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New England Patriots Report Card: Week 16

By Matt Goisman ⋅ December 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Miami Dolphins narrowly avoided disaster Saturday against the New England Patriots. Somehow a group of talented, motivated football players broke into their locker room, knocked everyone out, stole their uniforms and took the field for kickoff. The “Dolphins” went into halftime up 17-0. Luckily, the true – and truly terrible – Dolphins regained consciousness [...]

Patriots Clinch First-Round Bye, Overcome 17-Point Deficit Against Dolphins

By Matt Goisman ⋅ December 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots took every punch the Miami Dolphins threw at them in the first half of Sunday afternoon’s game at Gillette. In the second half, the Patriots came out swinging, and the Dolphins went down for the count. The Patriots scored 27 points in the second half, overcoming a 17-point deficit to beat [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: Week 15

By Matt Goisman ⋅ December 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Whatever the source of the Denver Broncos’ new-found momentum, it ended in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots. Neither Tim Tebow‘s speed nor his supplications could turn back Tom Brady‘s ruthless but balanced offensive attack. The Patriots beat the Broncos, 41-23, clinching the AFC East and moving ahead of both [...]

Patriots Clinch AFC East, Defeat Denver Broncos 41-23

By Taylor ⋅ December 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots extended their winning streak to six games on Sunday, throttling the red-hot Denver Broncos (8-6) 41-23 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo. Offense Continues to Roll Denver came into the contest with one of the best defenses in the league, but that turned out to be not [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: Week 6

By Matt Goisman ⋅ October 18, 2011 ⋅ One comment

For the first 25 minutes the New England Patriots had the ball against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 6, they played sloppy, uncreative football. But down three points with 2:31 left in the game, Tom Brady led a precision air-strike that culminated in Brady’s 8-yard bullet to Aaron Hernandez in the end zone, completing yet [...]

In Defense of Chad Ochocinco

By Matt Goisman ⋅ October 17, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Chad Ochocinco has nine catches, 136 receiving yards and no touchdowns in six games this season. These numbers are far and away the worst they’ve ever been for Ochocinco, who averaged five catches and 74 yards per game in his first 10 seasons. Ochocinco has given the Patriots virtually nothing as he takes his sweet [...]

Video: Aaron Hernandez Mocks Red Sox with Grilled Chicken

By Nick Bohlen ⋅ October 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It turns out New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has a pretty good sense of humor. Unless you’re a Boston Red Sox fan still worked up over the recent fried chicken scandal. In a locker room interview with the media, Hernandez answered all sorts of questions, ranging from this week’s match-up against the Dallas [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: Week 5

By Matt Goisman ⋅ October 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Though it wasn’t the 45-3 dismembering the Patriots gave the Jets last season, the Patriots still drew first blood against their rivals from New Jersey Sunday when they beat the Jets, 30-21. The Patriots are now one 30-point game shy of the St. Louis Rams’ NFL-record 14 consecutive games. Who’s moving to the head of [...]

Patriots Bring Back TE Dan Gronkowski

By Matthew Marcantonio ⋅ October 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Gronkowski brothers are reunited once again. On Tuesday, The Patriots announced that they re-signed tight-end Dan Gronkowski — 17 days after the team released the brother of Rob. Mike Reiss, of ESPN Boston, said that the original release of Dan Gronkowski may have been due to an injury and that the plan along was for [...]

Report: Aaron Hernandez to Miss Time for Patriots

By Matthew Marcantonio ⋅ September 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The up-and-rising tight end duo of Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski that has taken the NFL by storm, will be one man short for a couple of weeks. Shalise Manza Young, of the Boston Globe, reports that Hernandez has suffered a strained MCL and will be out the next 1-2 weeks of play. Hernandez is [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: Week 1

By Matt Goisman ⋅ September 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome to Sports of Boston’s weekly report card for your New England Patriots! Each week we’ll analyze every Patriots position group, identifying particularly noteworthy performances from the previous week’s game. In their 38-24 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football, the Patriots answered many of the questions fans had about the offense entering [...]

PATS on the Back: Week 1

By Brian Kintz ⋅ September 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Your 2011 New England Patriots kicked off their regular season in grand fashion Monday night down in the Sunshine State, showcasing an aerial attack that will go down in the record books. 38-24 was the final score, in favor of the good guys of course, but the number that we were impressed with most has [...]

Patriots’ Starters Cruise in 31-14 Win Over Tampa

By Taylor ⋅ August 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots continued to look impressive in this 2011 preseason, easily dispatching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-14 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The team jumped out to an early 21-0 first-quarter lead, reaching the endzone on each of the offense’s first three possessions. The defense matched the effort, sacking Tampa starting [...]

Patriots 2011 Tight Ends Preview: Gronkowski, Hernandez, etc.

By Taylor ⋅ August 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

During his 11 season tenure as Patriots’ head coach, Bill Belichick has searched for production from the tight end position through many different avenues. From using first round picks on Daniel Graham and Ben Watson, to exploring the free agent market with acquisitions like Christian Fauria, Kyle Brady and Alge Crumpler, Belichick has struggled to [...]

Chad Ochocinco ‘In Heaven’ with Patriots, But Would Pay Anything For No. 85

By KC Downey ⋅ July 29, 2011 ⋅ One comment

UPDATE (3:30 p.m.) – It appears that Ochocinco now has No. 85, as multiple outlets reported he was sporting a No. 85 shirt at practice on Friday. Hernandez was seen with No. 81 shorts on — he wore No. 81 in college, but Randy Moss (a former No. 81) had that jersey when Hernandez was [...]

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