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There are plenty of reasons for Patriots fans and critics to wonder why Mac Jones and the offensive starters aren’t playing in tonight’s preseason opener. But Tom E. Curran is putting himself in Bill Belichick’s shoes to explain why this may be the best course of action.

New England may be coming off a heat wave, but fans are ready for football season as the Patriots’ first training camp session gets underway at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday. The football team’s first practice session kicked off Wednesday at Gillette, and fans are welcome to come and check out the action. This year marks the 63rd training camp...

Tom Brady topped the NFLPA’s year-end player merchandise sales list for a record fifth time. Here’s the full top 50 list.

From 2001 through 2019, the Buffalo Bills lost 34 of their 38 games against the New England Patriots. Something notable happened following the 2019 season — namely, Tom Brady’s departure for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — which has led to the Bills winning three of four regular season meetings with the Patriots. What transpired on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium…

The New England Patriots will face the Buffalo Bills for the third time this season in the AFC Wild Card game on Saturday. After the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night, the Patriots are scheduled to play the Bills Saturday at 8:15 p.m. in Buffalo in the first round of the NFL playoffs. They split…

Struggling in Miami against the Dolphins is nothing new for Patriots quarterbacks, even for Tom Brady. But Mac Jones did nothing to indicate things will be different for him in south Florida in the regular season finale on Sunday, playing better late but still committing two turnovers in a 33-24 loss which ensures the Patriots will enter the postseason as…

The long, onerous one-year absence from playoff football is over for the New England Patriots. Mac Jones and Co. officially punched their tickets to the dance on Sunday with a 50-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium which, coupled with a Miami Dolphins loss to the Tennessee Titans, ensured the Patriots at least a wild-card spot. Jones, the…

The AFC East no longer runs through Foxboro. The Patriots no longer control their own destiny in their divisional race with the Buffalo Bills following a 33-21 loss at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, which moves the Bills back atop the division despite the team’s sharing identical 9-6 records. Buffalo’s 4-1 record within the division tops New England’s 3-2 mark....

Patriots QB Mac Jones was hit late out of bounds at the end of the first half Sunday, but the Bills escaped without a penalty. Here’s a roundup of Twitter reaction to the controversial play.

Call it a reality check, call it a chance to pump the breaks, call it a chance to reset. No matter what you call it, a seven-game winning streak is over for the Patriots following a 27-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts and Lucas Oil Stadium, dropping New England from the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Mac Jones threw…

Never in the 62-year history of the Boston/New England Patriots has the team attempted as few passes as it did on Monday Night Football against the Buffalo Bills. The commitment to keeping the ball out of the wind, which gusted upwards of 50 mph at times at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York played out to perfection for the…

Can any first-year player challenge New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones for Offensive Rookie of the Year? Here’s a look at the top contenders.

For a franchise that’s enjoyed its share of lengthy winning streaks this century, six in a row may not feel like much for the Patriots. Given the change at quarterback, this streak is unlike the others for New England. Which in many ways makes it all the more thrilling that the Patriots are putting the rest of the AFC...

Four days after bombarding the Browns, the Patriots have frayed the Falcons. Mac Jones excelled on the first quick turnaround of his career, completing nearly 85% of his passes in a 25-0 New England win over the Atlanta Falcons to move to 7-4 on the season. Jones threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Nelson Agholor in the second quarter for…

Many people have taken to comparing this year’s version of the Patriots to the 2001 team with a young Tom Brady in recent weeks. There’s really no similarities between the two, because these Patriots are suddenly blowing doors off opponents in a way the team of two decades ago almost never did. New England’s latest triumph, a 45-7 decision...

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones could still face discipline from the NFL for twisting Panthers defensive end Brian Burns’ ankle during Sunday’s Week 9 game. Here’s the latest update.

Look who’s back in the thick of the AFC playoff picture. The Patriots made it look easy, particularly on the defensive side of the ball in a 24-6 road win over the Carolina Panthers, to improve to 5-4 on the season and move into a tie for a wild-card spot in the crowded AFC standings, as well as just...

This was supposed to be the Cam Newton game. Instead, it’s the Stephon Gilmore game. It was to be Newton’s homecoming, and a chance for the Carolina Panthers’ 2011 No. 1 draft pick to face his former team after releasing him before the 2020 season. But rookie quarterback Mac Jones leads the Patriots against the Panthers on Sunday in Charlotte,…

Joe Montana would have gone in a different direction than the 49ers did in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Call it the Adrian Phillips revenge game. The special teams standout shined on defense against his former team, including a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter for the Patriots that gave the team a lead it wouldn’t relinquish in a 27-24 win over the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday at SoFi Stadium. With the win, the...