Patriots-Texans Week 3 Predictions
The CBS Boston sports team makes their predictions for Sunday's Patriots-Texans matchup at Gillette Stadium.
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The CBS Boston sports team makes their predictions for Sunday's Patriots-Texans matchup at Gillette Stadium.
An X's and O's look at how the Texans frustrated Brady last year, and why they might be even more troublesome this weekend.
Butler realizes as much as anyone that he needs to play better after a subpart start to the season.
The Patriots welcomed back all-world tight end Rob Gronkowski to practice on Thursday, but they remained without their starting right tackle.
The Texans have been the very worst of what's been some bad offensive line play so far this season.
Dave Richard explains why stars like Brandin Cooks have struggled in fantasy, but played well in real life.
Brandin Cooks wishes he did more to help the Patriots win so far, but isn't panicking about his chemistry with Tom Brady.
Branch deflected questions about his reduced playing time back to Bill Belichick.
Everyone knows J.J. Watt. Here are some other Texans players who could make an impact against the Patriots.
Making picks in the early weeks of the season is always difficult. You're inevitably swayed by your memories of the previous season. You're not sure what to make of anything from the preseason. Things you think you know end up being utter lies.
The news early Wednesday was positive for the Patriots. But when the official injury report was released later in the day, the news was a bit more troubling.
The Patriots' practice report from Wednesday should be a rather lengthy one, but a slew of injured players hit the practice field as New England gets ready for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.
Belichick attributed the limited number of padded practices as being a major influence on the drop in quality of offensive line play.
Here's why it could be Alan Branch and not Malcolm Butler who could be on his way out of Foxboro.
On Sunday afternoon, the Patriots will do all they can to shut down J.J. Watt. But for the time being, the two most prominent Patriots figures are helping the Texans' star in a much more important endeavor.
Bill Belichick said he doesn't need to buy Brady's new book, but the QB may give it to him as a gift somewhere down the line.
Despite what you may have heard, the Patriots and Raiders are probably still going to play at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City in November.
Despite being the top pass-catcher against the Saints, all of the focus was on Rob Gronkowski's injury and the hope that he will be alright.
A great comparison for the Malcolm Butler can be found with Wes Welker, a man who found himself in a similar swirl of early-season speculation exactly five years ago.
Devin McCourty believes the rampant Malcolm Butler speculation has already gotten out of hand.
Tom Brady has officially passed Peyton Manning in a noteworthy category, earning AFC Offensive Player Of The Week honors for the 28th time in his career.
Just about everyone is trying to guess what's going on between Bill Belichick and Malcolm Butler. Brandon Meriweather said the message from the Patriots head coach is pretty clear.
Adam Jones believes Malcolm Butler's reduced role is simply a case of Bill Belichick thinking he's "taken a step back."
Bill Belichick was extremely complimentary of most of his players on his Tuesday morning conference call. Emphasis on "most."
The NFL has seen a drastic dip in scoring, and it could end up the lowest-scoring season in over 20 years.
