AFC Playoff Picture: Best Clinching Scenarios For Patriots On Sunday
The Patriots have several scenarios to clinch a playoff berth as Week 17 gets underway.
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The Patriots have several scenarios to clinch a playoff berth as Week 17 gets underway.
The Patriots are looking to shake off two straight painful losses. Fortunately for them, they've got the right opponent coming to town to help them with that problem.
The New England Patriots have reportedly agreed to a contract extension with safety Adrian Phillips.
Eight Patriots have been deemed questionable for Sunday's home finale at Gillette Stadium against the Jaguars, while one player -- Nelson Agholor -- has been ruled out.
On Friday, the same reporter from Sunday joined Bill Belichick's press conference (via Zoom) to ask if the coach had any updates to share with the people regarding his New Year's resolutions.
With just three days before their game in Foxboro, the Jacksonville Jaguars have a major COVID problem.
Brandon Bolden recently looked in the mirror and realized that he recognized the face -- the whole face -- staring back at him. That moment prompted Bolden to reflect upon his bout with cancer in 2018, a diagnosis he had kept private until Thursday morning.
How are the Patriots viewed now that they've lost two straight games, dropped from second to sixth in the conference, and lost their grip on the AFC East? That's the question this week as we cruise around the internet to see where the Patriots stand in power rankings.
When you hear the word sportsmanship, Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater is probably one of the first players that comes to mind.
It hasn't been perfect for the rookie out of Alabama. But it's been a lot better than the work of his fellow rookie QB class.
We all know that things can change in an instant, but the Patriots are trending in the right direction in regards to COVID-19.
Rhamondre Stevenson is off the NFL's Reserve/COVID list and back on the field for the New England Patriots.
The number of Jaguars players being placed on the NFL's Reserve/COVID-19 list keeps growing.
The football world is mourning the loss of a giant after John Madden passed away at the age of 85 on Tuesday. For Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, no one will ever impact the game as much as Madden did over his many different careers in football.
"I can't think of a more iconic football personality over the past half century than John Madden," New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in a statement.
The Patriots need to put Mac Jones in a bubble.
The Miami Dolphins won their seventh straight game Monday night to crash the AFC playoff picture, climbing into the final Wild Card spot with a 20-3 victory over the New Orleans Saints. It will make for an exciting and riveting final two weeks of the regular season in the AFC.
After a tough loss to the Bills on Sunday, things aren't getting much better for the Patriots on Monday.
The Jaguars have been a mess all season, and got a lot messier Monday when they placed 10 players on the Reserve/COVID list.
It has not been pretty for the Patriots over the last two weeks. But they just need to win over the final two weeks of the regular season to secure their spot in the playoffs.
Sean McDermott was singing a much different tune about Bill Belichick following Buffalo's win over the Patriots in New England on Sunday.
It was an ugly afternoon for the Patriots, who couldn't stop the Bills' offense and who came up short on offense. As such, the Four Ups, Four Downs may skew heavily toward the Downs this week.
After their Monday night win in Buffalo in Week 13, the sky was the limit for the New England Patriots. Just a few short weeks later, the picture is a bit less rosy.
Life moves quickly in the NFL. And feelings of embarrassment can shift from one team to another in a hurry.
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.
