FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Vereen brothers competed hard against each other while growing up in California. Video games. Stickball. Basketball in the backyard. And, of course, football — in the living room. On Sunday, they’ll be on the same field when New England Patriots running back Shane Vereen and Chicago Bears safety Brock Vereen […]
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Pats’ defense feels pressure from injuries
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The “next man up” approach will be tested again after another injury to a key defender for the New England Patriots. Maybe this time they’ll do better. With top tackler Jerod Mayo missing his first game with a season-ending right knee injury, the New York Jets ran over and around New […]
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Offense still worries Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A three-day break gave the New England Patriots time to savor three straight wins. Now they can focus on fixing the problems the winning streak couldn’t hide. A suspect run defense. A mediocre offensive line. Replacing injured players. The Patriots returned to practice Tuesday hoping to solve all that — and […]
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Jones blocks last-second FG as Patriots survive Jets, 27-25
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes to lead the New England Patriots to a 27-25 victory over the New York Jets that came down to the last play. Chris Jones blocked Nick Folk’s 58-yard field goal attempt and the defensive tackle’s teammates rushed onto the field to celebrate their surprisingly tough […]
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Patriots: Mayo, Ridley sidelined
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — With two wins and two more serious injuries, the New England Patriots are getting back to normal. They’ve regained their usual dominance after the second biggest loss of Tom Brady’s career. They also lost their leading tackler and top rusher to right knee injuries, just as three important players were sidelined […]
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Patriots stiff Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — After all these years, Tom Brady still has difficulty pinpointing a reason he and the Patriots consistently beat the Buffalo Bills. Brady threw four touchdowns to up his career record to 23-2 against Buffalo in a 37-22 win Sunday. He went 27 of 37 for 361 yards to become the […]
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Brady back on target
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady fired a pass for a 20-yard gain on the very first play. It was like a dart that punctured the criticism that followed him after his offense’s awfulness in the previous game. Over-the-hill? An offensive line that can’t protect him? Receivers who can’t get open? New England Patriots 43, […]
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The Hot Corner: Patriots have earned patience, not panic
This was a good week to avoid watching sports television. Listening to talk radio. Spending more than five minutes in the office. Leaving the house. All anybody wanted to discuss, from the point of view of either frustrated pink-hat fan or contrarian heckler, was the awfulness of the New England Patriots. It’s the sort of […]
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H.S. Football: Falcons fly past Patriots, 38-14
Ian Austin ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, and Kyle Farrar and Josh Mason both rushed for more than 100 yards, propelling Mountain Valley to a 38-14 Class C West football victory Friday night at Gray-New Gloucester. “It wasn’t pretty, but we’ll take it,” said Mountain Valley coach Steve LaPointe, whose team improved […]
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NFL: Brady tries to keep even keel during slow start
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady tries not to get too high when things are going well or too low when they’re not. Good thing, considering how poorly the season has gone for him and the New England Patriots offense. The winner of two MVP awards in both the regular season and the Super Bowl is ranked […]