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Patriots Four Downs Preview: Chicago Bears (2-4) at New England Patriots (3-3)

October 23, 2022

By Tony Catalina, NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: Fresh off a second straight Bailey Zappe win, the New England Patriots come home to host a struggling Chicago Bears team on Monday Night Football. According to reports, Mac Jones is expected to return from an ankle injury and make his first start in three weeks. The last time these two teams squared off was on October 21st, 2018. A game in which the…

Patriots: Our first look at the Chicago Bears

October 21, 2022

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By Mason Sousa, NEFJ Contributor Let’s not beat around the bush. The Bears stink. There’s no sugarcoating it. The Chicago passing game is equivalent to some high school football programs across New England (no offense to the fine schools in the area). Bears QB Justin Fields is wildly inaccurate having the worst completion percentage in the league and his offensive line doesn’t do him any favors as he is…

Patriots: 5 reasons why N’Keal Harry failed in New England

July 12, 2022

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Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images The Patriots traded 2019 first round pick N’Keal Harry this afternoon to the Chicago Bears for a 2024 seventh round pick. The trade marked the end of one of the most disappointing careers in Patriots history. Harry joins a long list of wide receivers who were busts in the Bill Belichick era. Harry will now keep company with Bethel Johnson, Chad Jackson, Taylor Price, Aaron…

Patriots Pulse Recap: Patriots 38 Bears 31

October 22, 2018

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Game Rewind: The Patriots needed all three phases to come through for them in 38-31 win over the Bears. The offense, defense and special teams all made key plays in this game. As a result, the Patriots secured their first road win of the season. Here are five thoughts on the game. 1. Specials Teams Were Special: You could make the case that this was the best special teams performance…

Patriots Pulse Preview: New England Patriots (4-2) at Chicago Bears (3-2)

October 21, 2018

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The Patriots travel to Chicago to battle an improved Bears team that is talented and capable of making big plays. The Patriots survived a 43-40 shootout win over the Chiefs on Sunday night while the Bears blew an 11 point lead in a loss to the Dolphins last Sunday. Here are five keys to this game for the Patriots. 1. Spread the Wealth Offensively: With Rob Gronkowski out due to…

NFL: Khalil Mack Makes the Bears a Contender. The Raiders Are Now A Pretender

September 3, 2018

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The Khalil Mack trade from the Oakland Raiders to the Chicago Bears could go down as one of the worst trades in NFL History. It is still early but the Bears are the clear winners of this trade. For now anyways. Mack makes the Bears defense exponentially better. He is arguably the best defensive player in the game. A three down hybrid outside linebacker, defensive end who can rush the…

NFL: 5 Teams That Will Surprise People in 2018

May 18, 2018

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It is never too early to start making predictions for the 2018 season. Here are five teams that I think will be vastly improved in 2018. 5. Cleveland Browns: Yes. The Cleveland Browns will surprise people in 2018. I know they have become a sexy pick for experts because of the additions of Baker Mayfield, Jarvis Landry and Carlos Hyde but there are other reasons I like this team. The hiring…

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