Imagie courtesy of Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports  The Patriots announced this morning that linebacker Dont’a Hightower is out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle. Losing Hightower is a crippling blow to the Patriots chances of repeating as Super Bowl champions. He is the centerpiece of their front seven and arguably their best defensive player. Not only that. He is also one of the team’s most important leaders. So, how…

By Nicholas Billy Here we are at the end of Week 7 and the dominant Eagles lose their most valuable asset on their offensive line in Jason Peters. Peters suffering a torn ACL and MCL has been placed on IR. Where does this leave the Eagles and how do they rebound from such a devastating loss? It is almost impossible to replace someone like Peters especially when he is responsible…

Penn State and Norte Dame announced their presence with impressive wins over Michigan and USC this weekend. Here are my thoughts on Week 8.  1. Is it possible to feel bad for Jimbo Fisher and Florida State? After years of dominating the ACC and winning a national championship in 2014, they look awful right now. I don’t see them making a bowl game. They have to win four of their…

Courtesy of Kelvin Kuo, USA Today Sports It was another interesting week in what has been an interesting season thus far in the NFL. Here are our studs and duds for Week 7. Studs 1. Ezekiel Elliot, RB, Dallas Cowboys: Elliott had arguably the best game of his young career racking up 219 all purpose yards (147 rushing, 72 receiving) and scoring three touchdowns in the Cowboys 40-10 thrashing of the…

Photo courtesy of Stew Milne-USA TODAY Sports Game Rewind: The Patriots dominated their rematch with the Atlanta Falcons last night winning 23-7. The story of this game was the defense. After giving up an NFL record six 300 yard passing games to opposing quarterbacks, the beleaguered Patriots defense stepped up and shut down Matt Ryan and the Falcons high octane offense. Here are five thoughts on this game. 1. The Defense Showed…

By Mike Vallee, By Michael Vallee A friend of mine likes to say, “Once is a fluke, twice is a trend”.  With that in mind my friends and I say set out last week on our second consecutive Patriots road trip, making this officially a tradition.  Last year’s inaugural trip was to the depressing dystopian waste land also known as Buffalo, so we were definitely expecting an upgrade with this…

The Patriots host the Falcons tonight in a Super Bowl 51 rematch. Revenge has been the buzz word being thrown around regarding this game. Will the Falcons avenge their loss heartbreaking loss in the Super Bowl or will they fall to Tom Brady and the Patriots again. Here are five keys for the Patriots in this one.  1. Find a Way to Get Pressure on Matt Ryan: The Patriots have…