Line: Patriots -7 Key Players for Las Vegas: Derek Carr (QB), Josh Jacobs (RB), Darren Waller (TE), Hunter Renfroe (WR), Clellin Ferrell (DE), Cory Littleton (OLB), Damon Annette (CB) Opening Kickoff: The Las Vegas Raiders visit Gillette Stadium today to take on the Patriots. The Patriots and Raiders will meet for the 36th time overall and for the 33rd time in regular-season. The Patriots hold a 19-15-1 series lead. They…
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Patriots: Scouting the Raiders offense and defense
The Patriots will host the undefeated Las Vegas Raiders at Gillette Stadium this afternoon. Las Vegas has opened the season by winning shootouts against the Panthers and Saints. For the first time since his return to the sideline, Gruden has assembled the type of roster he wants in order to play the way he wants. This is especially true on offense. Gruden calls the offense but has an experienced staff…
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Boston College: Eagles avoid catastrophic loss, beat Texas State 24-21
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Boston College Preview: Texas State Bobcats (1-2) at Boston College Eagles (1-0)
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High School: NEFJ Featured Team of the Week – St. Bernard’s
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Boston College: News & Notes heading into Texas State week
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Tompa Bay Tuesday: Brady, Bucs get first win of the year but it wasn’t pretty
Image courtesy of USATI Tampa Bay — First things first. We’re sticking with “Tompa Bay Tuesday” for this piece for the remainder of the year. It’s lame. We know. Oh well. Now, it wasn’t pretty, but Tom Brady and the Bucs got their first win of the year on Sunday, beating Carolina 31-17. Brady was 23-of-35 for just 217 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Mike Evans and Brady finally appeared…
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Patriots: Nuggets from Bill Belichick’s weekly OMF interview on WEEI
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots/WEEI After another instant classic with the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night, Bill Belichick was back meeting with Glenn Ordway, Lou Merloni and Christian Fauria Monday afternoon. As always, it’s one of the more valuable pieces of radio in this area each week that sometimes doesn’t get the credit it deserves. This week was a tough one for the entire Patriots organization as Bill…
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UMass: UMass announces their intentions to play football this fall
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Patriots Rewind: Patriots fall 35-30 in another instant classic with the Seahawks
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson SEATTLE – Dating back to the infamous “you mad bro?” in 2012, the Patriots and Seahawks have played some all-time classics. The Malcolm Butler pick, the non-pass interference call at Gillette back in 2016, and now another game can be added to the list. Cam Newton (397 yards) and Russell Wilson (288 yards, 5 TD’s) had a duel for the ages that saw the Patriots fell 35-30…