Bill Belichick

Patriots: Salute to Service victory meant a little more to Jahlani Tavai

November 6, 2022
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(AP Photo/Stew Milne & NEFJ) FOXBOROUGH – Prior to the game at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, the Patriots – along with the rest of the NFL – had a number of different pregame and in-game ceremonies and acknowledgements for military members. The NFL’s Salute to Service initiative started  earlier in the week across the league and the Patriots took part in a pickle ball tournament with 40 different active service…

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Patriots: Defense steals the show as Pats beat Colts to get back over .500

November 6, 2022
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Image courtesy of Billie Weiss/Getty Images FOXBOROUGH – Who needs offense when you’ve got a defense like the one New England displayed on Sunday? The Patriots tied a franchise record with nine sacks, had a pick-six and a blocked punt. All that led to a smothering 26-3 win over the Colts, putting the Pats one game over .500 heading into the bye week. New England’s offense struggled quite a bit,…

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Patriots: Rhamondre Stevenson’s work ethic and maturity are two key ingredients in his success this season

October 31, 2022
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Rhamondre Stevenson was the Patriots best offensive player in Sunday’s 22-17 win over the Jets. Stevenson has ascended into the lead back role and while it is easy to point to his physical traits as the reason, preparation and working hard have also played a big part in his success thus far this season. Rhamondre Stevenson postgame @newftbj pic.twitter.com/Nvbi1nedvc — Kevin J. Stone (@kstone06) October 30, 2022 After the game,…

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Patriots: In a tale of two halves, Pats grind out a win over the Jets; Belichick passes Halas for second all time in wins

October 30, 2022
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – If the Patriots are able to make the playoffs this season, the second half of the game against the Jets on Sunday may be one of those “turning points” we all look back at. After an ugly 30 minutes, New England seemingly flipped a switch – even though the offense still struggled – as the defense made Zach Wilson see ghosts the night before Halloween and…

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Patriots: Belichick confirms Jones will start Sunday, but won’t go further than that

October 27, 2022
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The Patriots have their starting quarterback situation figured out. For now. After an odd day at Gillette on Wednesday where the Pats didn’t have a starting quarterback around 1 P.M., then did have a starting quarterback at about 4 P.M., Bill Belichick confirmed on Thursday morning that Mac Jones would be the starter against the Jets. “Mac took a full workload yesterday, I’d expect him to be fully available for…

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Patriots: Interesting day at Gillette ends with Jones being named the starter against the Jets

October 26, 2022
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FOXBOROUGH – A little bit before 1 P.M. on Wednesday, Bill Belichick stepped up to the podium in a crowded media workroom to begin talking about a big game against the Jets this week. Some would call it a must-win game. After opening up with his usual statement explaining different challenges the next opponent presents, the “main event” of sorts began as everyone knew the quarterback questions were coming. Belichick…

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Patriots Rewind: 7 Points on the Patriots 33-14 loss to the Bears

October 25, 2022
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The Patriots were supposed to beat the Bears last night but that is hard to do when you don’t get off the bus and sleep walk your through the first quarter. Here are seven points on last night’s ugly loss. 1. No showed: Patriots didn’t show up last night. Plain and simple! They played well in the second quarter but they sleep walked through the first quarter and quit in…

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Patriots: Bears dominate Pats in all three phases in ugly Monday night game

October 24, 2022
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Image courtesy of New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – From the time the power went out (twice) at Gillette Stadium early on Monday night, there was a strange feeling in the air that things would get weird when the Bears visited for a primetime matchup. Boy, did they ever. The Pats trailed by 10 early with Mac Jones starting. Jones was pulled for Bailey Zappe after just three series, and Zappe…

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Patriots: The Patriots should start Bailey Zappe on Monday night

October 23, 2022
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FOXBOROUGH- Both Bailey Zappe and Mac Jones were full participants at practice on Saturday. Jones has been cleared but is supposedly operating at 85-90%. If that is the case, the Patriots should start Zappe on Monday night against the Bears. https://twitter.com/newftbj/status/1583856566213541888?s=46&t=olN6dD3CeW9hoZ7fTUQFJQ Zappe should start because he is fully healthy and has proven he can lead the offense: I do not think he should overtake Mac as the starter if Jones…

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Patriots: Zappe making quarterback decision much tougher than anticipated

October 19, 2022
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(AP Photo/Steven Senne) Are you Team Zappe or Team Mac? It’s pretty stunning that we’re even at the point where there is a real discussion as to who the Patriots’ starting quarterback should be on Monday night, but Zappe’s play over the last two weeks and perhaps more importantly, the way he’s carrying himself, is making this a not-so-crazy conversation. In August, if you had told anyone that watches this…

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