Patriots: Week 9 preview and prediction

November 7, 2021

Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images Follow me on twitter @zcarey13 Patriots @ Panthers: November 7th, 2021. 1:00 PM Line: Patriots -3.5 The New England Patriots face off against the Carolina Panthers at 1 o’clock on Sunday in Charlotte. The Patriots are coming off a great win against the Los Angeles Chargers who looked like a contender before going on their current losing skid. The New England defense looked great and the…

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Patriots: Patriots should be active today but they won’t

November 2, 2021

The NFL trade deadline is today and several NFL teams that are contending will look to improve their roster. One of those teams should be the Patriots. The Patriots can either upgrade their roster or use the deadline to acquire future draft capital by trading a player like N’Keal Harry. New England could use another playmaker on offense so perhaps they could use Harry and a late round pick to…

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Patriots: Win over the Chargers was a statement game for the defense and most importantly, for Bill Belichick

November 1, 2021

PHOTO: Kirby Lee-USA Today The Patriots didn’t just beat the Chargers 27-24 on Sunday, it was a much needed reminder that Bill Belichick is still pretty good at what he does. Sure, New England may have given up 369 yards of total offense to Justin Herbert and Los Angeles, but when it mattered most, it was Adrian Phillips – a free agent Bill brought in from that same Chargers team…

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Patriots: Week 8 preview and prediction

October 31, 2021

Photo via Nancy Lane/Media News Group Follow me on twitter @zcarey13 Patriots @ Chargers: October 31st, 2021. 4:05 PM Line: Patriots +4 The Patriots are coming off of an absolutely dominating performance last Sunday against the Jets. They now have a tough challenge on the road against an extremely talented Chargers team that is fresh coming off of a BYE week. The Patriots were impressive against the Jets on Sunday but…

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Patriots: Pats get first home win of the year, throttling the Jets 54-13

October 24, 2021

FOXBOROUGH – It’s not every year that a Week 7 game against the lowly Jets is a “must win” scenario for the Patriots, but that’s exactly what we had at Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With a real possibility that New England would be tied for last place if they lost to New York, the Patriots delivered the performance we’ve all been waiting for, manhandling the Jets 54-13. New England…

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Patriots: Week 7 preview and prediction

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October 24, 2021

Photo via AP Follow me on twitter @zcarey13 Jets @ Patriots: October 24th, 2021. 1 PM Line: Patriots -7, O/U: 42.5 The Jets are coming off a BYE week and the Patriots are coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Cowboys going into their week 7 matchup. Both teams are reeling and looking to get right as they sit at the bottom of the AFC East. Lets break it down. New…

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Patriots: Defense gives up 567 yards of total offense in 35-29 OT loss to Dallas

October 17, 2021

Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Sunday’s regular season home game against the Cowboys may have been one of the most entertaining games at Gillette Stadium in quite some time, but in the end, it will go down in history as a historically bad performance for the defense. Sure, the unit made some huge stops – particularly inside the red zone and even in goal-to-go situations – but it also gave up…

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Patriots: Week 6 preview and prediction

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October 17, 2021

Image via NFL.com Follow me on twitter @zcarey13 Cowboys @ Patriots: October 17th, 2021. 4:25 PM Line: Patriots +3.5, O/U: 50.5 The Patriots have a big matchup with one of the titans of the NFC as they take on the Cowboys at 4:25 in Foxborough on Sunday. It will be a tough game for the Patriots as the Cowboys have won 4 games in a row and are 2 points away…

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Patriots: Offense continues to improve in win over Houston

October 11, 2021

PHOTO: JUSTIN REX/AP It wasn’t very pretty, but 2-3 looks and sounds a hell of a lot better than 1-4. Mac Jones continued to show is toughness behind a patchwork offensive line who did its job admirably on Sunday and Nick Folk buried a 21-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to give New England a 25-22 win. The defense continued to struggle as Texans rookie quarterback Davis Mills threw…

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Patriots: Can a 1-3 team have a “trap” game?

October 10, 2021

Yes. Yes it can. In years past, this “get right” scenario for the Patriots would have been an absolute layup. We would all be fully confident in Bill Belichick’s ability to mess with a rookie quarterback and Tom Brady would shred this lackluster Houston defense and all would be right with the world come Monday morning. Those days simply don’t exist anymore and Sunday’s meeting with the lowly Texans is…

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