Patriots 42, Jets 10 – Pats finish off 3rd unbeaten road season in team history with dominant display

December 28, 2025

Image courtesy of Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – There’s domination and then there’s what the Patriots did to the Jets in the Meadowlands on Sunday afternoon. Utter humiliation. Drake Maye needed just three quarters to throw five touchdown passes to five different receivers, completing 19-21 attempts for 256 yards en route to a 42-10 win that had the star QB out of the game with five minutes left…

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Fenway Bowl: Army 41, UConn 16 – Huskies’ bid for 10-win season comes up short

December 27, 2025

Image courtesy of Winslow Townson/Getty Images By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent BOSTON — The wait for UConn’s first 10-win season as an FBS member will continue for at least another year. Behind a vaunted rushing attack that racked up 368 yards, Army rolled to a 41-16 in the Fenway Bowl. The Black Knights outscored the Huskies 28-6 in the second half. “We didn’t do enough to win the game,” said……

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Banged up Patriots get more bad news as Hollins goes to IR

December 27, 2025

At this point, fans are better off asking who isn’t hurt for the Patriots than who is. On Friday afternoon, head coach Mike Vrabel announced that seven players – Khyiris Tonga, Robert Spillane, Harold Landry, Jared Wilson, Kayshon Boutte, Milton Williams and Mack Hollins are all out for Sunday’s game in New Jersey against the Jets. What we didn’t know at the time, is that roughly 24 hours later, Hollins…

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Bradbury wins 2025 Ron Hobson Good Guy Award

December 23, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – On Tuesday, center Garrett Bradbury stepped up to the podium in the media workroom at Gillette Stadium assuming it was just a normal Q&A session. Instead, he was getting a nice Christmas surprise. The media voted a few weeks ago for this year’s Ron Hobson Good Guy Award, presented to the player who is the most accommodating to the media for that season, someone who may even go…

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Pats locked in on division title after clinching playoff berth

December 23, 2025

The Patriots enjoyed the fact that they’re a playoff team for the first time in four years for however long the flight home from Baltimore was. Even postgame, the conversation was already about the AFC East championship. A division championship and home playoff games is something Mike Vrabel enjoyed quite a few times while he was a member of the team. It’s also the main goal he’s talked about since…

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Patriots 28, Ravens 24 – Pats clinch playoff spot as Maye leads 4th quarter comeback

December 22, 2025

AP/Nick Wass Trailing by 11 with just under 13 minutes left in Baltimore on Sunday night, it looked as if the Patriots were going to officially hit an ill-timed December skid. Then, that Drake Maye kid came up with his first real Brady impression. Maye led the Pats to a stunning 28-24 win over a Ravens team that lost Lamar Jackson during the game and for some mind boggling reason,…

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Patriots rookies talk about ‘the wall’ as playoff push ramps up

December 18, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – Many rookies in the NFL aren’t used to playing in games of high magnitude in December. Sure, guys were getting ready for a bowl game or in some instances the College Football Playoff, but the grind of the NFL is much different. Games in December with division championships on the line or playoff clinching scenarios involved are a little more meaningful than the Pop Tarts Bowl or the…

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Patriots defense knows it needs to be aware of former Everett star Likely at all times on Sunday

December 17, 2025

Image courtesy of Hudl FOXBOROUGH – Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Zay Flowers, Mark Andrews. We all know the names that could cause problems for the Patriots when it comes to the Ravens’ offense on Sunday night. But, one guy that doesn’t get nearly enough attention is former Everett star Isaiah Likely. Likely did get some national attention his first few years in the league – especially last season after catching…

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Local CAA teams unveil 2026 schedules

December 16, 2025

The 2026 season is practically right around the corner. When you really think about it, once the portal closes at the end of January, it’s almost spring ball season, which means it’s almost training camp season and of course, that means it’s almost time for the regular season. On Tuesday afternoon, the CAA revealed its conference schedule for each team. Defending champ URI, UNH and Maine all released social media…

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Connecticut Top 25 Poll – Final edition

December 16, 2025

Image courtesy of CIAC Sports  By Rob Gullo & Andy Close NEFJ Correspondents It’s time to put a bow on the 2025 high school football season in the state of Connecticut. Greenwich (Class LL), New Canaan (Class L), Windsor (Class MM), Berlin (Class M), Hand (Class SS), and Sheehan (Class S) all captured state titles over the weekend. New Canaan completes a wire-to-wire run as the top team in our…

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