• New England college preview – Week 12
  • Lachapelle and Marinelli reflect on milestone 400 wins
  • Holy Cross faces must-win situation in final home game of 2024
  • Cardona provides some insight into Navy-Notre Dame rivalry coming to Gillette Stadium
  • Newest Patriot Nkagoue hoping to help turn the tide in Foxborough
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Holy Cross: Ng continues to defy doubters

Story by Liam Gambon/NEFJ CORRESPONDENT Photo: Mark Seliger/HC Athletics In 2014, Derek Ng walked into the football coach’s office at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Gaels were fresh off their first-ever national championship. “Walking into the coach’s office to basically say, ‘hey, I wanna tryout to be your kicker,’ they kinda laughed me off,” said Ng, a senior at Holy Cross. “I was 5-foot-7 135-pounds. They thought it was a joke because they just won a…

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Patriots: Mac Jones gets his first NFL win, but knows there’s plenty of room to improve

Photo: NFL.com I’m sure Mac Jones had a bit of a different picture in his head when he dreamed of his first win in the NFL. It wasn’t a 300-yard, four-touchdown performance. It wasn’t a blowout. It wasn’t even all that entertaining, but New England’s 25-6 win over the Jets on Sunday gave Jones the first victory of his career. Jones finished with 186 yards and 22 completions on 30…

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Patriots: Harris bounces back with a big day & highlight reel touchdown run

Photo: USA Today After costing his team a chance to win against Miami in Week 1, Damien Harris needed to have a bounce back week. Not only did he have an important bounce back performance in a 25-6 win over the Jets, he provided Patriots fans with one of the most impressive runs they’ve seen since the days of clock killin’ Corey Dillon. Harris finished the day with 62 yards…

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Patriots: Defense leads the way in 25-6 win over the Jets

Photo: Elsa/Getty Images Mac Jones has his first of (hopefully) many NFL wins, but Sunday was all about the defense. The Patriots offense contuined to struggle in the red zone and it appears the coaching staff hasn’t quite taken the reins off of Jones yet, but the defense intercepted Jets rookie quarterback Zach Wilson four times and sacked him four times in a 25-6 win. Nick Folk also made four…

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Patriots: Patriots underwhelming in 25-6 over the Jets

Image courtesy of AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) The Patriots beat the New York Jets 25-6 at MetLife Stadium for their 12th straight win over the beleaguered franchise. The defense was the story as they picked off rookie quarterback Zach Wilson four times and sacked him four times. Wilson was awful in his home debut and his poor decision making directly led to 16 Patriots points. The Jets only had three…

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Patriots: Week 2 preview and prediction

Image via NY Post/Getty Images Follow me on twitter @zcarey13 Patriots @ Jets: September 19th, 2021. 1:00 PM Line: Patriots -6; O/U 43 Week 2 is on the horizon and we have a matchup of AFC East rivals on Sunday. Both the Patriots and Jets are 0-1 after losses to the Dolphins and Panthers respectively. They’ll be clashing in East Rutherford this Sunday looking for their first win. Lets break…

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