The New England Patriots have the #1 offense in the NFL. They lead the league in yards, averaging 425.7 per game and lead the world in points, averaging 36.3 per game. No news there right? What is news is how balanced this Patriots offense has become. After finishing 20th in rushing yards per game in [...]
Former Patriots running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis signed a three-year deal Wednesday with the Cincinnati Bengals. The financial details of the contract have yet to be released. As Green-Ellis makes his exit, it has left many Patriot fans wondering: who is going to carry the ball in New England? Why would they left Green-Ellis leave? The [...]
Well… crap. Just like four years ago, the New England Patriots came up just a couple plays short of beating the New York Giants and claiming their fourth Lombardi Trophy Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI. Instead, Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning once again bested Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, with Manning executing yet another fourth-quarter [...]
The Baltimore Ravens shut down the New England Patriots’ receivers in Sunday’s AFC Championship, rattled Tom Brady and held the Patriots to their fewest points since October. And they still didn’t win. The Patriots beat the Ravens, 23-20, advancing to their fifth Super Bowl of the new millennium when Ravens place-kicker Billy Cundiff badly missed [...]
All’s well that ends well. The New England Patriots overcame an early 21-point deficit Sunday, blowing out the Bills in the second half and cruising to home-field advantage for the playoffs. Final score: Patriots 49, Bills 21. A fitting revenge after the Bills came back from being down 21 to beat the Patriots in September. [...]
The streaking New England Patriots will host the sliding Indianapolis Colts in Gillette Stadium Sunday afternoon. The game was originally scheduled to be aired on Sunday Night Football, but due to the Colts’ spectacular ineptitude was flexed to 1:00 p.m. The Patriots have won their last three games by a combined score of 109-39, while [...]
It took the New England Patriots a drive to get in rhythm, but once they did, Sunday’s game went according to plan. Tom Brady dissected the Philadelphia Eagles’ secondary, the defense allowed just three points across 50 minutes of football, and the Patriots handed the “dream team” Eagles a 38-20 nightmare of a defeat. The [...]
The New England Patriots (8-3) made it three in a row against Philadelphia (4-7) Sunday, throttling the Eagles 38-20 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. Brady, Offense In Sync After a shaky first drive that resulted in a punt, Tom Brady and the New England offense were brilliant all afternoon. Brady tossed for 361 [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs threw everything but the kitchen sink (unless you count Jerrell Powe) at the New England Patriots Monday night, hoping to disrupt Tom Brady early on and keep the game close late. It worked for about 20 minutes, but the Patriots eventually solved the Chiefs’ defense. The end result: a 34-3 Patriot [...]
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 [...]
The New England Patriots improved their record to 4-1 on the season, topping the New York Jets 30-21 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. New England remains tied for first in the AFC East with the Buffalo Bills, while the Jets sit at 2-3 and are now third in the division. The Law Firm Delivers [...]
Last week in a 31-19 win over the Raiders, Stevan Ridley led the Patriots in rushing with 97 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Ridley carried the ball 10 times for an impressive 9.7 average. He broke a 15-yard run on a his first carry and also had three rushes of at [...]
Welcome back to Sports of Boston’s weekly report card for your New England Patriots! The Patriots did what they always do the week after a loss: win. Specifically, they beat the Oakland Raiders, 31-19. And with losses by the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets, the Patriots are once again tied atop the AFC East [...]
Despite an early 7-0 lead 20 seconds into the contest, the New England Patriots fell to the New York Giants, 18-17, in the final preseason tune up on Thursday at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. Starters Play Well Head Coach Bill Belichick played the fourth preseason game differently than past years. On Thursday, Patriots fans were [...]
Since Corey Dillon’s retirement after the 2006 season, the Patriots have adopted an unofficial implementation of running back-by-committee that has supported some of the most potent and productive offenses that the NFL has seen. The 2011 season is shaping up to feature the most versatile group yet. They are also poised to take on a [...]