Patriots Can Blame Belichick For Trip To Denver
The Patriots could've had home-field advantage in the playoffs. But Bill Belichick, their legendary coach, got careless at the end of the season.
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The Patriots could've had home-field advantage in the playoffs. But Bill Belichick, their legendary coach, got careless at the end of the season.
The four-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback was asked to respond to comments by Broncos defensive lineman Antonio Smith that Brady was a crybaby.
Despite the marquee names headlining the matchup, the play of the quarterbacks won't be as big of a factor as the performance of the defenses in the AFC Championship game.
Peyton Manning and Tom Brady will meet one last time with everything at stake, but for the former whatever happens on Sunday in Denver will have more meaning.
It all came to an end in Foxborough, MA, for the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday afternoon. The team's 11-game winning streak ended when the offense couldn't score early while the defense struggled to contain the New England Patriots offense and Tom Brady.
New England played its best game in weeks to advance to the AFC Championship Game.
Reid said the problem occurred in the first half between the coaching staff and the radio in quarterback Alex Smith's helmet.
The Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs might be the season's best weekend of football. See who will win and advance.
The Kansas City Chiefs are getting ready for their big AFC playoff showdown against the New England Patriots on the road, but they face the grim reality of heading into Foxborough without one of their key offensive weapons: wide receiver Jeremy Maclin.
New England's defensive end had a medical emergency on Sunday, but now he is back at practice.
Since Bill Belichick took over the New England Patriots in 2000, his New England Patriots have dominated the Kansas City Chiefs in seven sporadic meetings over the last 15-plus seasons.
Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola lives in a historic Rhode Island district and is not getting along very well with his neighbors.
On Wednesday morning, Boomer & Carton spoke about a host of topics regarding the New England Patriots, including pass rusher Chandler Jones, who found himself in the hospital over the weekend due to a mystery ailment.
CBS is covering both AFC playoff games this weekend and the Divisional Round has two great match-ups that are rather hard to call.
The Boston Herald first reported that Jones was rushed to Norwood Hospital after showing up at the Foxborough police station with a medical emergency.
Lost in the whirlwind of wild-card weekend is the team that never has to play in it because they're too good for it. The most successful team in the NFL has sailed largely under the radar.
He entered Tuesday's press conference ahead of the Patriots' AFC Divisional round matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs with a fresh shiner above his left eye.
Some players believe the best way to the championship is through the defending champions, and that's exactly what the Kansas City Chiefs will get this weekend when they travel to New England to take on the Patriots.
New England possibly may lose both Matt Patricia and Josh McDaniels after this season.
New England isn't dwelling on its current two-game losing streak.
A slumping New England team may end up facing a surging Kansas City team.
In the final week of the regular season, Chris Simms of CBS Sports says that there may be some interesting decisions made by playoff-bound teams in the AFC.
The Jets moved into playoff position thanks in part to their 26-20 overtime win over the Patriots on Sunday. Here are the best images from the game.
Belichick's decision to kick off after winning the coin toss in overtime had his evil logic behind it, but it did not cost the Pats the game. The Jets did.
With playoffs on the line, the Jets stepped to the plate, stunning the Patriots in overtime, capitalizing on a bizarre decision by Bill Belichick's to defer after winning the coin toss in the extra session.
