogging The Boys
• Tue, Oct 16
By Dave Halprin (Grizz)
Reggie Bush inks Sirius Radio Announcer Deal « lalate.com - largest celebrity nightlife news site
Original at lalate news
• Wed, Aug 15
« Tom Brady has better threads than Jay Z Reggie Bush inks Sirius Radio Announcer Deal August 16th, 2007 Reggie Bush is coming to Sirius Radio. The New Orleans Saints running back and Heisman Trophy winner joins Sirius for weekly reports this 2007 NFL season. On Wednesdays at 5:15pm E...
Opinion: Dissecting NFL Coaches of the AFC East
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Jul 4
By Jordan The AFC East is made up of the New England Patriots, the New York Jets, the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills. The division with a perennial powerhouse (Patriots) and three that hover around mediocrity -- only to jump occasionally to greatness, or simply get hot at the end of the season --...
Podcast: MostTriv #97 the Superbowl
Original at Mostly Trivial with your host Johnee Bee
• Mon, Feb 5
Where: Dolphin Stadium, Miami, Florida At Stake: National Football League Championship Participants: Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears What do you know, Joe? A: Being the second quarterback to win a Super Bowl for their team