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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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Patriots: Zappe forced into first NFL game; Pats hang tough, but lose to Green Bay in overtime

October 2, 2022
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Image courtesy of Mike Roemer/AP The 2022 season just keeps getting weirder. After a week of Brian Hoyer and endless backup quarterback talk, the veteran QB didn’t make it out of the first quarter when the Patriots traveled to Green Bay to face the Packers on Sunday. Hoyer was taken out of the game with a possible concussion after a big sack early on, thrusting rookie fourth round draft pick…

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Patriots: Ravens spoil home opener; Jones injured late

September 25, 2022
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 Credit: Michael Dwyer/AP FOXBOROUGH – It’s not hyperbole to call the Patriots’ 37-26 home opening loss to the Ravens on Sunday afternoon one of the worst losses in recent memory. This was primed to be one of those special sports weekends in New England, with Vince Wilfork being inducted into the team Hall of Fame to kick the festivities off. The Patriots got the offensive performance fans had been desperately clamoring…

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Patriots: Rivalry with Baltimore has become one of the best in football

September 21, 2022
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Photo – Charles Krupa/Associated Press Over the last decade or so, the Patriots-Ravens rivalry has turned into one of the best in all of pro football. Whether it was the Rex Ryan timeout game on Monday Night Football in 2007, the 2011 AFC Championship game and Billy Cundiff’s missed kick, the (ugly) 2012 AFC Championship game, the double pass/eligible receiver playoff game of 2014, or one of the Sunday night slugfests…

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Patriots: Even for second-year guys, transition to NFL after college still takes some time

September 16, 2022
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Photo – Eric Cahna USA Today Moments before a swarm of reporters gathered around Kendrick Bourne’s locker after practice on Friday, practice squad receiver Tre Nixon slowly and quietly made his way through the locker room. As a practice squad player and a second-year guy in the NFL, there’s a bit of a “be seen and not heard” mentality, especially as a member of the New England Patriots. With questions…

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Patriots: Matchup with Pittsburgh is a meeting of dynastic organizations looking to return to glory

September 16, 2022
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For the last 20 years, the Patriots have been the model franchise in the NFL. Whether it’s the six Super Bowl wins, the elite quarterback play from you-know-who or just the consistency that has become the norm at 1 Patriot Place, it’s something every NFL franchise has been striving for. Back in the 1970’s (way before some of our younger readers or myself were even thought about) the Steelers held…

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Patriots: Teammates know Jones needs to lead the way in his second year if Pats are going to be successful

September 1, 2022
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It might only be Mac Jones’ second year in the league, but if the Patriots are going to be successful this year, he needs to be the guy leading the way. Fairly or unfairly, Jones is going to get most of the credit or most of the blame when it comes to wins and losses. Now, Matt Patricia, Joe Judge and Bill Belichick will garner some of the blame if…

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Patriots: Sights, sounds & thoughts from Day 13 of training camp (joint practice with Carolina edition)

August 16, 2022
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The last 12 practices were interesting, but it truly felt like training camp for the first time on Tuesday morning when the Carolina Panthers joined the Patriots on the practice field for the first of two joint sessions. Chippy play, trash talking, a brawl and most importantly, some progress for the offense all unfolded in front of thousands of fans and dozens of media members, but there was a bunch…

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Patriots: After a quiet start to his career, Ja’Whaun Bentley has become a leader on defense

August 15, 2022
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Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Fittingly, when Ja’Whaun Bentley began his Patriots career he was wearing No. 51. Of course, one of his coaches, Jerod Mayo, also used to wear that number when he was in the middle leading the defense. It’s a bit hard to believe, but Bentley is entering his fifth NFL season now and has become one of the leaders of that unit, just like Mayo was. After…

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