Tampa Bay Tuesday: Brady leads Bucs back for thrilling win over Atlanta

December 22, 2020

Down 17 points to the Atlanta Falcons at halftime and then again late in the third quarter on Sunday, Tom Brady did what Tom Brady does. The Bucs stormed back to tie the game with 11 minutes left, then, Brady hit Antonio Brown for an eventual 46-yard game-winning touchdown to steal a 31-27 victory from the jaws of defeat. It was deja vu for poor Matt Ryan, but more importantly…

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Patriots: Dolphins end Pats’ playoff hopes with ugly win

December 21, 2020

John McCall/Sun Sentinel For the first time since 2008, the Patriots will not be part of the NFL postseason. New England continued to trot out an offense that couldn’t compete with some high school teams in this state in a 22-12 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday. The lackluster effort leaves the Patriots at 6-8 with two games left against the Bills (next Monday night) and Jets. Just to make…

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Family Business: Jermaine Wiggins watches as sons follow in his footsteps

December 18, 2020

Image courtesy of Jermaine Wiggins Jr. /Twitter If you’re a father and your family business in football, odds are you want your kids to follow in your footsteps. Jermaine Wiggins – former Patriots, Vikings, Jets, Colts, Panthers and Jaguars tight end turned 98.5 The Sports Hub and then 93.7 WEEI radio personality – is getting to live that dream right now. This week, Wiggins’ son Jermaine Jr. – a senior…

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Tampa Bay Tuesday: Bucs win ugly against Vikings, move to 8-5

December 15, 2020

If you thought Bruce Arians would have his team ready to come out of the gate fast following a bye last week, what have you been watching? As I suspected, the Bucs looked flat early against the Vikings on Sunday, going three-and-out on the first two offensive possessions of the game. However, thanks to four missed field goals, a missed extra point and downright putrid play from Kirk Cousins late…

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Patriots: Recapping Bill Belichick’s weekly OMF appearance on WEEI

December 15, 2020

Peter Joneleit/AP Photo Things had been far too nice during Bill Belichick’s weekly appearance on Ordway, Merloni and Fauria the past few weeks. With the Patriots’ winning games, the annoyed, wise-ass Bill was still lingering in the interviews but wasn’t omni present. That changed on Monday when the guys talked to the head coach for the first time since the embarrassing loss to the Rams. Answers were short, and the…

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Patriots: Pats embarrassed in prime time by Rams, playoff chances all but dead

December 11, 2020

AP Photo/ Ashley Landis Are all the people that wanted this team to stick with Cam Newton and make a playoff push happy now? After last night’s putrid, disgusting, embarrassing 24-3 loss to the Rams, New England is now 6-7 and in all likelihood going to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The Rams(9-4) held the Patriots to 220 yards of total offense and 10 first downs….

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Patriots Preview: New England Patriots (6-6) @ Los Angeles Rams (8-4)

December 10, 2020

Line: Rams -4.5, O/U 44 Opening Kick Off: The Pats have remained in LA this week after beating the Chargers on Sunday 45-0. Tonight’s game kicks off at 8:20 from SoFi Stadium. This is the just the 15th time these two franchises have met dating back to 1974. New England holds the advantage in this series 9-5, with the last win coming in Super Bowl 53 (13-3). Super Bowl 36…

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