Humorist Dave Barry once wrote that Harvard University “for more than three centuries has produced graduates who, no matter what their philosophical differences, are all dedicated to the lofty goal of subtly letting you know that they went to Harvard.” Former Harvard Crimson and current Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick hasn’t needed to purse his [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In a Christmas Eve matinée, the New England Patriots (11-3) will host the Miami Dolphins (5-9) at 1:00 p.m. at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots have won six in a row, and the offense appears to be firing on all cylinders. Meanwhile, Miami has won five of their last seven after starting 0-7. [...]
Fourteen weeks have come and gone, and there are six teams with 10 wins, four teams with eight wins, another six teams with seven wins, and one team that should just quit while it’s ahead. In other words, I hope you all have the tiebreaker rules straightened out. As always, I’ll take you on a tour through the [...]
Well, it’s been an interesting week — to say the very least — for the AFC East. The festivities kicked off Thursday when Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos bested the New York Jets, 17-13. The loss came off the heels of a 37-16 loss to the Patriots, where New England regained the first place [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Patriots take on the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium on Monday night to begin their 2011 season. Tom Brady has led the Patriots to a 12-6 record against the Dolphins since taking over the reins in 2001. Monday night, Brady will be leading a team with many new names on the roster. On [...]
As we enter the 11th year of the Tom Brady era, the Pats seem once again poised to make another Super Bowl run. And while this seems to be the case every year, after the roster overhaul that has taken place this offseason there seems to be more urgency this year than in the past. [...]
The 2011 New England Patriots season kicks off with a trip to Sun Life Stadium to play the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. The Patriots have played 10 games in Miami during the Tom Brady era (including the 2008 season in which Brady played just one game), so how could we not do a [...]
As the Patriots prepare to kickoff its season against the Miami Dolphins on Monday night, we took a step across enemy lines and asked Armando Salguero what we might expect in this divisional bout. Salguero is the Dolphins beat writer for the Miami Herald and host of Armando and the Amigo every weekday morning 6-10 [...]
We’ve played this game before. Brett Favre has already retired at least three teams. We’ve had multiple articles about these alleged retirements, and subsequent comebacks. He’s taken the media, football fans, and a few teams for a ride before. He’s doing it again — without even trying. The latest team interested in the 41-year-old Favre, [...]
According to ESPN’s John Clayton, free agent linebacker Channing Crowder was given a physical by the Patriots on Thursday. Crowder, a third round pick by the Dolphins in 2005, has spent his entire career playing in the AFC east with Miami. He started 74 games for the Dolphins, recording 343 career tackles.
Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall was hospitalized and is in intensive care after a stab wound to his stomach, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Marshall’s wife, Michi Nogami-Marshall, has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the stabbing. She remained in jail Saturday morning. “This is a very difficult time [...]