Patriots Four Down Preview: Cincinnati Bengals (10-4) at New England Patriots (7-7)

December 23, 2022

Kickoff: The Patriots will host the Cincinnati Bengals on Christmas Eve Day in a must win game at Gillette Stadium. At 7-7, the Patriots need to win this game to keep their faint playoff hopes alive. For the Bengals, they need to keep pace in the AFC North and they need. This game for seeding purposes. The Patriots are 17-9 all time against the Bengals. The last time these two…

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Patriots: Uche’s superb season no surprise to former coach Don Brown

December 22, 2022

Image courtesy of Cooper Neill/Getty Images Since he became a New England Patriot, there have been doubters when it comes to Josh Uche. The former Michigan linebacker was supposed to be a game wrecker. Someone who would help the Patriots continue to stay competitive as a cornerstone of the defense. The only problem was, that hadn’t happened in the first two seasons of his career. Until 2022. Uche has exploded…

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Patriots: Stupid loss a microcosm of a bad season

December 19, 2022

AP Photo/John Locher The Patriots gaff to end yesterday’s game against the Raiders is a microcosm of their season. It has been an annoying season filled with ups and downs and yesterday loss is just another example of just how far this franchise has fallen. The Patriots used to be the standard when it came to being disciplined and playing situational football. Not anymore. Now they take dumb penalties, can’t…

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Patriots: Seven Points on the Patriots 30-24 loss to the Raiders

December 19, 2022

The Patriots lost a heartbreaker to the Raiders thanks to a boneheaded play by both Rhamondre Stevenson and Jakobi Meyers. The loss all but cemented the Patriots playoff fate with three games left against the Bengals, Dolphins and Bills. Here are seven thoughts from last night’s debacle. 1. The Las Vegas Lateral: The best way to describe the Stevenson to Meyers to Jones lateral is that it is the dumbest…

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Patriots Scouting Report: Raiders diverse rushing attack and play-action passing game will give the defense trouble

December 18, 2022

Bill Belichick will match wits with former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels today. Both Belichick and McDaniels know each other well so there aren’t many secrets. Despite that, both will have change ups for each other today in an effort to break tendencies and show some different things. McDaniels has been pretty consistent with what the Raiders do offensively this season. They want to run the football, play-action pass and…

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Patriots Four Down Preview: New England Patriots (7-6) at Las Vegas Raiders (5-8)

December 18, 2022

Kickoff: The Patriots wrap up their week long trip to the West Coast today with a visit to old friend Josh McDaniels and the Las Vegas Raiders. Both teams are currently in playoff contention but with a win today, the Patriots could strengthen their chances of getting in and end the Raiders season in the process. The Patriots and Raiders will play their first regular season game in Las Vegas….

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Patriots: Despite unsettling season, Mac needs to take advantage of current situation

December 18, 2022

Image courtesy of USA Today Sports Images As dysfunctional as things have seemed at times this year for the Patriots, it could be much, much worse. After Miami lost to Buffalo and Baltimore lost to Cleveland on Saturday night, the Patriots now have a path to the No. 5 seed and a possible date with the Titans in the first round of the playoffs. Sounds a lot better than a…

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Patriots: Young Patriots Have Huge Impact In Win Over Cardinals

December 13, 2022

The Patriots stayed in the playoff hunt with a 27-13 win in Arizona on Monday night. They are now 7-6 and have a chance to finish off their bumpy season with a playoff berth if they play well down the stretch. New England was without several key players for most of or all the game due to injury and the play of their recent draft picks helped pick up the…

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Patriots: Offense gets it done despite missing top four offensive players

December 13, 2022

It wasn’t pretty but the Patriots beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-13 in a must win. The defense led the way with six sacks, a turnover and a defensive score but the offense did its part as well despite being down its top four offensive players. With the Patriots skill group depleted due to injury, back ups needed to step up and they did. Rookie running backs Kevin Harris and Pierre…

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Patriots Scouting Report: The Cardinals defense is active up front

December 13, 2022

The Arizona Cardinals are among the most aggressive defenses in the NFL when it comes to blitzing. Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph doesn’t show much front wise but he likes to bring pressure and play loose behind it coverage wise. Given how poorly the Patriots offensive line has played this season, I would expect Joseph to tee off on the Patriots on Monday night. Here are some of the different types…

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