FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots have been adept at masking most of their issues this season. After a 1-2 start by New England that seemed to offer at least a sliver of opportunity for someone to end its streak of nine straight AFC East titles, it hushed those rumblings by running off six straight […]
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Can flag football be what saves tackle football?
Coach Doug Weed demonstrates how to put on a helmet to Josh Charsky, 8, during Scarborough’s first “Try Tackle” football clinic Monday, October 22. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) Across an expansive stretch of Portland’s Payson Park, football games are being played on six fields on a brisk, autumn Saturday. Players clad in NFL-licensed jerseys […]
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Mike Vrabel gets first crack coaching against Bill Belichick, Patriots
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mike Vrabel won three Super Bowl rings over eight seasons with the New England Patriots. He even caught eight passes — all for touchdowns and all thrown by Tom Brady. Then Bill Belichick traded the linebacker away to Kansas City in 2009. “We didn’t talk for a couple months, maybe a year,” […]
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NFL Week 10 preview: Here comes Who Dey vs. Who Dat. Say what?
Here comes Who Dey vs. Who Dat. Say what? The Who Dat folks from New Orleans go head-on with the Who Dey fans in Cincinnati on Sunday. And don’t ask which group first came up with its catchy phrase and odd rendering of the English language. “Who Dey? I don’t understand. I’m baffled,” says Saints […]
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Win streak, yes, but Tom Brady says Patriots’ can still do more
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Historically, Tom Brady has been hesitant to express satisfaction when it comes to the Patriots’ offense. His approach has remained unchanged this season about a group that only recently has started to find consistency after a 1-2 start. The passing attack particularly has suffered during that time because of his lack of […]
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Column: Tom Brady already was the GOAT before beating Aaron Rodgers
Tom Brady didn’t have to beat Aaron Rodgers in only their second head-to-head matchup to prove he’s the best quarterback of all time. The GOAT did it, anyway. Brady threw for 294 yards and one touchdown to lead the New England Patriots to a 31-17 victory over Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday […]
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Brady, Patriots out-duel Rodgers, Packers
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 294 yards and a touchdown, and James White ran for two scores to lead the New England Patriots to a 31-17 victory over Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. It was the sixth straight victory for the Patriots (7-2). Rodgers completed 24 of […]
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Respect is deep between Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers ahead of second meeting
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are universally regarded as two of the best quarterbacks of their generation. Brady has spent the better part of his 19 seasons in the NFL eclipsing virtually every milestone set by his predecessors. Along the way, he’s captured every major piece of hardware the league has to […]
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Devin McCourty’s pick-6 seals Patriots’ win over Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Devin McCourty returned an interception 84 yards for a touchdown, and the New England Patriots’ defense smothered the Buffalo Bills’ anemic offense in a 25-6 win on Monday night. James White scored on a 1-yard run, and the Patriots relied more on Stephen Gostkowski’s leg than on Tom Brady’s arm […]
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Patriots’ run game back in spotlight entering Buffalo matchup
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Running the football has been an adventure for the New England Patriots this season. Injuries and inconsistency were issues early on as the Patriots struggled in short yardage and failed to produce a touchdown in the first three games. Jeremy Hill was lost for the year after he suffered a knee injury […]