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Patriots: Patriots kick off the new year by re-sign Adrian Phillips to a 3 year, $12.75 million dollar extension

January 1, 2022
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The Patriots have signed veteran strong safety Adrian Phillips to a three year, $12.75 million dollar extension. The deal has a max value of $14.25M with $7.25 million guaranteed Phillips signed with the Patriots as a free agent in the spring of 2020. In his two years with the team, Phillips has emerged as an integral part of the defense and is one of the team’s best defensive players. The…

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Patriots: Secondary looking for answers after loss to Buffalo

December 30, 2021
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Photo: AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Entering the game this past Sunday, no one in their right mind thought Isaiah McKenzie would be the guy to torch the Patriots when Buffalo came to town. Stefon Diggs was supposed to get held in check by JC Jackson, especially after Jackson was talking about naming an island for himself akin to Revis Island back in the day. Instead, McKenzie had 11 catches for 125…

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Patriots: Mac Jones hasn’t hit a wall. The team around him isn’t playing well

December 28, 2021
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Getty Images Patriots fans and media alike are wondering if rookie quarterback Mac Jones has hit a rookie wall. Let me answer that question. No. Jones hasn’t hit a wall. The team around him isn’t playing well right now and it is affecting his play. Jones has struggled because the Patriots have been trailing each of the last two weeks. The Patriots are not built to play from behind but…

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Patriots: 3 Ways to Get Mac Jones Back on Track

December 28, 2021
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Image courtesy of USA Today Sports Since coming out of the bye week the Patriots have struggled. Mac Jones has had as difficult two week stretch as anyone, having a poor first three quarters against the Colts and following that with a subpar game against the Bills in which he never looked comfortable and was constantly bailing out and throwing off his back foot. If the Patriots are going to…

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Patriots: The Patriots defense is sorely missing Jonathan Jones

December 28, 2021
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The Patriots have suffered through a two-game losing streak since entering their bye week after winning seven straight. The causes of the losses have been multiple, from inconsistent offensive line play to busted coverages and over-pursuit on run plays defensively. Against the Bills on Sunday, New England was outplayed by Buffalo and Josh Allen made several terrific throws to propel his team to victory. One player that the Patriots are…

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Patriots: The Patriots defense has struggled the past two weeks and that is a problem

December 27, 2021
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AP PHOTO/Steven Senna FOXBORO- The Patriots defense has been a problem the past two weeks and that is not good if the team wants to make a playoff run. The defense has been the catalyst this season for this team. Despite struggling against the run at times and giving up the occasional big play, they have played well. It was the defense along with a physical running game and timely…

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Patriots: Defense no-shows in 33-21 loss to Buffalo, Pats drop to No. 6 seed in the AFC

December 26, 2021
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FOXBOROUGH – A year ago at this time, the Patriots were playing for pride, and even that was iffy. A day after Christmas this season, the stakes could not have been higher at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. With the Bills visiting for a much-anticipated rematch of the Monday night hurricane game a few weeks ago, there was no Christmas spirit on the field, just pure hatred with the AFC East…

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Patriots: Get to know the Bills

December 26, 2021
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The Patriots beat the Bills and the elements three weeks ago in their 14-10 win on Monday Night Football. New England’s ground game was the story as the Patriots rushed for 222 yards on the ground. Quarterback Mac Jones only completed 2 of 3 passes for 19 yards. The Patriots lead the all time series 77-45-1. They are 39-22 at home against Buffalo, including a 16-3 record at Gillette Stadium….

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Patriots: Week 16 Preview and Prediction-HOLIDAY EDITION

December 26, 2021
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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…

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Patriots: Pats enjoying Christmas while balancing preparation for showdown with Buffalo

December 24, 2021
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As much as we’d all like to think Bill Belichick is the living, breathing, walking example of Scrooge, that’s just simply not the case. Bill is actually a big fan of Christmas. On Christmas Eve Friday, New England practiced inside Gillette Stadium around noon time with light snow falling and Christmas carols blaring throughout the stadium. Assistant coaches ran some red zone plays while players stretched at the start and…

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