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Patriots education is still an ongoing, bumpy process

The Education of The New England Patriots continues. Jerod Mayo and his Los Angeles Rams counterpart, Sean McVay are certainly young head coaches, but McVay is by NFL standards a grizzled veteran at age 39. He's been coaching L.A. for almost eight years and has been to two Super Bowls, winning ...

Patriots-Rams: It was the beginning and end of a dynasty

Yes, the Patriots and the Rams always bring back memories. Just like last week's game vs. the Bears – the Ted Phillips Bowl – Sunday's game has a local memory. Remember, the Rams were the first NFL team of former Nashua High/UMass Hall of Famer Kole Ayi, as the linebacker signed with ...

Nashua vs. Londonderry football: A history worth noting

Ahhh, Nashua South vs. Londonderry in Division I playoff football. Yes, that is on this weekend's schedule (Saturday afternoon) as football is the only fall high school sport still going. It's a quarterfinal game in LancerLand, but when Nashua and Londonderry meet in this sport in the ...

Patriots were the real Monsters of the Midway in this one

Did the New England Patriots finally come of age in Sunday's impressive win over the Chicago Bears? Or did they mainly take advantage of a struggling, poorly coached team with a ravaged offensive line? We say a little of both. But wow, nine sacks? One by special teamer Brendan Schooler? ...

Patriots and Da Bears: Two franchises that need a boost

Ahhh, Patriots-Bears. It brings back memories of the days when Nashua's own Ted Phillips was running Da Bears, and certainly had business success while leaving things to the football people. But the one thing the Bears could never get was the quarterback. While Tom Brady led the Patriots, ...

With Maye and Mayo, you take the real good with the bad

Rookie quarterback, rookie head coach. You take the good with the bad concerning both. Drake Maye made some big plays in Sunday's 20-17 loss at the hands of the Tennessee Titans in Music City – not the least of which was an all time national highlight of him escaping trouble, running around ...