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At one point in the late second quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, it looked like the New England Patriots were cruising toward a sixth win in a row. Up 21-7 and with a chance to add to their total ahead of intermission, they appeared to be in full control. And […]
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D’Ernest Johnson reverted to the New England Patriots’ practice squad on Monday after serving as a standard elevation against the Atlanta Falcons. The 24-23 win at Gillette Stadium marked the 97th game of the running back’s NFL career. Johnson, 29, participated in three practices before getting the call-up for Sunday. The Wednesday signing was part […]
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New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte will be day-to-day with a hamstring injury, head coach Mike Vrabel relayed Monday morning. Boutte suffered the injury in New England’s 24-23 win over the Falcons on Sunday, leaving the game after playing 18 snaps — his last coming on Stefon Diggs’ second quarter touchdown. Boutte was then […]
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Nothing quite like 4:30 p.m. sunsets, way-too-early holiday decorations, and the complete inability to not trek dead leaves into the house every time you open the door to remind us all that November is upon us. I have no idea where this year went. On the plus side — and what a plus side it […]
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Ahead of this year’s training camp, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel explained that he was looking at his team’s performances in three categories. There is the good, the bad, and, as he called it, the s—t that gets you beat. The Patriots’ 24-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday saw a bit […]
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Sunday was an emotional morning for Patriots wide receiver DeMario Douglas and running back Terrell Jennings. The two, who grew up together and were high school teammates at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Fla., were mourning the loss of Douglas’ uncle, who died Saturday night. “He was with us. This whole morning was hard,” Douglas […]
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The New England Patriots truly are back. Not only are they competing for the top seed in the AFC again, their quarterback is (usually) playing at a high level, and their defense is keeping opponents in check on a weekly basis, they are also at the center of controversy again. Well, that is at least […]
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The New England Patriots stayed in the win column on Sunday, celebrating a sixth straight W to improve to 7-2 on the year. Here is who caught our eye for better or worse upon live viewing the 24-23 victory. Winners WR DeMario Douglas: It was an emotional day for Pop Douglas after losing his uncle […]
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Update (11/2): Patriots inch closer to No. 1 seed in the AFC after beating Falcons After the early window of games on Sunday, the New England Patriots found themselves down a spot in the AFC playoff picture. An inferior strength of victory tiebreaker meant that they lost the No. 2 seed to the Denver Broncos. […]
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A 17-yard completion from Drake Maye to Hunter Henry sealed the New England Patriots’ sixth straight victory on Sunday. But despite icing the game with the ball in his hands, Maye left the field knowing things needed to be better. “I’ve got to play better for this team down the road,” he said. “I think […]
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Update (11/2): Christian Gonzalez gives positive injury update after exiting Patriots vs. Falcons Even though he left for the locker room in the fourth quarter of the Patriots’ 24-23 win over the Falcons, Christian Gonzalez was back on the field for postgame handshakes and later talked to the media. He gave the all-clear during his […]
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The clocks fell. The New England Patriots did not. A 24-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons followed Sunday at Gillette Stadium, where the closing minutes saw the streak extend to six games. Here’s a glance back on the 1 p.m. ET kickoff as head coach Mike Vrabel’s side moves into November with a 7-2 record. […]
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The New England Patriots did not play a clean game against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 9, but in the end they did just enough to survive with a final score of 24-23. Their sixth straight win improves their record to 7-2 on the year and keeps them well-positioned heading into the back half of […]
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The New England Patriots defense held off a late drive by the Falcons to help ice a 24-23 win. It was a fast start for the Patriots, who jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first-half. But, a Drake Maye strip sack just before half time gifted Atlanta seven points. From that point out, New […]
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The New England Patriots took control of their Week 9 game against the Atlanta Falcons in the second quarter, but in the process of doing so lost one of their offensive starters. Kayshon Boutte departed the game with a hamstring injury and after originally being listed as questionable was ruled out for the remainder of […]
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The New England Patriots entered the season with three running backs on their 53-man roster. Out of those, only one will be active on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons — and it’s the least experienced of the bunch, a theme for the whole position group in Week 9. With Rhamondre Stevenson (toe/inactive) and Antonio Gibson […]
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The trickle-down effect of starting running back Rhamondre Stevenson being out with a toe injury has led to the New England Patriots making one of their rookies active again: wide receiver Efton Chism has returned to the game day roster after a one-week absence as a healthy scratch. The assumption is that he will serve […]
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After trading Kyle Dugger to the Pittsburgh Steelers, reports emerged that the New England Patriots had been willing to absorb a portion of the veteran safety’s salary to facilitate a move. Indeed, a significant part of his original $9.75 million base salary for the 2025 season will remain in New England. However, there is a […]
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The New England Patriots did not wait until the final day of the NFL trading period to make moves. On Tuesday, exactly one week before the window is set to close, they shipped away Keion White and Kyle Dugger. Will those remain their only trades? Time will tell, because deadlines such as the one coming […]
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Having won five straight games to improve to 6-2 on the season, the New England Patriots are quickly closing in on matching their win total from the last two years combined. On Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, they will be in prime position to get one step closer: whereas the Patriots are running hot right […]
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The New England Patriots have won each of their last five games, and on Sunday will be going into yet another game as favorites. It is not hard to see why: the 3-4 Atlanta Falcons have been an inconsistent team so far this year that managed to beat the high-flying Bills but lose to the […]
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The New England Patriots will host the Atlanta Falcons with a midweek addition in the backfield. The organization elevated veteran running back D’Ernest Johnson from the practice squad on the eve of Sunday’s game at Gillette Stadium. Johnson, 29, will join rookie TreVeyon Henderson and recent promotion Terrell Jennings on the active depth chart. His […]
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The New England Patriots are heading into the back-nine of their season against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The game will be a matchup between two teams trending in opposite directions: the 6-2 Patriots have won five games in a row, whereas the Falcons are coming off back-to-back losses to drop them to 3-4 on […]
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The New England Patriots are entering Week 9 as one of the hottest teams in the NFL. Winners of five straight games, they are the current No. 2 seed in the AFC and have some of the best odds in the league to end up in the playoffs. For comparison, their opponent, the Atlanta Falcons, […]
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