By Mason Sousa, NEFJ Correspondent I predicted the Patriots to be a 9-8, 8-9 team at best before September came around.  There were many red flags blowing in the breeze throughout the summer and preseason that pointed to this Patriots season being a regression from the year previous.  Some of those flags included reports of a brand new schematic offense being worked on after Josh McDaniels’ departure and those plays…

Image courtesy of the Indianapolis Colts  Colts quarterback Sam Ehlinger will be making his second career start against the Patriots today. Ehlinger was named the starter two weeks ago, replacing an ineffective Matt Ryan. Ehlinger went 17 of 23 for 201 yards in his first start. It was an unspectacular performance that illustrated just how conservative the Colts were in terms of their play calling in their 17-16 loss to…

By Tony Catalina, NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: Fresh off an important divisional win over the Jets, the Patriots will look to build on last weeks performance as they welcome in a struggling Indianapolis Colts team.
Second year quarterback Sam Ehlinger will be making his second career start and will come in to face a Bill Belichick led defense that historically gives young QB’s trouble. 1st Down: Frustrate the young QB: Belichick has always…