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New England Patriots Report Card: Week 16

By ⋅ 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 Extend LB Jerod Mayo to 5-year Contract

By ⋅ December 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

One day before their showdown in Denver, the Patriots inked up its best defensive player to a new contract. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Patriots re-signed Jerod Mayo to a 5-year extension. Mayo was the No. 10 overall selection in the 2008 NFL Draft. In four seasons with the Patriots, Mayo quickly etched his [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: Week 14

By ⋅ December 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

To beat the New England Patriots, a team must play perfectly for 60 minutes. Even when Tom Brady is so out of sorts he gets into a screaming match with his offensive coordinator, the Patriots still score so much that anything short of error-free football won’t cut it. The Washington Redskins made two mistakes Sunday: [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: Week 13

By ⋅ December 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Indianapolis Colts gave the New England Patriots a late-game scare Sunday afternoon, but ultimately all the Colts could do was lose with dignity. The Patriots beat the Colts, 31-24, continuing the Colts’ winless season and for now moving the Patriots into first place in the AFC. Who’s using this game for college credit, and [...]

Jerod Mayo’s Tackling Anchors Patriots Defense

By ⋅ December 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

If you can only do one thing in the NFL, make sure you do it fantastically. Chicago’s Devin Hester is almost exclusively a punt-returner, but he’s the best punt-returner there’s ever been. Dallas’ Dan Bailey is just a place-kicker, but he’s only missed once in a season in which seven of the Cowboys’ 11 games [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: Week 4

By ⋅ October 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Report: Patriots LB Jerod Mayo out for “about” one month

By ⋅ October 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The injury bug has struck again. Dan Roche of WBZ reports that Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo will be out for “about” one month after he injured his left knee in the second quarter of New England’s 31-19 win over the Oakland Raiders. Mayo joins a crowed list of injured Patriots on a defense that has [...]

New England Patriots Report Card: Week 2

By ⋅ September 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome back to Sports of Boston’s weekly report card for your New England Patriots. After a record-setting offensive explosion in Week 1, the Patriots continued their near-unstoppable passing attack Sunday, beating the Chargers 35-21. So who stood out and who hung back? Read on and find out! Quarterback: A Tom Brady followed his record-setting game [...]

Patriots Pull Away with 35-21 Win over Chargers

By ⋅ September 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots were stellar on offense, defense and specials teams in Sunday’s 35-21 victory over the San Diego Chargers at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Quarterback Tom Brady passed for 423 yards and three touchdowns while the defense forced a quartet of turnovers to limit the San Diego passing game. The win is [...]

McCourty, Mankins Among Six Patriots Captains for 2011

By ⋅ September 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots announced today that the team has voted six players to be named captains for the 2011 season. This is two more than the four captains that were named last season. It should come as no surprise that Tom Brady leads the way as one of three offensive players given a captain [...]

Patriots Look to Wrap Up Preseason Against Giants

By ⋅ August 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The 2-1 New England Patriots will finish their preseason Thursday night at Gillette against the 2-0 New York Giants. It will be the seventh consecutive Patriots preseason concluded with the Giants. The Giants beat the Patriots 20-17 last season at the New Meadowlands Stadium. It’s been a Jekyll and Hyde preseason for the Patriots. They [...]

Patriots LB Jerod Mayo on Cover of Sports Illustrated

By ⋅ August 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Set to hit newsstands on Wednesday, Sports Illustrated will feature six regional covers for its NFL Preview issue. New England fans will see Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo on the front of the top sporting magazine in the country. This is the 25-year-olds first time on the cover of SI. With 406 tackles in just three seasons [...]

Patriots 2011 Inside Linebackers Preview: Mayo, Guyton, Spikes

By ⋅ August 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

In a Bill Belichick-coached 3-4 (3 down linemen, 4 linebackers) defensive scheme, the linebacker position has always been considered paramount to success. The system hinges on the defensive line taking up space and handling multiple offensive linemen, while versatile linebackers take advantage. (Note: This is why D-lineman never rack up huge amounts of sacks in [...]

PATS on the Back: 2010 Patriots Season Recap

By ⋅ January 29, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Well it obviously didn’t end the way we would have wanted, but what a ride it was. I’m talking of course, about the 2010 New England Patriots. I don’t know anyone who predicted this young team to go 14-2, but that’s exactly what they did. Sure, many thought they’d make the playoffs, and many thought [...]

Tom Brady, Five Other Patriots Selected to 2011 Pro Bowl

By ⋅ December 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The NFL announced the 2011 Pro Bowl rosters Tuesday, and the Patriots lead the way for the AFC with six selections (the Falcons lead the NFC with seven). Starting for the Patriots will be quarterback Tom Brady, guard Logan Mankins and interior lineman Vince Wilfork. Patriot backups will be inside/middle linebacker Jerod Mayo, cornerback Devin [...]

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