Kickoff: The Patriots will be playing at Gillette Stadium for the first time in a month when they host the Los Angeles Chargers today. New England is coming off of an ugly loss 10-7 loss to the Giants last week. The Chargers lost a tough one, 20-10 last Sunday night at home to the Ravens. Here are four keys to the game for the Patriots. 1. Keep it simple for…
It is official. According to Jeff Howe of the Athletic, Bailey Zappe will start on Sunday for the Patriots.The news is not a surprise as Zappe has gotten the bulk of the reps at practice this week. Zappe replaces Mac Jones who has struggled mightily of late, forcing the Patriots to make the change. For the season, Zappe has completed 19 of 39 passes for 158 yards and two interceptions….
The Patriots, Chiefs game slated for Monday night December 18th at Gillette has been flexed to Sunday December 17th at 1 pm. It is the first time the NFL has ever flexed out a Monday Night Football game. The decision to flex the game is a no brainer considering the fact that the Patriots are 2-9 and not competitive. Flexing the game out is also embarrassing for Patriots Owner Robert…
By Jon Lyons NEFJ Correspondent The Patriots are 2-9. Nearly everything about the once dynastic team is bad. Week in and week out, they find new ways to lose or new mistakes to make. Despite this, there are three players whose effort and play continue to stand out. In a lost season, the play of Christian Barmore, Kyle Dugger and Jabrill Peppers has been strong and showed that those three…
Image courtesy of USA Today The Patriots dropped to 2-9 on the season thanks to an ugly 10-7 loss to the Giants in New York. Once again, the offense was putrid and the defense was good. It is the same script we have seen all season from this team. Here are seven points from today’s game. 1. Mac benched at the half: Mac Jones was awful in the first half…
The Patriots are back after having a bye week last week. They visit the New York Giants today. Let’s talk about the game. Share your thoughts on today’s game in the comments section. Giants 1st Possession HUGE TURNOVER FOR THE PATRIOTS! They needed that. Patriots 1st Possession Patriots get a much needed turnover to start the game but cannot do anything with it. Giants 2nd Possession Patriots get a big…
The Patriots visit the New York Giants today looking for their third win of the season. Coming off the bye week, the Patriots coaching staff has had a lot of time to reflect on what they can fix, change and add. I do think we will see some wrinkles today. Here is how the Patriots should attack the Giants today on offense and defense. Offense 1. Run the ball out…
Apparently benching Mac Jones during a two minute situation in Germany did not spell the end of his Patriots career. According to the Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan, Jones is expected to start today against the Giants in New York. NBC Sports Boston’s Phil Perry reported on Friday that Jones and Zappe split starter reps this past week but no one in the building knew who was going to start today….
Kickoff: The Patriots are back off of last week’s bye week. The last time we saw them was two weeks ago when they lost 10-6 to the Colts in Germany. Many considered that loss the low point of the season but with six games left in the season, it could get worse. The Giants are coming off of a home win over the rival Washington Commanders. Here are four keys…
The highly anticipated Will Grier debut some Patriots fans were hoping for is not going to happen. Grier was released today to open up a roster spot ahead of tomorrow’s game against the Giants. If the Patriots do make a quarterback change moving forward, it is going to be Bailey Zappe who takes over for the beleaguered Mac Jones. Grier’s release comes as a surprise but it really shouldn’t. The…