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Halfway to Perfection: Patriots Midterm Report Card
It’s midterm time. For the third time in the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era, the Patriots have reached the halfway point of the season with a perfect mark of 8-0. Sounds like everything is going swimmingly, right? While New England can almost certainly bank on having homefield advantage throughout the postseason, en route to its fourth straight Super Bowl appearance, these...
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Texans Take Down Pats in Costly Loss
Two of the most iconic wins in franchise history for the Patriots, Super Bowls XXXVIII and LI, have come in Houston, Texas. Sunday night was not like one of those nights. For just the second time in 12 meetings between the teams all-time, the Texans got the best of the Patriots, boosting themselves in the AFC hierarchy while demoting New...
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What Should the Patriots Be Thankful For? The AFC East
Searching for something to be thankful for this holiday season? Look no further than the fact that the Patriots call the AFC East home. Since 2001, New England is 90-24 against the Bills, Dolphins, Jets and (for two games prior to realignment), Colts. That’s a .789 winning percentage.
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Will Cora Visit White House With Red Sox?
When the Red Sox visit the White House and President Donald Trump, manager Alex Cora may or may not be on hand.
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Patriots Squeak Past Cowboys for 10th Win
Have you ever seen the rain…impact the Patriots offense like this? Between the frigid monsoon falling over Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon and the absences of receivers Phillip Dorsett and Mohamed Sanu, New England struggled in every phase of the attack against the visiting Dallas Cowboys. Fortunately for the Patriots, the visitors from the heart of Texas were ill-equipped for...
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Stormy Sunday Follows Sunny Saturday
After a sunny Saturday, our weather is about to take a turn Sunday.
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Stabbing Suspect Arrested at Weymouth, Mass. Shopping Plaza
One suspect is facing numerous charges, including attempted murder, following a stabbing in Weymouth, Massachusetts on Saturday.
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Two Women Shot Amid Domestic Dispute in New Braintree, Mass.
Two females were shot in what appears to be a domestic dispute in New Braintree, Massachusetts on Saturday.
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Pressure on Wynn, Michel and Harry
Only in New England could a 9-1 start be met with such skepticism that sucks nearly all the enjoyment from the room. The Patriots boast the league’s No. 1 scoring defense (10.8 points per game) and the third-ranked scoring offense (28.7), in addition to the top spot in the AFC playoff picture and the homefield advantage that comes with it.
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Antonio Brown and Gronk, the Patriots' Pipe Dream
Imagine if Antonio Brown’s public apology to Patriots owner Robert Kraft via Instagram on Tuesday became the catalyst for the mercurial wide receiver’s return to Foxboro, less than three months after he was granted his unceremonious release?
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A Windy & Soggy Evening
The gusty northeast wind will continue across southeastern New England through midnight. Peak winds could reach 40-50 mph across Cape Cod & the Islands before subsiding overnight. Our coastal low pulls away tomorrow, but will bring more showers and wintry weather across New England tonight.
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Truck Rolls Over on I-93, Closing Off-Ramp in Andover, Mass.
A tractor-trailer rollover has closed down an exit ramp on Interstate 93 in Andover, Massachusetts.
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New Bill Would Eliminate Plastic Bags in Massachusetts
Massachusetts would eliminate carry-out plastic bags from retail stores around the state under a new bill set for debate this week in the State Senate. Released on Monday, the proposal would expand on measures already adopted in over 100 cities and towns across the commonwealth, according to the office of Senate President Karen Spilka.
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Patriots Hold On to Beat Eagles
Super Bowl LII it wasn’t. And that’s a good thing for the Patriots, who avenged their humiliating loss to the Eagles following the 2017 season with a slogging 17-10 win on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
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Super Bowl Rematch Makes Patriots' Brady Look at Past and Future
When the Patriots take to the turf on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, it’ll be a rematch of the last two Super Bowl winners. New England captured Super Bowl LIII in February, while the Philadelphia Eagles, of course, bested the Patriots in Super Bowl LII following the 2017 season. Tom Brady, who threw for a Super Bowl-record 505 yards in...
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Pats' N'Keal Harry Waiting for Opportunity to Contribute
N’Keal Harry has not had the sort of debut season that might be expected from a first-round NFL draft choice. The wide receiver from Arizona State, picked 32nd overall by the New England Patriots in the draft, was placed on injured reserve after the final cuts because of a lower-leg injury, was activated on Nov. 2, and has been biding...
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After Cruising, Patriots Under Pressure in Second Half of Season
The unofficial first half of the season ended on a sour note, a 37-20 loss to the Ravens. Still, New England is 8-1, firmly in control of the division and in good shape to finish atop the conference.
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Alleged Beer Bottle Attack Lands Man Under Arrest in Acton, Mass.
One suspect is in custody following an alleged attack using a shard of glass from a broken beer bottle in Acton, Massachusetts.
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Man Accused of Assaulting 2 People With Beer Bottle
Harold Hunter, 20, is charged with two counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon for an incident which took place on Friday night near 5300 Avalon Dr. in Acton.
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Plenty of Reasons for Optimism As Patriots Sit Idle on Bye Week
The pipedream of reaching the final frontier is dead. Following last weekend’s loss in Baltimore to the Ravens, the Patriots won’t be going 19-0, checking off the final box of the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era in the process. Not all is lost, of course. At 8-1, New England still has a 1 ½ game lead over Baltimore for the No....