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Patriots: Week 18 Preview and Prediction
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Follow me on twitter: @zcarey13 Hello and welcome to week 18! That feels weird to type but it is our new normal in the NFL after the expansion of the regular season from 16 to 17 games. The Patriots have a division matchup in week 18 with a familiar foe and one that they have some bad memories with, the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins have…
Patriots: In need of a “get right” game, Pats throttle Jags by 40 & clinch playoff spot
FOXBOROUGH – Back in 2018, the Patriots blew out the Jets on December 30th and everyone sort of dismissed it. Later on after the Super Bowl run, players admitted just how important that type of “get right” game was. So, when the hapless Jaguars visited Gillette Stadium Sunday afternoon for what could possibly be the last Patriots home game of the year, another day like that one in 2018 was…
Patriots: Week 17 Preview and Prediction
Photo via: AP/Greg M. Cooper Follow me on twitter: @zcarey13 Happy New Year readers! To welcome us into 2022, we have a matchup between two very different teams with two very different goals. The Jaguars come in off of a loss to the Jets last weekend and the Patriots come off a demoralizing loss to the division rival Bills that likely cost them the division. Lets get started. Jaguars @…
Patriots: Week 16 Preview and Prediction-HOLIDAY EDITION
Photo via: Jim Rogash/Getty Images Follow me on twitter: @zcarey13 HO HO HO! Happy Holidays to all of the readers here at NEFJ. In the spirit of the Holidays and because my last preview for Patriots vs Bills was for a normal game and not one in a monsoon, I’m gonna switch things up for this preview. You can read my last in depth preview here where I break down…
Patriots: Week 15 preview and prediction
Photo via AP Follow me on twitter: @zcarey13 Patriots @ Colts: Saturday, December 18th, 2021. 8:20 PM Line: Colts -2.5, O/U 45 It has been almost two full weeks since we have seen the Patriots. We saw an instant classic and one of the weirdest games in modern NFL history when the Patriots beat the Bills on Monday night in week 13. This week brings another challenge and another tough as…
Patriots: Breaking down bye week history under Bill Belichick
Photo: NBC Sports Boston Happy bye week everyone. While it’s always tough for Patriots fans to sit around and watch the rest of the league play instead of firing up those tailgates or hosting those Sunday get-togethers, it’s clear the break comes at a perfect time for the team. Damien Harris pulled up with what looked like a hamstring injury last Monday night and it’s nice that Mac gets a…
Patriots: Are the Pats legitimate Super Bowl contenders? Here’s three reasons why the answer is yes and three reasons why the answer is no
Okay, so none of us thought the Patriots would be in this position back in August, right? Sure, once Mac beat out Cam for the starting job and it was clear he was going to be the guy moving forward, a lot of people believed he’d have what it takes to help lead this team to something better than the 7-9 finish a year ago. But, no one could have…
Patriots: Bill Belichick comes up with another masterpiece as Pats beat Bills for seventh straight win
Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images After putting up some impressive numbers and scoring totals during a six-game win streak, all the talk surrounding the huge Monday night matchup in Buffalo was about Mac Jones and whether or not he could handle the elements and pressure of his first Monday night game. So naturally, Bill Belichick decided the best option with 45-50 MPH wind gusts was to run the ball 46 times,…
Patriots: Week 13 Preview and Prediction
Photo via Jim Davis/Boston Globe Follow me on twitter: @zcarey13 Patriots @ Bills: December 6th, 2021. 8:15 PM Line: Bills -3, O/U 40.5 It seems like the Patriots have had 10 games we could brand as their “biggest of the year”, but Monday night in Buffalo certainly takes the cake given the circumstances. This is a battle not only for 1st place in the AFC East, but for the number 1…