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Jets Beat Patriots Despite Cassel’s 400 Yards

Despite unkind weather, the Jets and Patriots combined to put up 65 points Thursday night, but the Patriots came up on the losing end in overtime, 34-31. Jay Feely hit the game-winner from 34 yards out, but Brett Favre led the way all game for New York with 258 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions (shocking, I know).
Favre’s [...]

Patriots 20, Bills 10 - The Verdict

This is from start to finish a domination by the Patriots on both sides of the ball. The stats and final score may not indicate it but there was never really a doubt in the second half that the Patriots were going to win the game. The final drive which lasted more than 9:00 was [...]

Gametime: Bills At Patriots

The Teams: Buffalo Bills (5-3) at New England Patriots (5-3)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 10
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 1:00pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

Who saw this coming? Coming off an 18-1 season and nearly every significant contributor coming back, anyone who thought week 10 would pit the 5-3 Patriots against the 5-3 Bills [...]

Patriots Upset with Fans Leaving Early

For this weeks column I’ll be focusing my two points on the fan reaction of Sunday’s disaster at Gillette Stadium.
There was still much of the fourth quarter to go, yet most of the fans were headed towards the exits. The field which has seen multiple AFC championships triumphs in this decade was emptying faster [...]

Patriots Offense in Transition

Here’s this week’s Patriots Two-Point Conversion column:
The loss of Tom Brady to this offense in the first drive of the first week of the season puts the Patriots in some rare company. Only once before has a team lost a reigning NFL MVP for the entire season, that was back in 1991 when Joe Montana [...]

Patriots Release Marcus Pollard

The Patriots have released veteran tight end Marcus Pollard, possibly signaling the team may keep just two tight ends on the roster.
Pollard is best known for his time with the Colts, but has failed to impress in training camp and two preseason games for the Pats.
The move leaves Ben Watson and David Thomas as the [...]

2008 Training Camp Preview: Tight Ends and Wide Receivers

Here’s the schedule for the training camp previews:
Monday: Tight Ends and Wide Receivers
Tuesday: Quarterbacks and Runningbacks
Wednesday: Special Teams and Coaching
Tight Ends
Key Departures: Kyle Brady
Key Arrivals: Marcus Pollard
Breakdown
The tight end unit is still led by the big and speedy Ben Watson. Though he hasn’t exactly lived up to the high expectations of New England fans [...]

Watson, Sanders Listed as Out

The final injury report has been released for the Patriots and both TE Ben Watson and S James Sanders are listed as out for today’s game against the Jets.
Kyle Brady and Eugene Wilson might be the beneficiaries of more playing time because of the injuries.

Why the Patriots and Ravens are Tied

Ben Watson’s first quarter drop has been a key play so far.(Courtesy of NFL.com)

Here’s the reasons why the Patriots are tied with the 4-7 Ravens at halftime,

Ben Watson’s dropped TD pass on the first drive could have changed the entire complexion of the game. By keeping the Patriots to a field goal, the Ravens defense [...]

Watson Running Wild

Ben Watson is having a day. The TE out of Georgia just caught his second TD of the day, and it came at a good time.
A very lackadaisical third quarter saw the Patriots lead close within 20-10. But Brady (another 3 TD passes) just orchestrated a 9 play, 74 yard drive - aided by [...]

Patriots lead despite mistakes

With a fumble inside the five yard line, a failed fourth down attempt near the redzone and having to settle for a field goal on a first drive, the Patriots still managed to take a 10 point lead before halftime.
Brady has touchdown passes to Benjamin Watson and of course, Randy Moss. The Pats defense has [...]