Patriots Week 10 Notebook: Rookies Growing, Defense Dominating, And an Identity Forming
The Patriots routed the Browns, 45-7, Sunday afternoon. With that, the AFC playoff race continues to tighten week-by-week in the NFL. One week, a team can look dominant, the next, they play down to their opponent. Eight AFC teams have 5 wins, the Patriots are now one of four teams, to have 6 or more. […]
Patriots Week 9 Notebook: Ugly Start, Clean Finish, and Defense Picking Up Momentum
The New England Patriots have now won three straight games, outscoring their opponents 105-40 in those wins. New England improves to 5-4, a half-game behind the Buffalo Bills, who just lost to one of the worst teams in football. The Patriots are currently seventh in the AFC, a game and a half away from firstst […]
Patriots Trade Deadline: Dreams, Possibilities, And Players To Avoid
Buy or sell? It’s something Cam Ventura went over last week with the Patriots at 3-4. Now, Week 8’s win over the Chargers has given Bill Belichick that choice. Had New England dropped to 3-5, a trade would seem unlikely. However, 4-4 with a playoff spot in reach may just turn the corner for an […]
Patriots Week 8 Notebook: Adrian Phillips’ Revenge, Special Team Boosts, And a Dominant 4th Quarter
This week’s essentials list harped on running the football well while making Justin Herbert turn it over, and the Patriots did just that leading to the team’s Week 8 victory which marks the start of a playoff push in a tightened AFC race. A win over the Chargers puts New England within one game of a […]
Patriots: Week 7 Essentials vs. Chargers
With one game behind the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East, the Patriots have stacked back-to-back weeks of strong football. New England has gone two straight weeks scoring 29 or more points, throwing for multiple passing touchdowns, while putting up at least 330 total yards. New England may have finally figured out the right starting […]
Patriots Week 7 Notebook: An Avalanche of Yards Produced, No Turnovers, and Red-Zone Perfection
The New England Patriots came out firing in all areas this week. It all started with a 31-yard kick return from Gunner Olszewski, leading to a 65-yard touchdown drive. After the Patriots defense forced a three and out, New York’s day only got worse from there. Clean football led to the Patriots first win in […]
Patriots Week 6 Notebook: An Avalanche of Yards Allowed, Situational Mistakes, and 4th Down Hesitancy
The Patriots lose another imperfectly heartbreaking close game. That marks three of New England’s four losses coming within a score. Now at 2-4, the Patriots are still in the playoff hunt as the bottom of the AFC continues to struggle. The Patriots currently sit at 11th in the AFC, a game behind the seventh spot. […]
Patriots: Week 6 Essentials List vs. Cowboys
The Patriots managed to pull out an ugly win last week vs the Houston Texans. New England cannot expect to have the same success if they keep giving the ball away. Dallas (4-1) has been rolling on both sides of the football. The Cowboys are back. Prescott continues to make plays from the pocket with […]
Patriots Week 5 Notebook: A Miserable First Half and Mac Jones’ First Game Winning Drive
The Patriots were flirting with rock bottom Sunday afternoon. Playing one of the worst team’s in the NFL, New England had almost nothing going for themselves in the first half. After turning the ball over four times last week, Davis Mills threw for over 300 yards and 3 TDs. A Texans practice squad receiver recorded […]
Patriots: Week 5 Essentials List vs. Texans
The 1-3 New England Patriots will be down four offensive lineman for Sunday’s game against the Texans. Not a good place to be in. Especially considering how horrid the pass protection has been to this point. Center, David Andrews will be the only starter on the offensive line, causing many to worry about Sunday’s game. […]