AFC East

Believe it or not, the Patriots have been in this position before. Way, way back in 2008, the remnants of a team that had started 18-0 the year before had to make do without Tom Brady for the final 15 ½ games of the season — the reigning league MVP tore his ACL in New England’s season opener against Kansas…

Tom Brady’s departure for Tampa Bay has brought about a power vacuum in the division, let alone the AFC as a whole.

New England’s Stephon Gilmore has become the first cornerback in a decade to win The Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. Considered one of the game’s best cover cornerbacks, the All-Pro made his eight pro season his best with a career-high six interceptions that tied for the NFL lead. Gilmore was a key member of the...

The New England Patriots now know their home and road opponents for the 2020 NFL season.

For years the Bills have been one of three chasers in the AFC East, annually trying and failing to knock the Patriots from their decade-long run atop the division. Buffalo enters its Week 16 matchup with New England clinging to its best hope in years of ending that dominance.  With a win (or tie) the Patriots can clinch the AFC…

Wide receiver Julian Edelman looks back at a roller coaster season and ahead to Super Bowl LIII.

A trap game it wasn’t. The Patriots picked off Jets quarterback Sam Darnold four times, forcing and recovering a fumble for a fifth turnover and grabbing a muffed punt for a sixth in a systematic dismantling of their AFC East rivals, 33-0, on Monday Night Football at MetLife Stadium to improve to 7-0 on the season.

It’s true: none of New England’s three opponents in 2019 have won a game yet. The Steelers, on the receiving end of a 33-3 beatdown on opening night, are 0-3. The Dolphins, who tanked their way to a 43-0 laugher in Week 2, remain winless, as do the Jets, who scored two garbage time touchdowns in a 30-14 setback in...

Some of the players lost their shirts and Belichick released a rare smile to the world. See what else you might have missed from the parade for the champion New England Patriots.

The New England Patriots closed the door on the Los Angeles Rams with a late fourth quarter interception, leading to a 13-3 victory that gave the team its record-tying sixth Super Bowl.

Tom Brady quickly made it clear that winning a record sixth Super Bowl title won’t change his mind about playing at least another year. As long as No. 12 is still going, New England’s dynasty won’t crumble. “Doesn’t change anything,” Brady said moments after the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 on Sunday. “I can’t wait to spend some...

Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman and cornerback Jason McCourty both entered the NFL in 2009, but their playoff experience is drastically different. McCourty is enjoying his first postseason run, while Edelman has been a playoff star.

The star quarterback, who allegedly had a frayed relationship with the head coach, didn’t show up to organized team activities (OTAs) for the first time ever. Neither did the star tight end, who flirted with retirement and was the subject of trade rumors. There was a mass exodus of talented players, particularly on the offensive side of the ball, several...

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady spoke Friday about the news of wide receiver Josh Gordon’s suspension. “There wasn’t much reaction,” Brady said at his weekly media availability. “We all wish him the best. I think that’s kind of how we all feel. We want him to do what’s best for him.”

The Patriots were able to downplay the significance of their defeat at Miami in Week 14 mostly because of the crazy final play it took for the Dolphins to grab the victory in the closing seconds. But after showing multiple shortcomings in its 17-10 loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday, New England suddenly looks nothing like the dominant force it’s been...

Sunday is our last chance to learn anything about the true identity of the New England Patriots in 2018. With two layups coming up at home against the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets to close out the regular season, Sunday’s contest at Heinz Field against the Pittsburgh Steelers is when we learn just how deep into 2019 the Patriots...

Tom Brady has one simple answer to why his New England Patriots have struggled in Miami. “They play well and we don’t,” Brady said Friday. He was smiling, but you know — and he knows — winning in Miami is one thing in a brilliant career that Brady hasn’t been able to do consistently. Look at the numbers: Brady is…

While Rob Gronkowski confirmed that he’s good to go for Sunday’s game vs. the New York Jets, the status of Tom Brady remains a bit murky.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who was sidelined during yesterday’s game versus the Dolphins with an ankle injury, is expected to be questionable for Thursday night’s game against the Colts, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The ankle injury is not considered serious, according to a source that Schefter cited.

Below .500 three weeks into the season for the first time since 2012, Tom Brady took to the podium at Gillette Stadium on Friday afternoon well aware of the high-leverage situation before the Patriots on Sunday.