Patriots coach Jerod Mayo opened the door potentially for Drake Maye to start on Sunday against the Houston Texans in his Monday morning press conference. At least I think he did. Mayo touched on several topics but he was openly critical of Jacoby Brissett’s performance on Sunday and said that he and his staff are evaluating the position this week. “It just wasn’t good enough. I thought we played well…

FOXBOROUGH- Good teams find ways to overcome bad performances and win games. Unfortunately for the Patriots, they are not good enough to overcome penalties, missed opportunities and poor situational coaching and that is why they lost to the Dolphins on Sunday.

AP Photo FOXBOROUGH- The Patriots lost a game they should have won on Sunday, 15-10 to the Miami Dolphins. It was a game of missed opportunities for New England, especially in the red zone. Here are seven takeaways from the loss. 1. Ugly performance by the offense: The offense continued to struggle. The only bright spot was the running game which averaged 7.4 yards per carry. Collectively, the Patriots rushed…

Fan chat is live. Let’s talk ball! Patriots win the toss and defer. 1st Quarter Big sack there by Jennings. Patriots needed that to slow down this drive. Front 7 will be a factor today, especially on early downs. Miami strikes first. Jason Sanders from 54 yards out. Dolphins 3 Patriots 0, 10:39 in the 1st QTR Gibson with a good run to open the game, next play sack. Sieler…

The Dolphins visit the Patriots today and there are several key match-ups that will determine the outcome of this game.
Here are the five match ups to watch today.
Tyreek Hill vs. Jonathan Jones: It is always a good match-up when these two go head to head. Jones has held his own against Hill in recent years and I would expect more of the same this week. Do not expect the Patriots to help Jones much so he will have Jones in man coverage a lot in this game.

The Patriots host the Miami Dolphins today in a pivotal match up for both teams as they try to save their seasons. The Patriots have suffered a bunch of key injuries the past two weeks that will alter the way the way they play on both sides of the ball. Here is the game plan this week against the Dolphins. Offense More gun runs: The Patriots are starting Antonio Gibson…

Kickoff: The Patriots will look to bounce after two back to back abysmal performances against the Jets and 49ers. It will not be easy as the team has been ravaged by injuries. David Andrews, Kyle Dugger and Jabrill Peppers are all out. Andrews is having shoulder surgery and expected to miss the rest of the season.

Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images For the second straight week, the Patriots were not competitive in a 30-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Jacoby Brissett and the offense continue to struggle while the defense is all of a sudden banged up and inconsistent. It all adds up to a second consecutive loss. Here are seven thoughts on the loss to San Francisco. 1. Offensive futility: The offense continues to be a…

The Patriots visit the 49ers today in what is the ultimate match-up game. San Francisco presents a variety of problems at multiple positions. The offensive line will have their hands full with Nick Bosa and the rest of the defense. It will be tough for them to Left Tackle vs. Nick Bosa: It doesn’t matter who lines up across from Bosa in this game, he will win one on one….