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Frustrated NY Giants coach Tom Coughlin calls Eli Manning 'terrible' and 'foolish'

nydailynews.com

Eli Manning has placed two Super Bowl rings in Tom Coughlin’s safe deposit box and as a quarterback and coach they are as tied together in Giants history as Bill Parcells and Phil Simms or in NFL history as Bill Walsh and Joe Montana, Bill Belichick and…

boston.com

Cornerback Aqib Talib, acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a 2013 fourth-round draft pick, arrived in Foxborough Monday and met with Patriots coach Bill Belichick after completing his four-game NFL suspension for testing positive for …

CNNSI.com

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson is out with a concussion, and there's at least one teammate who's unhappy with how Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes celebrated after delivering the blow.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Bills running back Fred Jackson is out with a concussion, and there's at least one teammate who's unhappy with how Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes celebrated after delivering the blow.

Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com

New England welcomes the cornerback but must cut another player.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Patriots gave up 337 yards in the air to the Bills in Sunday’s 37-31 victory, keeping them firmly rooted at the bottom of the league when it comes to passing yards allowed per game and reminding us why they traded a fourth-round pick for the suspend…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

Bad enough that Patriots LB Brandon Spikes had an illegal helmet to helmet hit on Ryan Fitzpatrick that drew a flag and a likely fine from the league. Spikes also showboated after his hit on Fred Jackson that have him a concussion. That didn’t sit well …

ESPN.com

When you talk as much trash and lose as many games as the New York Jets, it’s natural to be the butt of some jokes. Rival New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is the latest to poke fun at Rex Ryan and Co. Brady, in an interview with WEEI in Boston…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Bills weren’t able to come back and beat the Patriots on Sunday, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying by running back C.J. Spiller. Spiller continued his season-long habit of breaking big plays on the ground and in the passing game with 131 total ya…

Bills Daily Charge, buffalobills.com

DAILY REPORT –The Buffalo Bills came up just short in a back-and-forth shootout with the New England Patriots by the score of 37-31 at Gillette Stadium. After holding the Patriots to a field goal to put New England up six with just over two minutes to p…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Patriots running back Danny Woodhead had a 15-yard rushing touchdown and an 18-yard receiving touchdown Sunday against the Bills, and that has Tom Brady thankful to have Woodhead as a teammate. And thankful for the division rival that made Woodhead avai…

boston.com

The Patriots quarterback appeared to yell at the receiver during Sunday’s game, but Brady chalked the incident up to miscommunication.

ESPN.com

The AFC East went 1-3 on Sunday. Here are seven notes and observations on the division: After watching the New England Patriots' secondary stumble over itself against the Buffalo Bills, the acquisition of Aqib Talib could not have come at a better time.…

Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com

For both the pessimist and optimist alike, there is something in Sunday's game thats speaks to your gridiron view. Here are some thoughts on Sunday's game that speaks to both.

boston.com

Protecting a late lead — something they’ve had trouble with this season — the Patriots took nearly six minutes off the clock, but came away with just a field goal, doubling their lead to 6. It held up.

boston.com

The Patriots matched-up poorly to the Bills’ spread offense, but they can get back on track down the stretch with Aqib Talib.

nydailynews.com

In the Super Bowl a few years ago, Eli Manning worked himself free from the Patriots pulling and stretching his jersey, created a new pocket and put everything into a throw that miraculously stuck to David Tyree’s helmet and set up the winning touchdown…