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When the New England Patriots take the field against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, it will be a first for three-year veteran Caleb Murphy. The outside linebacker and special teamer is set to make his debut for the team after avoiding the inactives list for the Week 10 contest. Murphy joined the Patriots in […]
The New England Patriots will be down three starters for their Week 10 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, but their inactivities are no surprise: all of them were already ruled out on Friday and ended up not making the trip to Florida. Wide receiver Kayshon Boutte (hamstring) and linebacker Christian Elliss (hip) […]
Following a pair of home games, the 7-2 New England Patriots are heading south for a showdown with the 6-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While the Bucs find themselves down several starters despite coming off a bye, the matchup will remain a strong test for the Patriots, who are also down a pair of offensive starters, […]
The New England Patriots are off to Tampa for a bout with the 6-2 Buccaneers, an opponent they are not particularly familiar with: the two teams last met in 2021, when Tom Brady made his return to Gillette Stadium one year after leaving the Patriots. Since then, a lot has changed. So, to find out […]
The New England Patriots made a pair of trades a week before the NFL trade deadline, but ultimately opted to stand pat the rest of the way until Tuesday’s closing of the trading window. This means that the roster as it is presently constructed will more or less carry the team the rest of the […]
The New England Patriots managed to keep their win streak alive against the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday. This week they will hope to keep adding to it against another NFC South team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Here is all the information you need to follow the Patriots’ tenth game of the season. How to watch […]
The New England Patriots headed toward Raymond James Stadium with veteran reinforcements. The organization elevated running back D’Ernest Johnson and linebacker Darius Harris from the practice squad on the eve of Sunday’s matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Johnson, 29, has now gotten the call-up for consecutive games after signing in Foxborough at the end […]
The first nine weeks of the 2025 NFL season are in the books, and they have been quite successful for the New England Patriots. The team’s overall record of 7-2 speaks for itself, but achieving it would not have been possible without some impressive individual performances as well. Let’s honor those at the halfway point […]
The New England Patriots have taken advantage of what is on paper among the weakest schedules in football so far this season, but they will be facing one of their toughest tests this week. On Sunday, the 7-2 team of head coach Mike Vrabel will travel to Tampa Bay to square off against the 6-2 […]
The New England Patriots will be down three starters against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Running back Rhamondre Stevenson, wide receiver Kayshon Boutte and linebacker Christian Elliss have been ruled out for the NFC South road trip, as head coach Mike Vrabel announced during his final press conference of the week. Here’s the rest of the […]
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The New England Patriots will look to keep their winning streak alive as they travel to Tampa Bay for a matchup with the Buccaneers. Despite the Bucs dealing with injuries even coming off the bye, the matchup will provide New England their toughest task since Buffalo. So before the action continues, let’s get right into […]
The New England Patriots defense has played some good football under interim defensive coordinator Zak Kuhr. Surrendering an average of 18 points per game, the unit is ranked fourth in the NFL in scoring. However, it’s success is not evenly distributed across the board. While the run defense has looked good, and New England is […]
Since the supposedly consensual dissolution of their highly successful 24-year partnership in January 2024, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and longtime head coach Bill Belichick have been involved in a bitter feud. As fate might have it, though, both are realistic candidates to make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part […]
As the New England Patriots returned to the practice fields, so did an ironman on the offensive line. Veteran center Garrett Bradbury was back as a limited participant along with rookie defensive tackle Joshua Farmer on Thursday. Both had been non-participants to begin the week due to respective hip and ankle injuries. But running back […]
It’s been a quiet start to the season for Patriots third-round pick Kyle Williams. Through nine games, the rookie receiver has caught just two passes for 20 yards. However, Williams has played just 21 percent of the team’s offensive snaps to date — a workload that reflects the depth and productivity of New England’s veteran […]
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Drake Maye saw action in 13 contests as a rookie in 2024, and along the way was sacked 34 times. As a sophomore, it took him only nine games to match that total: the second most-sacked quarterback in football through Week 9, Maye has been taken down 34 times already this year. This puts him […]
The New England Patriots’ wide receiver group has been a pleasant surprise this season, but its depth might get tested this week. Kayshon Boutte, the team’s No. 1 wideout in terms of snaps played this season, suffered a hamstring injury during last Sunday’s win over the Atlanta Falcons and is considered “day to day.” The […]
Of the 53 players currently on the New England Patriots roster, only 16 still have ties to former head coach Bill Belichick. And yet, the team as a whole seems to have internalized one of his slogans in its preparation for a late-season run: no days off. You have to look no further back than […]
Longtime New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has taken another step toward induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A six-time Super Bowl winner as Patriots head coach and two-time champion as an assistant with the New York Giants, Belichick was announced as one of nine semifinalists for the 2026 class. In a […]
The NFL trade deadline came and went, and the New England Patriots — true to their name — opted to stand pat. Jokes aside, the team of head coach Mike Vrabel did make a pair of moves the week before the trading window closed, shipping defensive edge Keion White and safety Kyle Dugger to San […]
The New England Patriots began work on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers without five. Running back Rhamondre Stevenson, wide receiver Kayshon Boutte and linebacker Christian Elliss were sidelined on Wednesday, as head coach Mike Vrabel shared before his roster reached the practice fields in Foxborough. From there, ironman center Garrett Bradbury and rookie defensive tackle Joshua […]
The New England Patriots saw Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline pass without making any moves. Speaking on Wednesday, Mike Vrabel had an unexpected analogy for his team’s inactivity level. “I would say that deals are like being pregnant,” he said. “You either are or you aren’t. It’s either a deal or it’s not, so I don’t […]
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