New England Patriots News and Rumors
Patriots place Stallworth on IR with ankle injuryDonte’ Stallworth, who was signed last week and had one catch for 63 yards and a touchdown against the Texans, was placed on injured reserve. |
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Pats put WR Donte' Stallworth on IR after 1 gameDec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots have placed wide receiver Donte' Stallworth on injured reserve with an ankle injury. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Patriots will be shuffling their wide receiver corps once again. Donte’ Stallworth is heading to injured reserve with an ankle injury a week after he rejoined the team as a free agent. Stallworth certainly got the most out of his brief stay on the a… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH -- Donte' Stallworth's return to the Patriots, at least this stint, will be for just one game. The receiver was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with an ankle injury, presumably suffered during Monday night's 42-14 win over the Houston... |
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Patriots Gab Game Ball EditionDec 11, 2012
Morgan Smith, patriotsgab.com If we were giving out game balls to the best players from Monday Night’s beat down of the Houston Texans then these are the players that are most deserving of it: 1. Tom Brady. He came out sharp and scored 3 touchdowns on the Patriots first three posses… |
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Morgan Smith, patriotsgab.com After Tom Brady’s 296 passing yards and four tochdown performance is nominated for NFL’s Fedex air player. You can go and help Brady to win the deserving award by heading over to NFL.com and clicking to vote or you can follow the link here > |
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Proud Patriots push forward after easy victoryDec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The Patriots insist that their rout of the Texans was not a "statement" game to show they could excel against the team with the NFL's best record. |
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Blogger Blitz: Who should Pats root for?Dec 11, 2012
AFC East blogger James Walker talks about who the Patriots should be rooting for if they want to secure home-field advantage. |
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Proud Patriots push forward after easy victoryDec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The Patriots insist that their rout of the Texans was not a "statement" game to show they could excel against the team with the NFL's best record. |
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The Patriots Did Not Shut Down J.J. Watt Last NightDec 11, 2012
Jack Dickey, deadspin.com Reading what people have written about splendid Texans defensive end J.J. Watt from last night's Patriots romp, you'd think New England's line squashed Watt. "Kudos to Dante Scarnecchia and the New England offensive line for keeping Brady so clean,… |
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Teleconference TuesdayDec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH -- Monday's 42-14 beatdown of the Houston Texans was barely 12 hours old when Patriots coaches Bill Belichick, Josh McDaniels, and Matt Patricia participated in their weekly conference call with members of the media. Questions were split pret… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Jerod Mayo was racing around Boston on Tuesday doing 12 random acts of kindness for Subway less than 12 hours after the Patriots demolished the Houston Texans 42-14 at Gillette Stadium. |
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Patriots' dominance by the numbersDec 11, 2012
The New England Patriots picked up their biggest win of the season by thrashing the Houston Texans, 42-14, Monday at Gillette Stadium. It was a major statement by New England (10-3). Here are some astounding numbers to chew on from Monday's game, courte… |
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Awards Watch: Who's new OPOY favorite?Dec 11, 2012
The pulse of the NFL season changes weekly. Every Tuesday, SI.com will break down the front-runners for the major NFL awards. |
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Jim Trotter: Awards Watch: Week 14Dec 11, 2012
Jim Trotter, CNNSI.com The pulse of the NFL season changes weekly. Every Tuesday, SI.com will break down the front-runners for the major NFL awards. |
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Tuesday morning one-linersDec 11, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com A vote in favor of tweaks, not an overhaul, for the Bills. The Dolphins are on pace for the worst four-year stretch in franchise history. Patriots WR Brandon Lloyd didn’t have much to say after his biggest game in a while. Said Jets S Yeremiah Bell, “… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com At the end of the day, it was a big night for Brandon Lloyd who had his first two touchdown game as a Patriot. |
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5 takeaways from the Patriots-Texans gameDec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com There's nothing better than going on national TV and showing the whole world why you're the best at what you do. |
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Texans humbled, trying to move on quicklyDec 11, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Don’t think for a moment the Patriots didn’t notice the letter jackets. Because what they gave the Texans most last night was a lesson in the difference between good and great. “They just taught us how to play championship football,” Texans lineba… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Among the many big plays in the Patriots’ 42-14 destruction of the Texans, a six-yard run by Tom Brady barely registers. But Brady’s run on third-and-5 did extend a Patriots drive, and he was fired up and pumping his fist on the field. Afterward, Brad… |
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Brady looks MVP worthy in romp over TexansDec 11, 2012
Mike Reiss, ESPN.com Emotion, leadership on display as Patriots QB sparks rout of Texans |
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The Patriots rope the cattle. Beat Texans 42-14Dec 11, 2012
Morgan Smith, patriotsgab.com QB Tom Brady and WR Brandon Lloyd celebrate after scoring a touchdown. The Monday Night Football game on ESPN tonight was one of the most anticipated games in years featuring two of the best teams in the NFL. It was the Texans top 3 ranked defense going… |
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Once again, Tom Brady shines on MondayDec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com After scrambling for 6 yards on a third-and-5 play to extend what would be a fifth scoring drive, Tom Brady bounced up after sliding for the first down and excitedly played to the crowd, pumping his right arm and asking for noise. |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com The Houston Texans looked at Monday night’s game against the New England Patriots as the biggest in franchise history. The Patriots emphatically reminded the Texans they like the view from the top and don’t have any intention of passing that torch any… |
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The Texans made the wrong kind of statement in a 42-14 drubbing by the Patriots. Houston might still claim the AFC's top seed, says Don Banks, but Monday proved who's the real No. 1. |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com FOXBORO, Mass. -- Okay, let's do what you're never supposed to do in the NFL, and get ahead of ourselves. It's allowed. Week 14 is over and it's practically mid-December. |
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Dominant Patriots defense earned the spotlightDec 11, 2012
What came to light Monday night in the Patriots’ 42-14 victory over the Texans in a game that was more beatdown than showdown for AFC supremacy is that the Patriots’ defensive improvement is not a figment of fertile imaginations, like thinking someone… |
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Once again, Tom Brady shines on MondayDec 11, 2012
After scrambling for 6 yards on a third-and-5 play to extend what would be a fifth scoring drive, Tom Brady bounced up after sliding for the first down and excitedly played to the crowd, pumping his right arm and asking for noise. |
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Patriots rip Texans on Monday Night FootballDec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Monday night was as big a regular-season game as Gillette Stadium has seen in some time. The Patriots were looking to solidify the No. 2 seed in the AFC against the team with best record in the conference, Houston. And they did it in grand fashion. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Matt Light was honored at halftime Monday night — “If it’s rainy and nasty and mucky, it’s a good day to be honored if you’re an offensive lineman,” he said — and addressed the crowd as one of just five players in Patriots history to play hi… |
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Despite record, Texans can't measure up to PatsDec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The best record in the AFC will mean little to the Houston Texans if they can't beat the defending conference champions. |
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Patriots rout Texans 42-14 in key AFC matchupDec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Tom Brady can't stop smiling these days. Or winning. |
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Patriots rout Texans 42-14 in key AFC matchupDec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Look out. That familiar sight is the New England Patriots romping through December, looking like a Super Bowl team. |
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Kubiak: 'They make you look really bad'Dec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Gary Kubiak sounded more impressed than frustrated after watching the Patriots put on an offensive clinic. |
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Patriots look like they’re heading to Super BowlDec 11, 2012
The Patriots are going to play in the Super Bowl Feb. 3 in New Orleans. Nobody in the AFC is better than New England. Not this year. |
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Matt Light was honored at halftime Monday night — “If it’s rainy and nasty and mucky, it’s a good day to be honored if you’re an offensive lineman,” he said — and addressed the crowd as one of just five players in Patriots history to play hi… |
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Brady throws 4 TDs as Pats pick apart TexansDec 11, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns and 296 yards as the New England Patriots manhandled the Houston Texans 42-14. |
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Patriots are the new Super Bowl favoritesDec 11, 2012
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- In the full deck that is the NFL, Bill Belichick is the Joker and Tom Brady is the Ace of Spades. No NFL contender has this level of elite coaching and elite quarterbacking on the same team. That is what separates the New England Pa… |
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Survey: Which Patriot gets game ball?Dec 11, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Vote for the Patriots player who made the biggest impact on Monday Night Football. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com The AFC East champion New England Patriots scored touchdowns on each of the first three possessions and made a strong statement to the rest of the teams in the AFC Playoff race as they blew out the AFC South-leading Houston Texans 42-14 at Gillette Stad… |
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Fourth and Short: It's Only One Game, HoustonDec 11, 2012
Patriots-Texans looked like Monday Night Football's most mouthwatering tilt for about 19 minutes of game time last night. By the time New England fini... |
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In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. In a battle of top AFC teams, Tom Brady threw for 296 yar... |
