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FIGHT TO TH FINISH: Patriots go with the flow in big win

This was a different kind of win, a rock-em' sock-em' win. Throw out all the technical cover 3/ Tampa 2 mumbo jumbo that lots of media members like to repeat to make themselves sound like NFL coaches. Take the New England Patriots' wild 33-27 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday for what it ...

It’s Dolphin Day arleady, which makes Pats a tough pick

Dolphin Day already? Yes, the New England Patriots have made a fall trip to South Florida, which means heat, humidity, tropical downpours, etc. And usually a loss. Bad things happen to New England here. Miami's quarterback, Tua Tagavailoa, has not lost to the Patriots. Ever. But New ...

HALF BAD: Patriots second half a downer for Maye & Co.

They'd love to close the door on the opener. But the New England Patriots won't be able to, not until they -- as countless players said -- look at the film. The film of Sunday's second half stinker of a 20-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. While opposing coach and old friends Pete Carroll is ...

This time, it looks like the Krafts may have got it right

The media had just made it up to the Gillette Stadium press box after the New England Patriots regular season finale last January. Waiting for us in our in boxes was another Patriot bombshell, an announcement of the firing of the coach we had just spoken with, Jerod Mayo. Never a dull moment ...

FOOTBALL FRENZY: NFL starts tonight, so we make picks

Football's back. We get in the rhythm. The New England Patriots had their typical Wednesday of a game week, and we get the annual defending Super Bowl champion opener that we haven't had in Foxborough since September of 2019. Remember those days? The Raiders coming to town bring some fun. ...

Belichick’s Tar Heel debut couldn’t have gone any worse

It was exactly 34 years ago to the day, ESPN told us, that Bill Belichick made his NFL head coaching debut vs. the Dallas Cowboys as the Cleveland Browns head coach. Final was Dallas 26, Browns 14. “I hope it goes better than the game against Dallas and Jimmy Johnson, they crushed us,” ...