Some intriguing results this week. A bit of a shakeup in the top 10 with North Attleboro beating Mansfield and Central Catholic getting the best of St. John’s Prep. OK, on to the rankings. Week 2 MIAA Top 25 1. Catholic Memorial (1-0) — Picked up right where it left off. 2. Springfield Central (2-0) — Has looked absolutely dominant so far. 3. Xaverian (2-0) — Been on fire to…
Patriots: Nelson Agholor is making the most of new offensive approach
Much has been made of the Patriots updating their offense after the departure of Josh McDaniels and most of it hasn’t been good. That’s understandable given lackluster performances in training camp, the preseason and Week 1 against Miami. Even in the Week 2 win in Pittsburgh that featured a much better offensive performance, there were still frustrating missed opportunities and pre-snap penalties. However, one player that has definitely benefitted from…
Patriots Rewind: 7 points on the Patriots 17-14 win over the Steelers
The Patriots got a much needed win in Pittsburgh today. It wasn’t pretty but the offense played better and the defense was again stout, holding the Steelers to 14 points and 259 yards of total offense. It was a much needed win. The team returns home next week to take on the Ravens in the home opener. Here are seven points I am making about today’s game. 1. Offensive line…
Patriots: Pats get first win with grind-it-out effort in Pittsburgh
Photo – Don Wright/AP The final 6:33 of Sunday’s 17-14 win over the Steelers should give Patriots fans quite a bit of hope, even though the second game of the year still left a lot to be desired offensively. Clinging to a three-point lead, New England used 13 plays to run out the entirety of the remaining clock, dominating the Steelers up front while Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson iced…
Patriots Four Down Preview: New England Patriots (0-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)
Kickoff: The Patriots will look to bounce back after last wee’s season opening loss to the Dolphins when they travel to Pittsburgh today to take the Steelers. Today meeting will be the the 34th meeting between the two teams. Pittsburgh leads the regular season series, 15-13., The Patriots lead the series 4-1 in the postseason. The two teams haven’t met since 2019. The Patriots beat the Steelers 33-3 on Sunday…
Patriots Scouting Report: Mac Jones will have hands full today with the Steelers disguises and pressures
The Pittsburgh Steelers are known for playing great defense throughout their history. In more recent years, the Steelers were known as “Blitzburgh” because they blitzed so much. Truth be told, it is not that they blitzed a lot. It is about how they did it. Former defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau didn’t bring the house every time he called a blitz. In fact, he would normally bring five on most pressures….
UMass: Minutemen get first win in home opener
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – Homecoming might not be until October 29th for UMass, but in front of 10,011 fans at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon, they welcomed back former head coach Don Brown with open arms. In typical Brown fashion, it was defense that got it done to give UMass (1-2) their first win of the season with a 20-3 victory over FCS-level Stony Brook (0-2)….
Boston College: BC holds off Maine, finally lands in win column
CHESTNUT HILL – For the third straight week, Boston College found itself with another opportunity to get in the win column. After a couple ugly losses, the Eagles finally took advantage this time, delivering a 38-17 victory for the home crowd at Alumni Stadium over the University of Maine Saturday night. The win did not come easy out of the gate though. To open up the game, Maine’s defense made…
Holy Cross: No. 12 Crusaders keep it rolling with blowout win over Yale in NEFJ-Yolked Strong Game of the Week
WORCESTER – Are you paying attention yet? Something special is brewing in Worcester. Holy Cross moved to 3-0 on Saturday with a dominating 38-14 win over Yale in the Yolked-New England Football Journal College Game of the Week. It was also the home opener for the Crusaders and Matt Sluka put on a show, throwing for 239 yards on 16 completions with two touchdowns and a rushing TD. Peter Oliver(121)…
UConn: Mora says Michigan loss one for UConn to ‘grow from’
AP Photo/Paul Sancya It was not an easy experience for UConn when the Huskies went to the Big House in Ann Arbor to play Michigan. The host Wolverines got after it early and often and rolled to a dominant, 59-0 win. The loss dropped UConn to 1-3 on the season. The statistics, as you would expect, did not play out in UConn’s favor. The Huskies earned just sis first downs…