Courtesy of USATI FOXBOROUGH – There is an old adage in coaching when you lose to a rival. “Don’t let them beat you twice.” The Patriots cannot afford to lose to the Ravens next week after losing a heartbreaker to the Bills today. Putting this one behind them as quick as possible is key. The Patriots have to watch the film tomorrow, correct the mistakes this week and move on….
7 Points on the Patriots 35-31 loss to the Bills
FOXBOROUGH- The Patriots blew a 21-0 lead en route to a 35-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills, snapping their 10 game winning streak. After building a 24-7 halftime lead, the Patriots were outscored 28-10 in the second half. Here are seven observations from today’s game. 1. Blew it! The Patriots blew this game, plain and simple. Sure, there were some questionable calls by the officials but the Patriots gave this…
Bills 35, Patriots 31 – Pats blow 21-point first half lead, lose chance to clinch AFC East title at home
Image courtesy of ESPN FOXBOROUGH – This was supposed to be a day like so many back in the mid-2000s. Tailgates were firing by 9:00 a.m. Rte. 1 was backed up by 9:30. Snowy, sold out Gillette Stadium was rocking on Sunday and for a while, it seemed like there would be quite a celebration for the new AFC East champs as the Patriots built two 21-point leads in the…
Patriots Four Down Preview: Buffalo Bills (9-4) at New England Patriots 11-2
Image courtesy of ESPN Kickoff: The Patriots host the Buffalo Bills today in a critical AFC match up. The Patriots won the first match up of course earlier this season, 23-20 on Sunday Night Football. With a win, the Patriots would win their first AFC East division since 2019 and they get one step closer to securing a top two seed in the AFC. Here are four keys to today’s…
Top 5 matchups to watch in the Bills-Patriots game
The Patriots and Bills meet for the second time at Gillette Stadium today in a pivotal game that has both divisional and playoff implications. The Patriots won the first meeting on Sunday Night Football earlier this season, 23-20. As always with the Bills, stopping Josh Allen is priority number one. The second is controlling James Cook and their running game. Winning individual match ups will be a big key for…
CIAC Class LL State Championship: Greenwich 45, Southington 6 – Cardinals go back-to-back in dominant fashion
Image courtesy of Scott Sulkazi By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — Greenwich made back-to-back look easy on Saturday. The Cardinals put together a dominant first half, as Jack Kelly accounted for four total touchdowns in a 45-6 win over Southington in the Class LL title game to win a second consecutive state title. “It feels surreal,” Kelly said. “We came into this season and said we can’t get…
CIAC Class M State Championship: Berlin 20, Brookfield 15 – Rice’s heroics give Redcoats wild state title victory
Image courtesy of Dan Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — When Brookfield scored a touchdown and converted a two-point conversion to take a 15-14 lead over Berlin with 48 seconds left in Saturday’s CIAC Class M state championship game at Arute Field, it looked as if the Bobcats were going to avenge last year’s title loss and becomes this year’s champion. Berlin’s Eli Rice had different plans….
CIAC Class L State Championship: New Canaan 34, Cheshire 13 – Rams roll to 4th straight championship
Image courtesy of Scott Sulkazi By Andy Close NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — Make it four in a row for the New Canaan Rams. Behind 166 yards and two touchdowns on the ground from Finn Mocco , the Rams rolled to their fourth consecutive CIAC Class L title, 34-13 over Cheshire on Saturday. It was a dominant performance from start to finish from one of New England’s premier programs. It…
CIAC Class MM State Championship: Windsor 23, Bunnell 13 – Robinson pushes Warriors to title after runner-up finish a year ago
Image courtesy of Carlos Rodriguez By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — A year ago, Windsor saw its season-long goal of becoming state champions come up short at the hands of the Masuk Panthers, who defeated the Warriors by three points for the 2024 CIAC Class MM state title. Fast forward a year later to Saturday and the opportunity wasn’t going to pass them by this time. Windsor defeated…
CIAC Class S State Championship: Sheehan 21, Northwest Catholic 7 – Durant leads Titans to championship
By Craig Boland NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN – With three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Sheehan running back Joshua Durant carried multiple Northwest Catholic defenders into the end zone (with a helpful push from multiple linemen) for his third rushing touchdown of the day, putting Sheehan ahead 21-7 after a Reid Carter extra point. Northwest Catholic would not score again, and the Titans went on to win the Connecticut…