Image courtesy of The Herald Journal  EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Patriots locker room was jubilant in New Jersey on Sunday and rightfully so. But, not too jubilant. The Pats hammered the Jets 42-10, completing a rare unbeaten road late (8-0) and clinching an AFC East title a few hours later when the Bills failed two complete a two-point pass, losing to Philadelphia. While there was certainly reason to celebrate,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…