11/6/2016 1:35:20 AM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady’s suspension brought a unique sense of intrigue to the first month of the Patriots’ season. There was mystery and mayhem. At one point it seemed Julian Edelman could wind up under center. Or maybe even you could wind up under center. It was a crazy time. But then Brady returned, and the drama dissipated.
Afte...
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10/30/2016 7:23:55 PM
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — At the beginning of October, Rex Ryan spent a week impersonating Bill Belichick, and his Bills beat the Patriots 16-0 at Gillette Stadium. For Halloween, the Buffalo coach arrived in a far-more-convincing Rex Ryan costume, and the Patriots humbled his team with a 41-25 victory at New Era Field.
While this is the conclusion of a revenge story that ...
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10/16/2016 8:38:32 PM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots defense has been a strange character this season.
Entering Sunday it was the most “bendable” defense in the NFL, which means it had the highest ratio of yards allowed to points allowed. For a number of reasons, bendability is a good statistic. High bendability usually correlates to winning. It means you’re not giving ...
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10/9/2016 12:51:29 PM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick’s most worthy adversary is probably human nature.
The Patriots head coach has been fighting an up-and-down battle against his players’ instincts since the day he arrived in Foxborough. The central theater in this conflict is the intuitive desire to compensate for another player’s inexperience or injury. Belichick wa...
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10/7/2016 3:05:36 PM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick sent a very clear message to people who questioned his decision to stick with rookie return man Cyrus Jones on Sunday: You have no idea what you’re talking about.
Sunday’s icky mess of a 16-0 loss against the Bills began with Jones making an epic error on the opening kickoff. Or did he? Well, he probably didn’t.
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10/2/2016 8:45:19 PM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rex Ryan began and ended this week with hollow impressions of Bill Belichick.
Ryan mimicked the Patriots coach on Wednesday with a dull voice and dead eyes, droning on about the injury report. On Sunday, he emulated Belichick’s knack for swiping a victory that seemed far beyond his team’s reach, beating the Patriots 16-0, the first time...
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9/29/2016 1:15:07 PM
(Dave Brown photo) Patriots defensive lineman Chris Long.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — An ad hoc social justice think tank has evolved out o...
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9/23/2016 1:47:50 AM
(Dave Brown photo) Rookie Jacoby Brissett led the Patriots to a stunning win in his first NFL start.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick
is not a doctor. He is a wizard.
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9/20/2016 4:16:22 PM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In the face of uncertainty regarding the health of his interim starting quarterback and the possible need to acquire a backup, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spoke out on Tuesday, confirming that he is the head coach of the Patriots and that he will do whatever is best for the team.
He also announced that he is not a doctor.
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9/18/2016 8:12:56 PM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Just when it seemed like the Patriots had outsmarted a cruel gauntlet of setbacks, fate threw them one more on Sunday, pinning Jimmy Garoppolo’s right shoulder between Kiko Alonso and the turf. Nonetheless, New England rose to the challenge once again, and the Pats are an improbable 2-0.
In light of all that has gone wrong for this team&mdash...
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9/16/2016 6:15:30 PM
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(Dave Brown photo) The Brady Banner that Bill Belichick does not want to talk about.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick does not want to talk about the remov...
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9/15/2016 4:40:56 PM
(Dave Brown photo) Martellus Bennett wearing one of his eight NASA hats.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When people say that Martellus Bennett speaks his mind, they don’t exactly do justice to the...
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