Patriots: Pats defense shines; Zappe cool, calm & collected in first career start

October 9, 2022

FOXBOROUGH – A fun Zappe Hour was had by all at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. Bailey Zappe’s first career start on throwback day – which also happened to be Bill Belichick’s 400th game as head coach – couldn’t have gone much better as the Patriots cruised to a 29-0 win over the Lions with a true team effort in support of the rookie. The defense completely shut down the high scoring…

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Patriots Scouting Report: Diverse Lions running game could pose problems

October 9, 2022

The Detroit Lions have the NFL’s number one offense and much of that is a byproduct of one of the league’s top rushing attacks. Detroit blends an old school and new school approach when running the football. Head coach Dan Campbell wants to be physical and the best way to do it is by pounding the rock. The Lions are patient when it comes to their running game. They will…

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Patriots: Keeping it simple in the passing game is the key to victory today

October 9, 2022

Keep it simple stupid is an old coaching adage that I think applies to the Patriots when it comes to how they approach today’s game against the Lions offensively. Particularly the passing game. Rookie Bailey Zappe is going to be making his first career and if I were coordinating the Patriots offense, I would build off of what we did last week. I would keep it simple and I would…

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College: Holy Cross tramples Bucknell

October 8, 2022

By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent WORCESTER — We have said all along that Holy Cross is the best team in the area, and Saturday afternoon at Polar Park the Crusaders were able to hit a home run, cementing what we all have long thought about them. From start to finish, the Crusaders were simply too much on all three phases for Bucknell en route to a 57-0 victory. It was…

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Patriots Four Down Preview: Detroit Lions (1-3) @ New England Patriots (1-3)

October 8, 2022

Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: The New England Patriots welcome Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions into town. Both teams coming off a first month of the year they would like to forget. Although, Bill Belichick has often reminded us that the first four games of the season is more about figuring things out and as you move forays into October, now is when things should settle down and start…

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