New England Patriots

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:

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:

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...

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...

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...

By Jane McManus Law hasn’t gotten the Jets media training yet, and he was pretty candid about how much Mangini takes after his former mentor, Pats coach Bill Belichick, revealing that Mangini’s nickname was “Little Bill.” Ouch. Here he talks about the Jets-Pats rivalry in the Belichick era.

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

By Ray In the 1984 NFL Draft, Rivera was selected in the second round by the Chicago Bears, becoming the first Puerto Rican/Mexican to play in the NFL. During the 1985 Season, Rivera played in Super Bowl XX, where the Bears beat the New England Patriots, 46-10. He thus became the first Puerto Rican t...

By Matt Loede site editor Matt Loede is back as its the halfway point of the NFL season - week eight is here. Join Matt as he’s joined by writers and bloggers around the country going over the big games of the week. Joining Matt this week to preview the big games are:

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...

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

By Matt Loede It’s a special “Turn the Tables” edition of Gridiron Gabbin, as Patriots Gab Editor Jeff Sack takes over as host, and talks to NFL Gridiron Gab Editor Matt Loede. The duo talk about the recent NFL firings, the Lions and their state, the Raiders and Al Davis, Gene Upshaw and the future of the la...

By Matt Loede Russ Loede- Breaking down Tampa Bay at Chicago Stephen Rhodes - The week in Fantasy Football Matt Jergensen - Breaking Down the Browns at Ravens Jeff Sack - On the AFC East showdown between the Dolphins and Patriots

Sept. 9, 2008 -- No Brady, no hope for Pats Tom Brady's season-ending knee injury is devastating to the Patriots, and backup Matt Cassell won't take New England to the Super Bowl. To say he will is to disrespect Brady.

Though often overlooked, Massachusetts is a little state with a big-time golf reputation, including host to some of the decade’s most memorable golf events. Host Ben Larsen highlights the golf courses and many prestigious Massachusetts golf events on this edition of Sweet Spots.

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.

March 4, 2008 -- Dynamic duo together again New England Patriots were smart to re-sign Randy Moss, who along with quarterback Tom Brady forms the NFL's most potent 1-2 offensive punch.

Feb. 5, 2008 -- Amazing Giants kill Patriots' dynasty Super Bowl XLII was the most incredible game I've ever witnessed, and New England and Tom Brady will always be remembered as the greatest team that didn't win the big one.

Jan. 31 -- Heart says Giants, brain says Pats Being a lifelong N.Y. fan, I would love to see the Giants end the Patriots' perfect run in the Super Bowl on Sunday. But I picked the Pats to win the title before the season began, and I'm sticking with it.

Jan. 29, 2008 -- Giants have one chance: Strahan Veteran defensive end will have to disrupt quarterback Tom Brady for New York to shock the New England Patriots and the sports world in Super Bowl XLII.

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...

Jan. 10, 2008 -- Don't expect any NFL upsets All the home teams and favorites -- Cowboys, Packers, Colts and Patriots -- will win in the second round of the playoffs this weekend.

Dec. 4, 2007 -- Billick blew it, Brady didn't Ravens had ideal chance to end Patriots' unbeaten season, but Baltimore coaches screw it up with dumb time out on Monday night.

Nov. 8, 2007 -- Patriots can be greatest ever If the Belichick-Brady machine goes 19-0, they'll be No. 1 all-time team in NFL history. But if they lose even one game ...

Sept. 14 -- Belichick still one of the greatest Videotaping spy scandal is embarrassing for coach, but does nothing to take away from the dynasty he and the New England Patriots have created.

Sept. 12 -- NFL Week 2 will be even more wild After a great week of stories from Week 1, the NFL season will get even better, headlined by the bad blood of Chargers-Patriots. Take New England to win!

There are winners and losers every offseason in the NFL, and although its impossible to predict the future, its easy enough to pick who has and who hasnt done enough leading up the draft.

Donte Stallworth will be catching passes from Tom Brady instead of Donovan McNabb this season. Stallworth and the Patriots agreed Sunday to a multiyear contract.

March 9, 2007 -- Big NFL moves Adalius Thomas' jump to the Patriots highlights a wild week in free agency. He can have the same impact as Lawrence Taylor! Visit http://jtthebrick.msnbc.com for more.

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