We’re taking a different approach this week. After arguably the interview of the year so far last week following the Buffalo loss, Bill Belichick’s weekly appearance with Ordway, Merloni and Fauria was another all-timer for awkward silence on Tuesday. More importantly, it was another fantastic segment where Bill opened up a bit more than he normally would. In fairness – as Ordway pointed out to start the interview – a…
NEFJ 25 DAYS OF THANKSGIVING RIVALRIES – Billerica vs. Chelmsford
Series Record: The Lions lead this historic Thanksgiving Day rivalry 60-28-5. The two teams began playing the annual game way back in 1927. Look at the Rivalry: Billerica won a thrilling 21-19 game last season on a last-second field goal from Shaan Rana. That win was also the last game ever at the Marshall Middle School. The year prior, Chelmsford shut out the Indians 6-0, it was the first shutout…
Tampa Bay Tuesday: Brady and the Bucs get embarrassed by Saints in 35-point blowout
A week after barely escaping a horrific Monday night performance against the Giants with a win, the Buccaneers had a golden opportunity to get things right on Sunday night. The Saints visited for what was billed as an epic Brady and Brees matchup. Instead, it turned into a nightmare scenario for Bruce Arians, Brady and the Bucs. Brees and the Saints punched the Buccaneers in the mouth and they never…
Patriots: Pats barely escape NY with walk-off win, beating the winless Jets 30-27
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The Patriots beat the Jets 30-27 on a 51-yard Nick Folk field goal as time expired on Monday night, but was it even worth it? New England (3-5) was in a dog fight against the now 0-9 Jets, and with the AFC East all but out of reach as Buffalo sits at 7-2, Monday night’s game was a cruel reminder of where this organization is at…
Patriots Preview: New England Patriots (2-5) at New York Jets (0-8)
Line: Patriots by -9.5 Opening Kickoff: The Patriots travel to MetLife Stadium to take on the New York Jets. The two teams are playing on Monday Night Football for the second consecutive year. The Patriots beat the Jets 33-0 last season in New York. The two teams are meeting on Monday Night Football for the ninth time in the history of the program. The Patriots are 4-4 in Monday Night…
NEFJ 25 DAYS OF THANKSGIVING RIVALRIES – Boston College High vs. Catholic Memorial
Series Record: BC High leads the 57-game Thanksgiving Day series 38-18-1. Look at the Rivalry: Two of the most recent special moments in this rivalry came in 2015 and 2017 when the Eagles and Knights squared off at Fenway Park. BC High took the first meeting in front of the Green Monster 13-10. Two years later, BC High won again, this time by a 32-16 score. The second game was…
Patriots: Scouting The Jets Offense and Defense
The Patriots will face the Jets this week on Monday Night Football. The two long time rivals are familiar with each other but the Jets have had a lot of turnover over the course of the last 20 years. The Patriots of course have been guided by Bill Belichick during that time span. Adam Gase is the current head coach for the Jets and his tenure thus far has been…
NEFJ 25 DAYS OF THANKSGIVING RIVALRIES – Holliston vs. Westwood
Series Record: Westwood leads the Thanksgiving Day series 28-18-1, but the teams have played twice, sometimes three times a year for 10 years now with the changing of the playoff system. Look At The Rivalry: Last year, the Panthers handed the Wolverines a 50-0 throttling. There’s been one tie between the teams on Turkey day and it came back in 1975. The score? A 0-0 thriller. The 1972 Holliston team…
Boston College: Eagles escape NY with a 16-13 win over Syracuse
SYRACUSE — I’m 99% sure that I’ve used this to start another game story from this season, but the old saying “they don’t ask how, just how many” applies here as well. BC visited the Carrier Dome in Syracuse on Saturday afternoon and were favored to win by at least 14 points. With the way the offense had been clicking lately, it was just assumed by anyone who covers or…
UMass: Minutemen show improvement in 51-10 loss to Marshall
(Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) HUNTINGTON. W.V- It wasn’t pretty but the UMass Minutemen showed some improvement in a 51-10 loss to Marshall. UMass was competitive in the first half which is impressive considering they have 22 true or redshirt freshmen on the depth chart. Despite playing better than they did against Georgia Southern, they still trailed 31-10 at the half. The Minutemen got out scored 20-0 in the second…