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For the majority of the first half on Sunday, referee Shawn Smith and his crew weren't a factor at all. Once the game got inside the two-minute warning of the first half, Smith's crew took center stage.
A couple of minutes into Bill Belichick's postgame press conference, a question came from so far out of left field that it was almost unbelievable.
The Patriots struggled against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, and they're in a tough spot in the standings as a result.
The Buffalo Bills now have inside position on repeating as AFC East champions.
Tom Brady took the field for the Bucs' game against the Panthers without the patch on his shoulder that signifies his captaincy with the team.
On Sunday, by way of a selective leak, the NFL punched back at Cole Beasley.
After Patriots safety Kyle Dugger and Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman were ejected from last weekend's game in Indianapolis, a mic'd up Frank Reich insisted to the official that Pittman didn't do anything wrong. The NFL apparently agreed.
The Patriots will be shorthanded at running back Sunday, but one key piece of the backfield will be out there as New England hosts the Bills in a critical AFC East showdown.
When the Patriots and the Bills got together a few weeks ago in Buffalo, it was one of the most unique and unforgettable football games of the season. Now they'll meet again at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, with the AFC East on the line.
Patriots fans and wide receiver Kendrick Bourne received a nice gift ahead of Sunday's high-stakes matchup against the Buffalo Bills.
The Patriots will not have Rhamondre Stevenson or Nelson Agholor for Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills.
The Patriots have a big game against the Bills coming up the day after Christmas, one that will leave the team juggling time with their family and getting ready for Sunday's contest. But Bill Belichick is making sure that all of his players get amply time to spend with their families on Christmas morning.
Two more Bills players have landed on the Reserve/COVID list ahead of this weekend's rematch against the Patriots.
J.C. Jackson has been named a Pro Bowler or the first time in his career, and he has some lofty expectations to fulfill the rest of the way.
Whoa baby is this a big one. Patriots-Bills, Sunday at Gillette, for the driver's seat in the AFC East.
