20 Sep, 2026

How the Patriots found a way to ‘bother’ Josh Allen without Judon and Uche, and other final thoughts

Patriots “The pressure up the middle is what bothers him.” Josh Allen gets wrapped up by the Patriots defense. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff What the Patriots are saying about Mac Jones’s game-winning drive against the Bills ‘I’ll worry about that later’: Bill Belichick downplays notching 300th regular-season win Well, it took them until Week 7, […]

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The Patriots can’t even beat Brian Hoyer these days, and other final thoughts

Patriots The Patriots are now 1-5 with matchups against the Bills and Dolphins coming up. Patriots. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff COMMENTARY Bill Belichick coached in his 500th career NFL game on Sunday, and it was largely an afterthought because of the shoddy condition of his football team. Jakobi Meyers exacts revenge against a Patriots team […]

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Ty Law shared his thoughts on ‘pathetic’ Patriots, futures of Bill Belichick and Mac Jones

Morning Sports Update Law maintained that Belichick is “a phenomenal coach, the best coach to ever do it,” but that it might be “time to start letting somebody else pick the players.” Bill Belichick during the Patriots’ loss to the Saints on Sunday. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer Ty Law’s thoughts on the Patriots and Mac Jones: […]

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The Patriots are off to the worst start in Gillette Stadium history, and other final thoughts

Patriots “We’ve got to work harder. We need more effort,” Kendrick Bourne said. “It feels like we need to want it more.” Bill Belichick’s team is 1-4. Barry Chin/Globe Staff COMMENTARY Patriots center David Andrews on loss to Saints: ‘Kind of the same old story’ ‘Everyone is frustrated,’ but Bill Belichick says Mac Jones is […]

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‘That was bad football’: Julian Edelman’s thoughts on Mac Jones, Patriots struggles

Morning Sports Update “He’s still having rookie-type throws.” Mac Jones during the Patriots-Jets game earlier in the 2023 season. AP Photo/Adam Hunger Julian Edelman’s take on Mac Jones: Following the Patriots’ lopsided 38-3 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday, former New England receiver Julian Edelman had some blunt thoughts on the play of Mac Jones. […]

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Disaster in Dallas was the worst loss of the Bill Belichick era, and other final thoughts

Patriots This is the first time a Bill Belichick coached team has lost by 35 points. Bill Belichick. Matthew J Lee/ Globe Staff Bill Belichick gave his thoughts on benching Mac Jones, what he plans at quarterback for Week 5 Matthew Judon ‘expected to miss some time’ after leaving Patriots-Cowboys game to injury Bill Belichick […]

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Bill Belichick gave his thoughts on benching Mac Jones, what he plans at quarterback for Week 5

Patriots “I didn’t think there was any point in leaving him in the game,” Belichick said of benching Jones. Bill Belichick during the Patriots’ loss to the Cowboys. AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth Patriots coach Bill Belichick, never particularly loquacious, was especially brief after losing 38-3 to the Cowboys on Sunday. “We obviously didn’t do much of […]

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Alex Cora, Justin Turner, and other thoughts as the Red Sox play out the string

Red Sox The Red Sox’ 2023 season will mercifully come to an end this weekend. Alex Cora is a long-timer in the Red Sox dugout. It does not seem like Justin Turner will be. Winslow Townson/Getty Images COMMENTARY The Orioles had themselves quite a Thursday at the former Fenway South, not only winning their 100th […]

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