The Patriots 2025 schedule is now official. All we need is the dates, which we won’t find out until May. Aside from the AFC East, the Patriots will face off against the AFC North and the NFC South. They are also playing a common standings opponent from the AFC West, AFC South and NFC East. Here is a look at the Patriots home and away schedule for next season. HOME …
David Butler II-Imagn Images The Patriots are now positioned to pick first overall in next year’s draft after the New York Giants win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. All the Patriots have to do to secure the first overall pick is lose to the Bills next week. The problem is the Bills are probably going to be resting their starters which makes the game winnable. The Patriots can tank,…
AP PHOTO Let’s get something straight. Robert Kraft is not going to admit he made a mistake in hiring Jerod Mayo and he is not going to fire him. We can stop wasting our time speculating about Mike Vrabel coming here or any other coach for that matter. Assuming Kraft retains Mayo, he should come out and publicly support the embattled coach after the season and lay out his vision…
AP Photo FOXBOROUGH- The Patriots got rolled at home on Saturday, 40-7 by a good but not great Chargers team. The bottom line, the Patriots no showed and it was obvious in their performance. It was a terrible performance but then again, there have terrible performances at home a lot in recent years. Here are seven thoughts on the loss. 1. Total no show: The Patriots no showed today. Plain…
(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) FOXBOROUGH – The Patriot’s performance Sunday at Gillette Stadium mirrored the weather. It was ugly. The Chargers dominated from the opening possession, jumping out to a 17-0 lead and never looking back in a 40-7 win. The only highlight for the Patriots came in the form of an ill-advised heave by Drake Maye with a 1:24 left in the first half that was caught by Pop…
The Patriots take on a talented Chargers team today that presents problems in all three phases of the game. New England will have to have a sound game plan in place on both sides of the ball. They will need to be aggressive but smart. Controlling the line of scrimmage and limiting the big plays are a must this week. Here is this week’s offensive and defensive plan. Offense 1….
The Los Angeles Chargers visit Foxboro and the Bolts have plenty to play for in a what is a must win game for them. On paper, the Chargers present match up problems along the offensive and defensive lines but the Patriots can match up on the perimeter. The question is, can the Patriots get consistent pressure on Justin Herbert and throw him off his spot? We shall see. Here are…
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Chargers Kickoff: The Patriots are hosting the Los Angeles Chargers for the second straight season. The two teams are playing for the third straight season. Last season, the Patriots lost 6-0 to the Chargers in one of the worst losses of the season. The Chargers are coming off of a come from behind win over the Denver Broncos. The Patriots lost 24-21 to the Bills…
The Patriots announced this afternoon that cornerback Marcus Jones has been placed on injured reserve and offensive tackle Caedan Wallace has been activated to the 53-man roster. Center Ben Brown is out tomorrow with a concussion. The Patriots also elevated wide receiver Alex Erickson and linebacker Monty Rice to the 53 man roster. Jones season is over thanks to a hip injury. Jones had a good third season defensively and…
Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt said on Thursday that 85 percent of the Patriots playbook as been installed and used this season. What does that mean? It means that the majority of the run game, passing game, screen game and short yardage running has been installed, utilized and that the team has built off of it in weekly planning. It is not unusual to only use about 85-90 percent…