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TONE SETTTERS: Patriots had a mindset coming into this one from the start

There are always tone setters when an NFL team wins a playoff game. They could happen during the week of preparation, or during the game itself, or even both. In the case of the New England Patriots' 16-3 AFC Wild Card Playoff win Sunday night over the hopeless Los Angeles Chargers, the ...

WILD WEEKEND: Patriots all ready to be part of the fun

It's time to get Wild. As in Wild Card Weekend. And yes, New England Patriots fans, you're on the sidelines no longer. It's not quite a miracle that the Patriots are playing, simply because a lot of us thought they'd win maybe nine games to be in the playoff hunt. But 14-3 and a No. 2 seed? ...

ONE YEAR LATER: From one Patriots extreme to the other

It's a clear example of that old saying on what a difference a year makes. One year ago today, the media came up to the press box from post game interviews at Gillette Stadium to an announcement that Jerod Mayo, who was standing at the podium a half hour earlier,had been fired. Someone even ...

CURE FOR THE BLAHS? Here’s your sports list for January

January has arrived. Let's close our eyes, click our heels, and maybe when we open them it will be June. Just tried it. Oh well. Ugh. But, as we are already a couple of days in, we try always offer you a sports cure for the January blahs with some key dates/events this month, so here ...

Yet more twists and turns in an eventful Patriots season

Ahhh, the highs and lows, twists and turns of a New England Patriots season. The Patriots won't be distracted by the “distractions” of the off-field trouble incurred by Stefon Diggs and Christian Barmore. Why? Because this is a tight-knit group, one that will simply take its frustration ...

TANK TIME: Patriots will cruise Sunday, but Jets do have, uh, a Brady

Let's be honest on Christmas: Did any New England Patriot fans realize it's Jets Week? The rivalry is one sided once again, as the Jets are just in horrific shape as the Patriots descend on the Meadowlands on Sunday. Last year the teams split, two bad football teams. Two years ago, the Jets ...