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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: Pats past & present host pickle ball tournament for military members

November 1, 2022
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MEDFIELD – For a few hours on Tuesday, members of the Patriots organization – past and present – gave 40 members of the military a memory they’ll never forget at the Kingsbury Club in Medfield. Dante Scarnecchia, Rick Cash, Carl Davis, Jonas Gray, Raekwon McMillan, Myles Bryant, Jahlani Tavai, Calvin Munson, Matt Sokol, Scotty Washington and Cole Strange were all on hand to play pickle ball as part of the…

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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: 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: 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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Patriots: Deatrich Wise Jr. is a natural for his new role as captain

October 14, 2022
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Image courtesy of Stew Milne-USA TODAY Sports For the first time in his six year career, Deatrich Wise Jr. became a captain of the Patriots this summer. Wise Jr. is a mild-mannered guy off the field who wears a constant smile on his face. On any given day, Wise is willing to talk with anyone who walks by his locker. He always seems genuinely happy to just be in the…

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Patriots: Bill Belichick leading by example with 400th game as HC of the NEP

October 10, 2022
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Image courtesy of the New England Patriots One of the most well known phrases used by Patriots head coach Bill Belichick throughout his time with the organization has been “availability is the best ability.” On Sunday afternoon, Belichick coached in his 400th game here in New England, continuing to lead by example when it comes to that statement. To put it in perspective, former Dolphins head coach Don Shula coached…

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Patriots: Pats defense shines; Zappe cool, calm & collected in first career start

October 9, 2022
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FOXBOROUGH – A fun Zappe Hour was had by all at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. Bailey Zappe’s first career start on throwback day – which also happened to be Bill Belichick’s 400th game as head coach – couldn’t have gone much better as the Patriots cruised to a 29-0 win over the Lions with a true team effort in support of the rookie. The defense completely shut down the high scoring…

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