Game Recaps
Patriots-Dolphins Week 8 Recap: 21 unanswered in the rain
New England trailed 13-3 at halftime in Miami, then scored 21 straight to win 24-19 and move to 5-3, losing Hunter Henry along the way.
Game Recaps
View all →Patriots-Dolphins Week 8 Recap: 21 unanswered in the rain
New England trailed 13-3 at halftime in Miami, then scored 21 straight to win 24-19 and move to 5-3, losing Hunter Henry along the way.
Patriots-Bears Week 7 Recap: Streak ends 30-24 in Chicago
Drake Maye threw for 321 yards but his end-zone interception swung it, the defense missed 16 tackles, and Cairo Santos put it away from 58. New England is 4-3.
Patriots-Jets Week 6 Recap: Pats win a sloppy one
Drake Maye threw three more touchdown scores and Charles Woods picked off Geno Smith, but New England lost three offensive linemen to injury in a 26-19 win.
Patriots blow out Raiders 45-17 behind Maye's five touchdowns
Drake Maye threw for 374 yards and four scores and ran for a fifth as New England won its second straight, but lost Will Campbell and TreVeyon Henderson to first-half injuries.
Game Previews
View all →Patriots-Dolphins Week 8 Preview: Brown questionable, Pats favored by seven
New England visits 1-5 Miami on Sunday as a 7-point favorite, with A.J. Brown, TreVeyon Henderson and Christian Elliss questionable and the call coming Saturday.
Patriots-Bears Week 7 Preview: Chicago by a field goal
Two 4-2 teams on a short week at Soldier Field. Both New England guards sat out Tuesday, the Bears have 17 sacks, and three of four forecasters take Chicago.
Patriots-Jets Week 6 prediction: almost everyone takes New England
Almost every forecaster picks New England. The line has come down from -9.5 to -7, and the Jets just sacked a quarterback eight times.
Patriots-Raiders Week 5 prediction: the line keeps moving
Nearly every analyst picks New England to beat Las Vegas at Gillette Stadium, but the line has fallen from -8.5 to -3.5 and the Patriots ruled out four cornerbacks on Friday.
Contracts & Roster Moves
View all →A.J. Brown practices for the first time since Week 1
Brown returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since the season opener, opening a 21-day window. He is eligible to play Sunday against the Jets.
TreVeyon Henderson injury: high ankle sprain, multiple weeks out
Adam Schefter reported Tuesday that the Patriots running back will miss multiple weeks with a high ankle sprain and will not need surgery.
Will Campbell injury: sprained knee, MRI, no timeline yet
The Patriots left tackle hurt the same right knee he tore an MCL in as a rookie. Ian Rapoport reported a believed sprain and an MRI; Mike Vrabel said he does not know how long Campbell will miss.
Patriots practice squad elevations: Mike Brown and Jeremiah Pharms Jr. up for Week 3
New England elevated a safety and a defensive tackle for Sunday at Jacksonville, after losing three starters to injured reserve in four days. Plus how elevations work.
Off the Field
View all →Key Takeaways: Mike Vrabel Press Conference - Oct. 19
Vrabel said the Patriots are signing Andrew Rupcich and Jacob Rizy to the practice squad, wouldn't reveal the emergency plan if a fourth lineman had gone down, and took the blame for the two fumbles.
Vrabel on Campbell, Lomu and a quarterback who 'looked very calm'
Vrabel gave no timeline on Will Campbell, said A.J. Brown has a chance to return this week and confirmed the Efton Chism lateral was designed.
Maye named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Drake Maye took the Week 4 honor for his 269-yard, three-touchdown game at Buffalo. The Raiders, 3-1 and winners of the last three meetings, are next.
Mike Vrabel interview: what he said across two sessions after the Jacksonville loss
Vrabel spoke on WEEI and then at Gillette on Monday. Across both he called one throw a terrible decision, rejected the word 'discipline,' and said almost nothing is going to change this week.
Analysis
View all →Henderson's role keeps shrinking, and Vrabel didn't say much about why
TreVeyon Henderson played 13 of New England's 54 offensive snaps in the 30-24 loss at Chicago, and his snap share has been falling since Week 2.
What changed: inside the Patriots' two-week offensive turnaround
Drake Maye has gone from 28th in EPA per drop-back to first. The bigger change is that Josh McDaniels started showing defenses a different picture before the snap.