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November 18, 2019

The Package Report: Patriots use N'Keal Harry in variety of ways in win over Eagles

The Patriots showed confidence in N'Keal Harry's ability to make an impact in a variety of ways, based on this breakdown of their offensive personnel packages against the Eagles.

November 18, 2019

Patriots left tackle Isaiah Wynn now eligible to play as deadline for activation approaches

Patriots left tackle Isaiah Wynn is now eligible to play after missing eight games. Here's the deadline for Bill Belichick to activate him to the main roster.

November 17, 2019

Patriots receiver N'Keal Harry makes three catches in NFL debut

Patriots rookie receiver N'Keal Harry got the first game action of his NFL career against the Eagles, catching three of his four targets for 18 yards.

November 17, 2019

Patriots score on Edelman double-pass, defense bounces back in 17-10 win over Eagles

The Patriots scored their only touchdown on a Julian Edelman double-pass and the defense bounced back from their Week 9 defeat in a 17-10 win over the Eagles.

November 15, 2019

Marchand scores twice in 700th game, Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-2 in Toronto

Brad Marchand made the most of his 700th career game, scoring twice in the third period en route to a 3-2 win for the Bruins over the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.

November 15, 2019

Myles Garrett just gave us the greatest story of the 2019 NFL season

Myles Garrett crossed lines with his helmet-swing on Mason Rudolph. He also created a story that has media salivating, whether they want to admit it or not.

November 14, 2019

N'Keal Harry has no regrets about trying to push through preseason injury: 'That's just the type of mentality I have'

Patriots rookie receiver N'Keal Harry spoke to reporters for the first time since the preseason, saying he doesn't regret trying to push through his injury.

November 14, 2019

Ainge admits Romeo Langford 'has some growing up to do', but expresses excitement for his future on Toucher & Rich

Danny Ainge admitted to Toucher & Rich that Celtics rookie Romeo Langford "has some growing up to do", but his maturity doesn't sound like a major problem.

November 13, 2019

Notes From Foxboro: Re-living 'hard truths' of Super Bowl LII helps Patriots move forward for Eagles rematch

The Patriots defense learned some "hard truths" after reviewing the film from Super Bowl LII, but it helped them move forward to get ready for the Eagles.

November 13, 2019

Literally just Jamie Collins doing a backflip at Patriots practice

Here's reminder No. 975,483,936,530,419,034,582,394,534,957,423 that Patriots linebacker Jamie Collins is an absolute freak athlete.

November 13, 2019

4 Things we have to hope the Patriots just kinda figured out after the bye week

The Patriots aren't without their share of flaws, but some of them have been addressed. Others we have to hope they just figured out with what they have.

November 13, 2019

Finally, Saturday football in New England

If you're a New England football fan and you've needed something to watch on Saturdays, you're in luck. Patriots-Bills has been set for Saturday, Dec. 21.

November 12, 2019

4 remaining Patriots opponents that could pull a Ravens, and how they'd do it

There are at least four tough opponents remaining on the Patriots' schedule. Here's how they could potentially follow the Ravens' blueprint for beating the Pats.

November 11, 2019

Celtics pull away in fourth quarter, spoil Mavs' comeback bids in 116-106 win

Kemba Walker led the way with 29 points, including a late flurry of threes, as the Celtics pulled away from the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth quarter to take a 116-106 win at TD Garden.

November 11, 2019

Gordon Hayward expected to miss six weeks after hand surgery

The Celtics are going to be without Gordon Hayward for approximately six weeks after Hayward underwent successful surgery to repair a broken left hand.

November 11, 2019

Gordon Hayward going in for surgery on broken hand Monday afternoon

Gordon Hayward will know the timetable for his latest unfortunate injury after undergoing surgery for a fractured hand in New York on Monday.

November 11, 2019

A big opportunity for Urho Vaakanainen - and an even bigger opportunity for Don Sweeney draft takes

Bruins defenseman Urho Vaakanainen is getting a big opportunity with his latest callup. But it's an even bigger opportunity for people who like trashing Don Sweeney's draft history.

November 11, 2019

The Patriots after their bye week: Good football team

There's good news for those hoping the Patriots would get back on track after their bye week. History shows the Pats usually come out and play very well after byes.

November 11, 2019

The Ravens forced the Patriots to keep winning after another dominating performance

The Ravens put an absolute thumping on the Bengals on Sunday by a 49-13 score. Their victory, which moved them to 7-2, has forced the Patriots to get back to their winning ways.

November 11, 2019

Guess we're squeezing every last bit of Rob Gronkowski un-retirement stories before he clearly doesn't un-retire

Please, make it stop. The recent reporting on former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski feels too much like the desperate final breaths of a dying narrative.

November 4, 2019

The Package Report: Patriots run same personnel grouping for entire game, go no-huddle-heavy in Baltimore

The Patriots ran every single offensive snap in "11" personnel against the Ravens. Here's a breakdown of how they utilized the offense despite using the same personnel on almost every play.

November 4, 2019

The Ravens exploited the Patriots defense like only they could

The Ravens proved to be a matchup nightmare for the Patriots defense. And it's fair to wonder if any other team in the NFL can exploit the Pats they way they did.

November 3, 2019

Patriots Rise & Fall: Biggest 'ups' and 'downs' from a 37-20 road loss to the Ravens

Here are the biggest "up" and "down" players from the Patriots' first loss of the 2019 season, a 37-20 defeat at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens.

November 3, 2019

Patriots make costly mistakes on both sides of the ball, suffer first loss of the season 37-20 to Ravens

The Ravens got off to a hot start and limited their mistakes, while the Patriots couldn't get out of their own way in a 37-20 loss to Baltimoire.

November 3, 2019

Patriots rookie WR N'Keal Harry officially inactive against Ravens

Patriots rookie wide receiver N'Keal Harry will have to wait at least two more weeks before his NFL debut. He's officially inactive for Week 9 at the Ravens.