Give the Browns credit, they kept it close into the second half. An unfathomable series of events in the first quarter doomed Cleveland from the get-go though, the preseason all-hype team the latest to waltz into Foxboro and get thumped, this time in a 27-13 decision which has New England 8-0 at the halfway point of the season.

New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon has been placed on injured reserved. The team confirmed Wednesday that Gordon was on the IR. ESPN reporter Field Yates first reported that the placement, due to a knee injury, would end Gordon’s season.

A trap game it wasn’t. The Patriots picked off Jets quarterback Sam Darnold four times, forcing and recovering a fumble for a fifth turnover and grabbing a muffed punt for a sixth in a systematic dismantling of their AFC East rivals, 33-0, on Monday Night Football at MetLife Stadium to improve to 7-0 on the season. Devin McCourty had...

A trap game it wasn’t. The Patriots picked off Jets quarterback Sam Darnold four times, forcing and recovering a fumble for a fifth turnover and grabbing a muffed punt for a sixth in a systematic dismantling of their AFC East rivals, 33-0, on Monday Night Football at MetLife Stadium to improve to 7-0 on the season.

The faces have mostly changed, but the New York Giants still remain a royal pain in the side of the Patriots. New England escaped this time, pulling away in the fourth quarter to win 35-14 in a classic Thursday Night Football game that was classic for all the wrong reasons.

Antonio Brown was released from the New England Patriots Friday, the team said in a statement. The wide receiver had played just one game for the team. “Thank you for the opportunity @Patriots #GoWinIt,” Brown tweeted.

Think of Sunday’s 43-0 Patriots win over the Dolphins as an exhibition in which New England’s starters happened to play the entire game.

New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown made a big splash in his debut for the team, catching a 20-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady late in the first half at Miami. Brown celebrated by leaping into the first row of the stands. Brown played days after his former personal trainer accused him of rape and sexual assault in a...

Antonio Brown hasn’t even arrived yet and the Patriots offense is playing like a cheat code. Seven players caught at least one pass from Tom Brady, who was downright surgical in New England’s 33-3 rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers on the same night the Patriots unveiled a sixth Super Bowl banner.

Rob Gronkowski on Tuesday announced his involvement in a CBD company and says he will advocate for use of CBD products in the NFL and other professional sports leagues.

Tom Brady looked impressive in this first preseason appearance of 2019 Thursday night, but the jury is still out on his bold choice of hats.

Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, defensive end Chase Winovich, cornerback Joejuan Williams, running back Damien Harris and quarterback Jarrett Stidham all had moments in New England’s 22-17 win in Nashville which bode well for not only the future, but the present as well.