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Patriots: Our first look at the Vikings

Happy Thanksgiving the Patriots are back playing on Turkey Day for the first time since The Butt Fumble 10 years ago.  Such a glorious night for Patriots fans a decade ago.  Can they create some everlasting memories in 2022? There are 3 ways this game can go (much like every game) Vikings blowout win, Patriots blowout win, or a close competitive game. The Minnesota Vikings are 7-0 in games this…

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NEWFTBJ Staff Picks: Week 12

It’s Thanksgiving week which means there is plenty of football on us to feast on so without further ado, here are our picks for Thanksgiving and for this weekend. Patriots at Vikings John: The Patriots face a stiff test on the road against Minnesota. The Vikings are vulnerable but I don’t think the Patriots score enough to win. Give me the Vikes. Kevin: Pats defense finds a way. 17-10 Adam:…

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Patriots: With quick turnaround, Tuesday a big day for Minnesota preparation

It’s hard to believe after the memorable experience everyone had on Sunday during the Jets game, but the Patriots play again in just two days. The last time the Patriots played on Thanksgiving was the memorable “butt fumble” game against the Jets in 2012. Before that, it was against Detroit in both 2002 and again in 2010. Those years, it was almost a lock that New England would be Detroit….

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UMass: State of the Minutemen heading into the final week of the regular season

Image courtesy of UMass Athletics Well UMass fans, it’s been a long, strange road for the first year of the second Don Brown era. Expectations were high – probably too high – to start the season and while there’s been progress made, the results on the scoreboard and subsequently in the win column haven’t been great. Still, with clear steps forward compared to recent seasons, this slow build is coming…

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