Patriots Playoff Picture: Winning Out Guarantees Bye, But Not No.1 Seed
The Patriots no longer control their own playoff destiny, but they are guaranteed a bye if they win out. Here's what needs to happen for the Patriots to earn the No. 1 seed.
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The Patriots no longer control their own playoff destiny, but they are guaranteed a bye if they win out. Here's what needs to happen for the Patriots to earn the No. 1 seed.
The New England Patriots will be looking to break a rare two-game losing streak when they face the Houston Texans Sunday night at NRG Stadium.
The NFL Players Association told a federal appeals court Monday that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was making a "sweeping grab for power" in the "Deflategate" controversy.
Special teams is essential to winning consistently in the NFL. It's easy to forget how good the Patriots have been at it, and shocking to see them blow a game because of mistakes in that phase of the game.
Zolak & Bertrand list the ways the Patriots were stupid in their 35-28 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
We now know that no win can be assumed to be a guarantee ... and the Patriots desperately need to figure out how to keep their quarterback upright.
The Patriots were doing exactly what we expected them to do, which was beating the bag out of Chip Kelly and his putrid Eagles. And then the Patriots did exactly what no one expected. They tried an onside kick via drop kick.
Some spoiled, entitled Patriots fans embarrassed themselves by booing the team at halftime of a tie game. This is why everyone hates us.
The day after a losing effort is never fun at Gillette Stadium, so imagine how things will be Monday when the Patriots review film of their second straight loss.
While Bill Belichick's call for an onside kick early against the Eagles left many puzzled with the decision, Boomer Esiason told Toucher & Rich he's never really surprised by anything Bill Belichick does.
New England played an extremely poor game against an inferior opponent. The Philadelphia Eagles come out of Foxborough as 35-28 victors, handing the Patriots their second consecutive loss of the season.
The New England Patriots' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday was a real shock for Pats fans, who are accustomed to Tom Brady and company pulling out last-second wins nearly every week.
While the New England special teams unit had an uncharacteristically bad game on Sunday, quarterback Tom Brady shouldered the blame for their 35-28 loss to the Eagles.
The Ups and (mostly) Downs from New England's 35-28 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Philadelphia Eagles roared back into contention in the shaky NFC East, rallying from a 14-0 deficit, scoring 35 consecutive points and then holding on for a wild 35-28 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday.
