FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 294 yards and a touchdown, and James White ran for two scores to lead the New England Patriots to a 31-17 victory over Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. It was the sixth straight victory for the Patriots (7-2). Rodgers completed 24 of […]
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Respect is deep between Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers ahead of second meeting
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are universally regarded as two of the best quarterbacks of their generation. Brady has spent the better part of his 19 seasons in the NFL eclipsing virtually every milestone set by his predecessors. Along the way, he’s captured every major piece of hardware the league has to […]
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Patriots’ secondary expecting challenge from Rodgers, Packers
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It didn’t take Bill Belichick long to recall what Aaron Rodgers did against his defense the previous time that the Packers faced the Patriots. “He killed us,” Belichick said of New England’s 26-21 loss in Green Bay in 2014. “He does everything well. … He’s one of the great quarterbacks in the […]
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Patriots’ Bennett disputes Packers’ reason for being waived
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Martellus Bennett is disputing the reason that the Green Bay Packers cited in releasing the tight end this week. The New England Patriots claimed Bennett on Thursday, a day after he was waived by the Packers. The team cited a “failure to disclose a physical condition” as the reason for the […]
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Brady makes appearance in 22-11 loss
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady completed one of four passes before giving way to Jimmy Garoppolo, and the New England Patriots fell 22-11 to the Green Bay Packers in both teams’ exhibition opener on Thursday night. A day after appearing before a federal judge hearing the appeal of his “Deflategate” suspension, Brady played just […]
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The Hot Corner: Just relax, New England
Hey, you. Yes, you. Don’t you dare jump off that bandwagon. No, the result of Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field wasn’t what some of us wanted. I’m not a fan of moral victories, bright sides or silver linings. There are no such animals in professional sports. All that aside, the New England Patriots’ 26-21 loss […]