CBS/NFL Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are big believers in preparation and efficiency on the football field. On Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, they showed their machine-like precision and preparation by scrambling to get a last-second field goal to end the first half. After Tom Brady scrambled on third-and-9 with 21 seconds […]
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New England Patriots Become First NFL Team to Own Aircraft Fleet
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There are 3 distinct classes of NFL teams this season and the Patriots are in one all by themselves
If the oddsmakers in Las Vegas are any indicator, there are going to be three distinct classes of teams in the NFL this season and one of those groups is the New England Patriots all by themselves. Below is a look at the over/under win totals for every team in the NFL this season, according […]
The Patriots are giving Rob Gronkowski a chance to become the highest-paid tight end in the NFL — but it comes with lofty goals
David Richard/AP The New England Patriots and Rob Gronkowski have agreed to a restructured contract that could make him the highest-paid tight end in the NFL, according to reports. Gronkowski is set to make $ 5.25 million this season, but could make up to $ 10.75 million, passing Seattle’s Jimmy Graham, if he hits certain […]
Patriots slam New York Times photos showing apparent discrepancy in turnout for White House visits under Trump and Obama
Susan Walsh/AP The New England Patriots’ much anticipated visit to the White House was met with a lot of scrutiny, but in the end, they were the ones slamming reports that suggested their turnout was drastically smaller than previous years. The visit was the first for the Trump administration under the age-old tradition of champions […]
Tom Brady is skipping the Patriots’ White House visit due to ‘personal family matters’
Ronald Martinez/Getty Tom Brady will not join the New England Patriots at the White House on Wednesday due to “personal family matters.” After beating the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51, the Patriots are the first professional sports team scheduled to visit President Donald Trump’s White House. Several players, including former tight end Martellus Bennett […]
Dewey defeats Truman? Some Boston Globe editions say Patriots lost Super Bowl
It wasn’t exactly “Dewey Defeats Truman,” but some Florida readers of The Boston Globe learned a different Super Bowl outcome than most on Monday morning. Early editions of New England’s largest newspaper ran a front page suggesting the Patriots lost to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night, with a headline that read “A Bitter End” […]
The Patriots’ Insane Comeback: One for the History Books
The New England Patriots had done everything in football, it seemed, but they hadn’t done anything like this, crawling back from the crypt. From 25 points down. No team in Super Bowl history had ever done anything like this—not even Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and these undeniable and now unprecedented Patriots, writes Jason Gay. WSJ.com: […]
New England Patriots 34 – 28 Atlanta Falcons: Tom Brady and co's Super Bowl joy
Brady pulled the New England Patriots from the brink to help them land their fifth title and leave the Atlanta Falcons broken. In the process he became the first quarterback to claim five winners’ rings while head coach Bill Belichick became the most successful boss of all time. The Falcons had charged into a seemingly […]
Super Bowl LI: Patriots Come Back to Beat Falcons in Historic OT Game
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots overcame an early, 25-point deficit to come back and beat the Atlanta Falcons in the first overtime Super Bowl contest ever, by a score of 34-28. VIDEOSSuper Bowl Commercials: Reviewing the Very Best, and Worst With the AFC champs down 28-20 with 3:30 left in the fourth quarter, […]