The New England Patriots won’t see a playoff-clinching win as easy as this, probably ever again. After fumbling away the chance to control the AFC East the rest of the way last week to the Bills, the Patriots are riding a two-game losing streak. Losing to the Colts two weeks ago on primetime, and then […]
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I’m usually not the reactionary type. After the loss to the Indianapolis Colts last week, I was pretty high on the New England Patriots still. They showed enough fight in the second half to make me believe in them as I did, and still do to some respect. There wasn’t too much to takeaway in […]
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The New England Patriots are still a great football team, but they came down to earth last week in Indianapolis. After a 27-17 loss, the Pats returned home with a huge reality check. After ripping through seven straight games and winning, the hot streak came to a crashing end versus Jonathan Taylor and the Colts. […]
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The New England Patriots are hot. Like, possible Super Bowl threat hot. Riding a six-game win streak, taking out some of the AFC’s best competitors, Bill Belichick’s squad has returned to form. A form that’s been unseen since the days of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski tearing the league apart in Foxboro themselves. Now it’s […]
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If you’re still sleeping on the New England Patriots, it’s time to wake up. After a huge 36-13 victory over former #1 seed Tennessee Titans, the Pats are hitting their stride. Riding a 6-game win streak, and outscoring their opposition 211-63 during this stretch, the Patriots look unstoppable. There isn’t any real weakness on this […]
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It’s been a roller coaster last year and a half for Bill Belichick. From losing Tom Brady to Tampa and watching him win the Super Bowl to suffering his first losing season since 2000, things couldn’t have looked much worse for the winningest coach in NFL history. Not only did Brady winning the Super Bowl […]
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The last time these two teams met, it wasn’t a good time in New England. In the wild card round in the 2019-20 AFC Playoffs, Patriots fans witnessed Tom Brady‘s last game as a New England Patriot. In a 20-13 loss, Titans running back Derrick Henry bullied New England’s run defense and sent the miserable […]
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The New England Patriots may not have been picture-perfect in their shutout win, but they got the job done. Winning their fifth straight, the Pats did what they do best in Atlanta versus the Falcons. They slowed the game down, owned the time of possession, and made Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan‘s life hell. The Patriots […]
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It’s true, this game on Thursday night for the New England Patriots against the Atlanta Falcons is as easy as it gets for a solid month and a half. But that doesn’t mean that the Falcons will be a push-over ahead of this brutal schedule. Despite having a generous defense and an offense unable to […]
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Don’t look now, but the New England Patriots are dangerously close to being in the driver’s seat in the AFC East. They are currently 6-4 and sitting a half-game back from the leading Buffalo Bills. They put on a dominant performance against the Cleveland Browns in a game that a lot of people saw as […]
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The New England Patriots are beginning to turn some heads. At 5-4, they sit with the seventh seed in the AFC Playoff picture. One game back of the Buffalo Bills for the coveted AFC East title. Starting out 2-4, this team became an afterthought to the greater view of the NFL. The narratives began to […]
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The New England Patriots might finally be great again. Following the 24-6 smothering of the Carolina Panthers, confidence should be at an all-time high for this roster. Sitting at 5-4, they’re not the average team their record indicates. In all four of their losses, it came down to the final drive or even the final […]
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Turning To Free Agents It is time for teams to shift their focus towards acquiring players via free agency. The NFL trade deadline has come and gone. There were a few notable moves made. Those include Von Miller being traded to the Rams and Mark Ingram returning to the Saints. One big name that did […]
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Belly Up contributor Ryan McCarthy has your preview of the Week 7 match up between the New York Jets and New England Patriots.
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