FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Danny Amendola is Bill Belichick’s kind of player. After battling injuries throughout 2016, the 5-foot-11, 180-pound receiver has had some of the best moments of his five-year Patriots’ tenure during their past two playoff runs. It started last year with his touchdown catch and game-tying 2-point conversion during New England’s comeback win […]
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Chris Long knows exactly what’s required to beat the Patriots
PHILADELPHIA — Chris Long knows all too well what awaits them, everything from Bill Belichick’s meticulous machinations to Tom Brady’s piercing precision in the pocket. He had walked among them, practiced beside them, watched them, studied them. Long spent the 2016 season indoctrinated in the “Patriots Way,” witnessing the transformative power of a future Hall […]
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Do Patriots’ fans still care about conference championship swag?
SOUTH PORTLAND — Almost 12 hours after Sunday’s 24-20 come-from-behind New England Patriots’ win against Jacksonville Jaguars, sporting goods retailers across the region had “AFC Championship” gear on the shelves, ready to capitalize on the Patriots’ latest achievement. But do New England fans, conditioned by years of Belichick-Brady greatness, even want mere conference championship swag? […]
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Tom Brady rallies Patriots past Jaguars in AFC title game
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Give ’em a hand: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are heading back to the Super Bowl. Brady shook off a hand injury and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola with 2:48 remaining , rallying the Patriots to a 24-20 comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC […]
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The Hot Corner: Patriots ignore the noise, keep playing their own tune
Now what? What’s the next trick designed to keep the New England Patriots from winning a sixth Super Bowl championship in 17 seasons? Conventional means have been powerless to stop what is now undeniably the greatest quarterback/coach/owner triumvirate in history. So “The Media,” as we’re all derisively known to anyone whose self-interest contradicts the day’s […]
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River Valley Super Bowl Parade on Friday
A replica Lombardi trophy and five replica Super Bowl rings, representing each of the five Patriots titles, will be on display for people who want to pose for photos with them after the River Valley Super Bowl Parade in Rumford on Friday. RUMFORD — The community is hosting its version of a New England Patriots […]
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Investigators find Tom Brady's missing Super Bowl jersey
In this Feb. 5, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons during Super Bowl 51 in Houston. Tom Brady’s missing jersey from the Super Bowl has been found in the possession of a member of the international media. The NFL said in a statement Monday, March […]
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Football fundraiser provides funds for town’s bicentennial in 2021
CANTON — Canton’s pre-Super Bowl party held Feb. 5 collected $1,800 earmarked for the town’s bicentennial celebration in 2021, Town Clerk Kathy Walker said on Tuesday. About 60 people attended the event, where they enjoyed food from local organizations, including Region 9 School of Applied Technology Culinary Arts’ program, along with trivia games and door […]
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Eight numbers that show just how crazy Patriots’ comeback in Super Bowl LI really was
But the Patriots, led by quarterback Tom Brady, fought back and somehow topped the Atlanta Falcons, 34-28, making New England’s the greatest comeback in football history. Here are the eight craziest stats from their win, which show just how bonkers this game really was. 99.6 percent: The Falcons’ win probability, according to ESPN, after Patriots […]
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Huddle Up: Super Bowl win truly unbelievable
No, really. They won. They won in the most unlikely, unprecedented, unbelievable fashion. And no, this column, this newspaper, isn’t left over from Super Bowl XLIX. If you didn’t see it, if you went to bed with visions of Super Bowl XX in your head, I can’t possibly describe it to you. Let’s just say […]