Patriots: Defense steals the show as Pats beat Colts to get back over .500

November 6, 2022

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: Rhamondre Stevenson’s work ethic and maturity are two key ingredients in his success this season

October 31, 2022

Rhamondre Stevenson was the Patriots best offensive player in Sunday’s 22-17 win over the Jets. Stevenson has ascended into the lead back role and while it is easy to point to his physical traits as the reason, preparation and working hard have also played a big part in his success thus far this season. Rhamondre Stevenson postgame @newftbj pic.twitter.com/Nvbi1nedvc — Kevin J. Stone (@kstone06) October 30, 2022 After the game,…

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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

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: Bears dominate Pats in all three phases in ugly Monday night game

October 24, 2022

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

October 9, 2022

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: Rhamondre Stevenson emerging as a star in the Patriots backfield

October 5, 2022

When the Patriots selected Rhamondre Stevenson in the fourth round of the 2021 draft the hope was that he could become part of a strong running back group with Damien Harris that would help Mac Jones early in his career. What they have gotten has been a high-quality player who took a strong rookie season and built on it to become the best running back on the team this season….

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Patriots: Pats get first win with grind-it-out effort in Pittsburgh

September 18, 2022

Photo – Don Wright/AP The final 6:33 of Sunday’s 17-14 win over the Steelers should give Patriots fans quite a bit of hope, even though the second game of the year still left a lot to be desired offensively. Clinging to a three-point lead, New England used 13 plays to run out the entirety of the remaining clock, dominating the Steelers up front while Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson iced…

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Patriots: Patriots place Ty Montgomery on I.R

September 14, 2022

The Patriots announced yesterday that running back Ty Montgomery has been placed on I.R. Montgomery played in Sunday’s opener against the Dolphins. Montgomery injured his knee in the preseason finally against the Raiders and it appears like he re-aggravated the injury. The Patriots have called up wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey from the practice squad and signed offensive tackle Marcus Cannon to the practice squad. The expectation is that Montgomery will…

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Patriots Four Down Preview: New England Patriots (0-0) at Miami Dolphins (0-0)

September 11, 2022

Kickoff: The Patriots kickoff the season against a familiar foe. The Patriots have opened up each of the last two seasons against the Dolphins. They beat them in 2020 but lost the home opener last season. Miami has been a house of horrors for Bill Belichick’s Patriots as his team’s have gone 9-12 in South Beach in his tenure as Patriots coach. The Patriots have dominated the Dolphins overall in…

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

August 16, 2022

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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