Patriots Preview: Las Vegas Raiders (2-0) at New England Patriots (1-1)

September 27, 2020

Line: Patriots -7 Key Players for Las Vegas: Derek Carr (QB), Josh Jacobs (RB), Darren Waller (TE), Hunter Renfroe (WR), Clellin Ferrell (DE), Cory Littleton (OLB), Damon Annette (CB) Opening Kickoff: The Las Vegas Raiders visit Gillette Stadium today to take on the Patriots. The Patriots and Raiders will meet for the 36th time overall and for the 33rd time in regular-season. The Patriots hold a 19-15-1 series lead. They…

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Patriots: Scouting the Raiders offense and defense

September 27, 2020

The Patriots will host the undefeated Las Vegas Raiders at Gillette Stadium this afternoon. Las Vegas has opened the season by winning shootouts against the Panthers and Saints. For the first time since his return to the sideline, Gruden has assembled the type of roster he wants in order to play the way he wants. This is especially true on offense. Gruden calls the offense but has an experienced staff…

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Patriots: Nuggets from Bill Belichick’s weekly OMF interview on WEEI

September 22, 2020

Image courtesy of the New England Patriots/WEEI After another instant classic with the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night, Bill Belichick was back meeting with Glenn Ordway, Lou Merloni and Christian Fauria Monday afternoon. As always, it’s one of the more valuable pieces of radio in this area each week that sometimes doesn’t get the credit it deserves. This week was a tough one for the entire Patriots organization as Bill…

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Patriots Rewind: Patriots fall 35-30 in another instant classic with the Seahawks

September 20, 2020

AP Photo/Elaine Thompson SEATTLE – Dating back to the infamous “you mad bro?” in 2012, the Patriots and Seahawks have played some all-time classics. The Malcolm Butler pick, the non-pass interference call at Gillette back in 2016, and now another game can be added to the list. Cam Newton (397 yards) and Russell Wilson (288 yards, 5 TD’s) had a duel for the ages that saw the Patriots fell 35-30…

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Patriots Preview: New England Patriots (1-0) at Seattle Seahawks (1-0)

September 20, 2020

Line: Seahawks -4 Key players for Seattle: Russell Wilson (QB), Chris Carson (RB), Carlos Hyde (RB), Greg Olson (TE), Will Dissely (TE), D.K Metcalf (WR), Bobby Wagner (ILB), K.J Wright (ILB), Jamal Adams (SS) Opening kickoff: The Patriots hit the road for their first road game of the season as they battle the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football. The Patriots are coming off of a 21-11 win over the Miami Dolphins while…

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Patriots: Scouting the Seahawks offense and defense

September 19, 2020

The Patriots travel to Seattle in Week 2 to take on Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football. The Seahawks are one of the top teams in the NFC and this was especially evident after they beat the Falcons 38-25. Offensively, Seattle racked up 406 yards of total offense in the win. Wilson was especially impressive completing 31 of 35 passes for 322 yards and 4 touchdown…

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Patriots: Breaking down Bill Belichick’s weekly OMF interview on WEEI

September 15, 2020

By Kevin J. Stone/@kstone06 Last week we decided that Bill Belichick’s weekly “Patriots Monday” interview with Ordway, Merloni and Fauria would be a topic of discussion for us all season long. Glenn Ordway has been perfecting the interview game for decades now. Meanwhile, as a former player, Christian Fauria sometimes has the ability to get some more thoughtfulness out of Bill compared to most media members. It’s clear that Bill…

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Patriots Rewind: Patriots 21 Dolphins 11

September 13, 2020

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The Patriots kicked off the 2020 season with an ugly 21-11 win over the Miami Dolphins. Here are ten quick thoughts on the game by yours truly. 1. The Patriots as expected tailored the offense to Cam Newton’s skill set. Newton carried the ball 15 times for 75 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also threw for 155 yards. He finished with 230 yards of total…

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Patriots: Cam Newton Era begins with a win and a statement drive

September 13, 2020

AP Photo/Steven Senne By Kevin J. Stone/@kstone06 We didn’t know what to expect, and it wasn’t pretty, but the results were still the same in the end. The Cam Newton Era in New England opened with a 21-11 win at a silent Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon. It was certainly a changing of the times, as the running game was the story. Newton carried the ball 15 times himself for…

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Patriots Preview: Miami Dolphins (0-0) at New England Patriots (0-0)

September 13, 2020

Line: Patriots -7 Key players for Miami: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, WR Devonte Parker, RB Jordan Howard, TE Mike Gesicki, LB’s Kyle Van Noy, Elandon Roberts, DE Christian Wilkins Opening kickoff: Old friend Brian Flores and his revamped Miami Dolphins visit Gillette Stadium to kick off the 2020 season. Miami beat the Patriots at Gillette to end last season and it cost them a first round bye. A lot has changed…

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