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QUESTION MARK: Stidham adds unknown factor to AFC title game

The media were around New England Patriots defensive lineman Milt Williams' locker and the question had to be asked. What does he know about the quarterback he's about to face in Sunday's AFC Championship Game, Denver's Jarrett Stidham? The answer was honest, as that's the way Williams always ...

CLEAR PATH: Patriots road to Super Bowl keeps getting easier

Think about this, New England Patriots fans: The two quarterbacks who going into Sunday's AFC Divisional Round playoff game vs. the Houston Texans at snowy Gillette stood in your team's way to Super Bowl LX were C.J. Stroud and Jarrett Stidham. Now it's just Stidham, a former Bill Belichick ...

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 ...