New England Patriots News and Rumors
Thursday morning one-linersDarin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Buffalo News has an incredible package of stories and photos celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Bills’ comeback playoff win against the Oilers. Dave Hyde of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel takes a look at the best and worst of the Dolphins’ se… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com In his first year as the Patriots' starting center, Ryan Wendell played more total snaps than any player in the NFL. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com It was Testimonial Thursday for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who met with the media at Gillette Stadium and offered his reflection on the retirement of Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, the induction of former Pats offensive lineman Stephen Neal into his … |
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Brady, who missed Wednesday’s workout, was part of a perfect attendance session, with even Rob Ninkovich (hip) participating. |
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The Patriots took care of their business with a 13-0 win in Buffalo, but failed to win a playoff spot because of tiebreakers lost to the Ravens and Dolphins. They became only the 2nd NFL team ever to win 11 games and miss the playoffs. |
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New England blew out Arizona 47-7 in snowy Foxborough, but remained in a logjam with Miami and Baltimore in the playoff race, with both teams holding key tiebreakers over the Patriots. |
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Cassel, playing days after the death of his father, threw four touchdown passes to lead the Patriots to a 49-26 win in Oakland that kept pace with the Dolphins and Jets in the AFC East race. |
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The Patriots scored 11 unanswered fourth-quarter points to win in Seattle, with clutch quarterbacking from Matt Cassel, to pull into a three-way tie atop the AFC East. |
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Still smarting from the Dolphins’ win in Week 3, the Patriots scored early and often in a 48-28 win in Florida and re-established themselves in the AFC East playoff race. |
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The Patriots overcame a 24-6 deficit and forced overtime with a Matt Cassel-to-Randy Moss touchdown with one second left before falling 34-31 in overtime to give the Jets sole possession of first place in the AFC East. |
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New England held on to a share of first place by beating the Bills for the 10th straight time in a 20-10 victory that was clinched by a 19-play, 92-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. |
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The Patriots held the Falcons offense in check all afternoon and Tom Brady clinched the win with a 36-yard touchdown pass to Chris Baker in the 26-10 victory. |
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New England set franchise records for points and margin of victory in the 59-0 drubbing as an October snow fell in Foxborough. Tom Brady threw for six touchdown passes. |
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The Patriots squandered a 10-point, second-half lead and failed to move the ball on their final three possessions as the throwback-clad Broncos rallied to force overtime and then win on a walkoff field goal in Denver. |
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Mark Clayton dropped a would-be touchdown on the Ravens’ last possession of the game to seal a 27-24 win for the Patriots, who improved to 3-1, in Foxborough. |
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The Patriots ensured that January football would return to Foxborough again as they winded down a challenging season with one of their most convincing victories of the year, a 35-7 beatdown of Jacksonville. |
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Coming off a rare two-game losing streak, the Patriots, fueled by 10 catches from Wes Welker, notched a 20-10 win at home over Carolina to preserve a one-game lead in the AFC East. |
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The Saints routed the Patriots 38-17 on the Monday night stage in a game that proved that the Saints were serious contenders and that the Patriots and their leaky defense were not. |
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Bill Belichick opted not to punt on fourth-and-2 from his own 28-yard line with 2:08 to play, but the Patriots failed to gain a first down, and the Colts scored a touchdown on the ensuing possession to complete a rally from 17 points down in the fourth … |
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The Patriots notched a crucial AFC East win behind Moss, who scored a game-clinching 71-yard touchdown reception in the 27-17 victory that improved the Patriots’ record to 6-2. |
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New England sprinted to a 21-0 lead en route to a 35-7 victory at Wembley Stadium, with Tom Brady passing for 308 yards and three touchdowns and Brandon Meriweather returning an interception for a score. |
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New Jets coach Rex Ryan backed up his brash words as his defense held Tom Brady and the Patriots without a touchdown in a 16-9 win in New Jersey. |
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Tom Brady threw two TD passes in the final 2:10 of the game, aided by a crucial Stephen Gostkowski fumble recovery, to lead the Patriots past the Bills 25-24 in the quarterback’s first game in a year. |
