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Alfonzo Dennard Only Player Absent from Practice
January 16th, 2013 at 4:01 PM
The Patriots returned to the practice field today to prepare for Sunday's AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens.  Apart from Rob Gronkowski, who had surgery Monday to repair his broken arm, Alfonzo Dennard was the only player absent from the practice field.   Both Danny Woodhead and Chandler Jones were seen on...

Patriots Beat Texans 41 – 28, Advance to AFC Championship
January 15th, 2013 at 10:11 AM
Same old story.  Tom Brady excels, Patriots win, New England is just one win away from another Super Bowl appearance, Shane Vereen scores three touchdowns...wait, what? Despite Brady's outstanding performance, completing 25 of 40 passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns, the Patriots' MVP on the offensive side of the ball in...

Patriots Beat Dolphins 28-0 Clinch First Round Bye
January 3rd, 2013 at 8:49 AM
Yessssssssssssssssssss.  The New England Patriots (12-4) defeated the Miami Dolphins (7-9) 28-0 on Sunday to clinch a first round bye following a Houston loss to Indianapolis.  Tom Brady threw for two touchdowns, Stevan Ridley ran for two, and the defense recorded a season high seven sacks en route to the...

Patriots – Dolphins Week 17 Preview
December 29th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
The New England Patriots (11-4) will meet the Miami Dolphins (7-8) in Foxboro this Sunday needing a win and loss from either the Broncos or Texans to clinch a first round bye.  The Dolphins are looking to finish at a very respectable 8-8 after most people had them ranked no...

Patriots Come Back to Beat Jaguars 23-16
December 26th, 2012 at 9:51 AM
After falling behind early for the second straight week the Patriots (11-4) were able to climb back and avoid a meltdown to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-13) 23-16.   Jacksonville jumped out to a 10-0 lead after Brady threw two first quarter interceptions and the New England secondary was picked apart...

Patriots – Jaguars Week 16 Preview
December 22nd, 2012 at 8:18 PM
The Patriots look to bounce back after losing a tough game in San Francisco last week.   That should not be a problem against the 2-11 Jaguars, who rank near the bottom of the NFL in almost every major statistical category.  They are 31st in points per game with 15.6 and...

Tom Brady Sits Out of Practice with Right Shoulder Injury
December 20th, 2012 at 7:00 AM
After attempting a career high 65 passes against the 49ers on Sunday, Tom Brady missed practice on Wednesday with an apparent right shoulder injury.  Brady did not appear to injure himself during the game so it is likely that he is just giving his shoulder an extra days rest.   Rob...

Game Review: 49ers 41, Patriots 34
December 18th, 2012 at 2:20 AM
The San Francisco 49ers defeated the New England Patriots 41-34 on Sunday night. Rain poured from the sky on a cold December night in Foxboro Massachusetts.  The Patriots, winners of 7 straight controlled their own destiny in the hunt for a first round bye.  However, with wins by both Denver and Houston...

Patriots Destroy Texans in Foxboro 42-14
December 11th, 2012 at 1:43 PM
When Tom Brady comes into work this week he will enter with the recollection of a quintessential, picturesque annihilation of a foe deemed at the outset worthy of playing tit for tat with the Patriots but who left looking defective and inadequate to even be mentioned in the same sentence as the...

Patriots – Texans Monday Night Preview
December 10th, 2012 at 1:56 AM
The Patriots (9-3) will host the Houston Texans (11-1) on Monday Night football in a December showdown of the top teams in the AFC.  Both teams bring six game winning streaks into Foxboro on Monday and Houston is the NFL's only remaining undefeated road team.   The Patriots enter their week...

Patriots Defeat Dolphins and Clinch AFC East
December 3rd, 2012 at 1:19 AM
Brandon Lloyd fell to the ground after recovering an onside kick late in the fourth quarter sealing a 23-16 Patriots victory over the Miami Dolphins.  On a day that seemed to flip the script on the Patriots' season, the Dolphins miscues turned out to be their undoing.  A botched punt, roughing...

Game Recap: Patriots Crush Jets 49-19
November 23rd, 2012 at 9:08 PM
The Patriots got just about everything they could handle from a New York Jets team, which played them to a draw all the way through the end of the first quarter eventually leading to a 49-19 New England Patriots victory. QB Ryan Mallett closed out the final drive with a handoff...

Game Recap: Patriots Rout Colts 59-24
November 19th, 2012 at 2:41 AM
In their first ever meeting Tom Brady got the best of Indianapolis rookie quarterback Andrew Luck as the New England Patriots ran away with a 59-24 victory.   Brady was excellent completing 24 of his 35 passes for 331 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions while Luck completed only 27 out...

New England Patriots V. Indianapolis Colts Game Preview
November 16th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
The New England Patriots (6-3) face off Sunday in Foxboro against the surprising Indianapolis Colts (6-3) and star rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, who is having a sensational rookie season and only seems to improve as the year goes on.  "He's been impressive."  Coach Belichick said of Luck on WEEI., "certainly he's...

Patriots Barely Get by Bills 37-31
November 12th, 2012 at 9:03 AM
It took a couple of late Bills turnovers deep in Patriot territory and a myriad of Buffalo penalties for the Patriots to fend off their division rival Buffalo Bills 37-31. The Patriots were heavily favored and looked like it at the beginning of the game as they jumped out to a...

New England Patriots Veteran Tackle to “Retire” Monday
May 4th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
***PHOTO1***The New England Patriots have scheduled a press conference for Monday, May 7th to formally announce the retirement of 10-year veteran offensive left tackle Matt Light. Light was placed on the reserve/retirement list on April 24th making his retirement official at that time. The Patriots traditionally give players of high standing...

Gary Guyton is Going While Dan Koppen is Coming Back
April 13th, 2012 at 11:08 PM
Consider the news as good as it can get without official word from the New England Patriots. Free agent linebacker Gary Guyton is headed to play for an American Conference East rival next season while center Dan Koppen will return to the fold in New England. ***PHOTO1*** Koppen, who got hurt and...

Easter Wishes from the New England Patriots
April 8th, 2012 at 8:14 PM
Sundays are often Prime Time for The New England Patriots but on Easter Sunday their only playing field was the Twitterverse. On a day off from all of the free agent flurry and one that was devoid of any hard news, let alone the "alert the media" breaking type of information,...

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April 5th, 2012 at 12:02 PM
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April 4th, 2012 at 5:53 PM
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