CHICAGO (AP) — Tom Brady held his breath as he watched the final play unfold from the sideline. He saw Mitchell Trubisky heave the ball toward the goal line, Kevin White haul it in and a swarming defense keep the ball out of the end zone. That was just enough to preserve another victory for […]
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Patriots’ Tom Brady looking to stay unbeaten against Bears
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Tom Brady has five Super Bowl championships, three NFL MVP awards and more victories than any quarterback in a career spanning nearly two decades. One thing he doesn’t have: a loss to the Bears. Not that he wants one. Brady looks to remain unbeaten against them when the New England Patriots […]
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Sometimes the best NFL defense is letting the other team score quickly
As he watched the endgame of an offensive epic from the sideline Sunday night, Tom Brady had an unusual thought. Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill had snared a long pass, cut upfield and blazed past New England Patriots safety Duron Harmon. A touchdown and extra point would erase the Patriots’ seven-point lead with […]
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Patriots ban fan who threw beer at Chiefs player
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots say they have banned from Gillette Stadium a fan who threw beer in the face of Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill late in the Patriots’ 43-40 win. After scoring on a 75-yard pass with just over three minutes to play in Sunday’s game Hill’s momentum carried him […]
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Patriots fend off Chiefs, 43-40
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Stephen Gostkowski hit a 28-yard field goal as time expired, and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 on Sunday night after blowing a big halftime lead. Tom Brady passed for 340 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in his 200th victory as a starting […]
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Tom Brady, Patriots await ‘future of the league’ in Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patrick Mahomes was barely 5 years old when Tom Brady completed his first NFL pass in 2000. Now Mahomes, whose undefeated Kansas City Chiefs play at New England on Sunday night, is the talk of the NFL in just his second season. “That’s the future of the league, so it’s always great […]
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Patriots cut DB Cyrus Jones again
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots have released defensive back Cyrus Jones. New England announced the move Saturday, ending Jones’ second stint with the team. A second-round pick by the Patriots in 2016, he was released at the end of training camp and signed by the Baltimore Ravens as a practice squad player. New England […]
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Patriots’ defense improving with Chiefs, Mahomes up next
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There was plenty to like about the Patriots’ defensive performance in the first half of their 38-24 victory over the Colts on Thursday night. The second half brought just as much to be concerned about. New England’s gaps on the defensive side of the ball were both noticeable and troubling as the […]
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Tom Brady reaches 500 TD passes in Patriots’ win over Colts
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady reached 500 touchdown passes for his unparalleled career and the New England Patriots put together their second straight win after a mediocre start to the season, beating Indianapolis 38-24 on Thursday night. Brady’s 500th went to Josh Gordon, recently acquired from Cleveland, where he basically was unavailable through NFL suspensions […]
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Adam Vinatieri preparing for potential final visit to New England
INDIANAPOLIS — Adam Vinatieri remembers New England fondly. In 10 seasons, he won three Super Bowl rings, was dubbed the league’s best clutch kicker and became the top scorer in franchise history. He has made the routine kicks look easy and the impossible ones look routine while earning the respect of two of the league’s […]