NFL: For two Browns coaches & former Wellesley High School grads, returning to Gillette Stadium as members of an NFL organization never gets old

November 10, 2021

Photos: Cleveland Browns Ben Bloom and Drew Petzing have had plenty of experience in the NFL over the last two decades. Petzing’s coaching journey began at Middlebury as a grad assistant and has gone through Harvard, BC, Yale, the Vikings, the Cowboys and the Browns. Bloom took a similar path, graduating from Tufts before working with the program as a grad assistant. Bloom went on to coach at Harvard –…

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Patriots: Mac Jones learning how to win different ways in the NFL as the Pats get third straight victory

November 8, 2021

PHOTO: Grant Halverson/Getty Images We all knew it might be a little ugly at times when Bill Belichick decided to go with a rookie at quarterback. After nine games, Mac Jones has now won more than he’s lost in the NFL and he hasn’t been the reason you lost any of them. I’d say that’s about as good as fans could have hoped for given how things started. Jones was…

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Patriots: Is this season turning into a Bill Belichick masterpiece?

November 8, 2021

PHOTO: Bob Donnan – USA Today Sports Don’t look now, but the season that seemed destined for failure just a few weeks ago is suddenly looking more and more like one of Bill Belichick’s career masterpieces in the making. I believe 2001, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016 and 2018 will stand as his best work given different circumstances in each of those seasons, but with a third straight win on Sunday,…

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Patriots: Patriots win the old fashion way, with a solid running game and great defense

November 8, 2021

Photo courtesy of Jon Bazemore/AP If style points were important in football then the Patriots would have lost today. Today’s game in Carolina wasn’t pretty but the Patriots got the job done in a 24-6 win over the Panthers. The Patriots collectively rushed for 154 yards on 36 carries, their fifth straight game of over 100 yards rushing. Rookie Rhamondre Stevenson paced the rushing attack with 62 yards on 10…

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Patriots: Get to know the Panthers

November 7, 2021

The Patriots travel to Carolina this afternoon to take on the Panthers. Both teams are 4-4 and need to win this game in order to enhance their chances at making the playoffs. The two teams are meeting for the seventh time during the regular and eighth time over all. Carolina leads the regular season series 4-2. The two teams last played in 2017 at Gillette with the Panthers winning 33-30….

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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: Patriots grind out much needed signature win

November 1, 2021

We have talked about the Patriots lack of a signature win this season. Well, they finally got one after their 27-24 win over the Chargers. The win was the Patriots best win since they beat Baltimore last season on Sunday Night Football. With the win, the Patriots now improve to 4-4 and find themselves in the thick of things in the AFC. It wasn’t easy as the Patriots repeatedly missed…

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Patriots: Get to know the Chargers

October 31, 2021

The Patriots travel to Los Angeles to take on the Chargers. The last time these two teams met was last season. The Patriots won that meeting 45-0. The Patriots lead the regular season series 23-14-2. The teams have met four times in the postseason with the Patriots holding a 3-1 advantage. Here is what you need to know about the Chargers. Head Coach: Brandon Staley Offensive Coordinator: Joe Lombardi Defensive…

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