New England Patriots

Published
January 13, 2013

Patriots Notebook: Tackle spurred Patriots defense

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Catch him. That’s all that was going through Devin McCourty’s mind as he chased after Danieal Manning. Manning had taken the opening kickoff of Sunday’s AFC divisional playoff game between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans and, after a stutter fake on kicker Stephen Gostkowski, ran away from everyone else. Except […]
Published
January 13, 2013

Patriots Beat: Replacements play huge role

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – We may not know for days, or ever, just how bad Rob Gronkowski’s latest arm injury is. Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots have never been forthcoming when it comes to injury news. This much we know: on Nov. 18, in the closing minutes of a 59-24 blowout of Indianapolis, Gronkowski […]
Published
January 13, 2013

AFC playoffs: Texans toasted, Patriots head to finals

New England will play Baltimore for the AFC title next Sunday.
Published
January 12, 2013

Patriots: No resting on yesterday’s success

No one needs to remind New England that past glory and a lopsided win vs. Houston have no bearing today.
Published
January 11, 2013

How Lloyd and other Patriots longed for postseason

This will be the first playoff game for the veteran receiver and several other key Patriots.
Published
January 10, 2013

Pats’ Gronkowski, Hernandez: Double trouble for Texans

Both tight ends will be available Sunday, a rare situation for New England this season.
Published
January 10, 2013

Patriots Beat: That familiar sense of urgency

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tom Brady is on the verge of making history again. The New England Patriots’ quarterback can become the NFL’s all-time winningest starting quarterback in playoff history if his team can beat the Houston Texans on Sunday at Gillette Stadium. His record stands at 16-6, tied with his idol, Joe Montana, for most […]
Published
January 9, 2013

Pats will try to neutralize Foster again

Houston's Arian Foster was a nonfactor on Dec. 10, and the Pats want to keep it that way.
Published
January 8, 2013

Patriots refuse to dwell on blowout

The Pats say their 42-14 win over the Texans last month won't mean a thing in Sunday's playoff game.
Published
January 7, 2013

Patriots wary of Texans

New England knows from experience that a recent rout over Houston doesn't ensure playoff success.

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