FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick was 39 years old when he coached the Cleveland Browns to a win over the New England Patriots in 1991 — his first as an NFL coach. As Belichick trotted toward the center of the field Sunday, his trademark cutoff hooded sweatshirt soaked in rain following the Patriots’ 27-13 win over […]
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Dorsett, Patriots moving on without injured WR Gordon
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Despite the names and faces changing at an almost dizzying rate, Phillip Dorsett tries to remain unfazed. In his fifth season as an NFL wide receiver and third with the New England Patriots, Dorsett may not have the name recognition of Antonio Brown, Josh Gordon or Demaryius Thomas, all of whom were projected […]
Browns hope to figure out Pats ‘D’
BEREA, Ohio — The Patriots had Sam Darnold seeing “ghosts” Monday night. Baker Mayfield hopes to escape a similar pre-Halloween haunting. Mentally refreshed and physically healed after sustaining a badly bruised left hip against Seattle, Cleveland’s quarterback returns from the bye week only to face perhaps the NFL’s scariest unit — New England’s fear-inducing, turnover-prompting, […]
NFL Trade: Patriots add WR Sanu in trade with Falcons
BOSTON — The Patriots have done a lot of shuffling at receiver this season. They are hoping Mohamed Sanu can provide some stability as they try to solidify their offense heading into a difficult part of their schedule. The Patriots traded a second-round draft pick in 2020 to the Atlanta Falcons for the eighth-year veteran, the […]
Unbeaten Patriots roll: New England blitzes Darnold, Jets, 33-0
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tom Brady set the tone and the New England Patriots’ blitz-happy defense took over from there. Bill Belichick’s bunch is still undefeated after another absolutely dominant performance. Brady threw a TD pass to Phillip Dorsett, Sony Michel ran for three scores and New England forced Sam Darnold into five turnovers while cruising […]
Undefeated Patriots take on improved Jets with QB Darnold
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are still rolling right along with a high-powered offense and a stingy defense that has their record blemish-free. The New York Jets look a bit different, though, from the team Bill Belichick’s bunch beat 30-14 less than a month ago. And, it all starts at […]
NFL notebook — Thomas calls trade to Jets ‘insulting’
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Demaryius Thomas felt disrespected by the New England Patriots when he was traded to the Jets, telling the New York Daily News that the team was dishonest with him before shipping him off. Coach Bill Belichick responded to Thomas on Thursday when asked if he regretted how the situation played out. “Yeah, look, […]
Patriots notebook — TE Watson to return, WR Harry getting healthy, may play
The New England Patriots are re-signing veteran tight end Ben Watson after releasing him a week ago, according to an ESPN report. The news meant the Patriots will add a veteran piece to their offense, which has been hit by a rash of injuries. Watson retired in the offseason but came back to rejoin the […]
Patriots force 4 turnovers, block punt in 35-14 win
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Under coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots have made a habit of besting young quarterbacks. They can add Giants rookie Daniel Jones to that list. Tom Brady had two touchdown runs and moved ahead of Peyton Manning for second place on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list as New England pulled away for a […]
With Manning benched, Pats ready for Giants, rookie Jones
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Few quarterbacks have outdueled Tom Brady and the New England Patriots the way Eli Manning has during his career. Twice Manning has been under center to help the Giants lead fourth-quarter comebacks in the Super Bowl over New England. In 2007, Manning spoiled the Patriots’ bid for an undefeated season by leading a […]