Jamie Collins

Look who’s back in the thick of the AFC playoff picture. The Patriots made it look easy, particularly on the defensive side of the ball in a 24-6 road win over the Carolina Panthers, to improve to 5-4 on the season and move into a tie for a wild-card spot in the crowded AFC standings, as well as just...

The New England Patriots are reportedly working to bring back linebacker Jamie Collins for a third stint with the team.

New England beat Washington 33-7 on Sunday

Through two quarters, New England’s offense looked like it had picked right up where it left off in Buffalo last week. In other words, not good. Everything changed in the third quarter, however, when a revitalized running game opened up the passing game for the Patriots, who ultimately pulled away to avoid embarrassment in the nation’s capital with a 33-7...

Sure, the Patriots will need to refine some things between now and Super Bowl LIV, but the only thing that stood out as a negative at Hard Rock Stadium was the play of kicker Stephen Gostkowski.

Think of Sunday’s 43-0 Patriots win over the Dolphins as an exhibition in which New England’s starters happened to play the entire game.

NBC Boston.com’s Jake Levin offers analysis on how the reported injury to Dont’a Hightower will affect the Patriots.

Just when it appeared the New England defense was trending towards normalcy, a massive blow has been dealt to the unit.

Trophies aren’t handed out for off-season moves, but on the heels of their Super Bowl LI victory a strong case could be made that the Patriots were the biggest winners of the NFL off-season.

The New England Patriots have traded star linebacker Jamie Collins to the Cleveland Browns for a conditional draft pick.