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The New England Patriots stayed in the win column on Sunday, celebrating a sixth straight W to improve to 7-2 on the year. Here is who caught our eye for better or worse upon live viewing the 24-23 victory. Winners WR DeMario Douglas: It was an emotional day for Pop Douglas after losing his uncle […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Steelers won on Sunday, knocking off the top seed in the AFC in the process. The Indianapolis Colts stay in the top spot due to a tiebreaker, but New England Patriots are now tied with them in the win-loss column as are the Denver Broncos, leaders of the AFC West. Pittsburgh slots in […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Buffalo Bills knocked the Kansas City Chiefs out of playoff position by beating them on Sunday. One way to not lost to Kansas City in the postseason is to try and make sure they don’t get there, and Buffalo came through on Sunday with a convincing win. Unfortunately for Buffalo, the New England Patriots […]
From Buffalo Rumblings | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Update (11/2): Patriots inch closer to No. 1 seed in the AFC after beating Falcons After the early window of games on Sunday, the New England Patriots found themselves down a spot in the AFC playoff picture. An inferior strength of victory tiebreaker meant that they lost the No. 2 seed to the Denver Broncos. […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Slides should be fun, but there’s nothing fun about the Atlanta Falcons losing streak. The team lets a close contest slip away. Here’s the Week 9 snap reactions. Penix and London return Penix looked healthy and boosted the offense today. It wasn’t perfect; he’ll want that intentional grounding play back, but the quarterback showed some […]
From The Falcoholic | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Buffalo Bills are the latest NFL team to embrace a local gay flag football league, joining the Patriots, Giants, Rams and others. The post Buffalo Bills helped start a local gay flag football league, the latest NFL team to support LGBTQ athletes appeared first on Outsports .
From Outsports | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Update (11/2): Christian Gonzalez gives positive injury update after exiting Patriots vs. Falcons Even though he left for the locker room in the fourth quarter of the Patriots’ 24-23 win over the Falcons, Christian Gonzalez was back on the field for postgame handshakes and later talked to the media. He gave the all-clear during his […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The clocks fell. The New England Patriots did not. A 24-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons followed Sunday at Gillette Stadium, where the closing minutes saw the streak extend to six games. Here’s a glance back on the 1 p.m. ET kickoff as head coach Mike Vrabel’s side moves into November with a 7-2 record. […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The New England Patriots did not play a clean game against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 9, but in the end they did just enough to survive with a final score of 24-23. Their sixth straight win improves their record to 7-2 on the year and keeps them well-positioned heading into the back half of […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: the Falcons blew it late in the fourth quarter against the Patriots, missing a game-tying PAT and shooting themselves in the foot on their final offensive series to lose 24-23. Kevin Knight and Allen Strk break down the loss, the puzzling decision to stick with Parker Romo, more […]
From The Falcoholic | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Falcons were expected to get blown off the field in this one by a surging Patriots team. Somehow, that didn’t happen, but the resulting game was still incredibly painful to watch, and still a loss. The Falcons couldn’t get going on offense early and struggled badly on defense in the first half before things […]
From The Falcoholic | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The New England Patriots defense held off a late drive by the Falcons to help ice a 24-23 win. It was a fast start for the Patriots, who jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first-half. But, a Drake Maye strip sack just before half time gifted Atlanta seven points. From that point out, New […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The New England Patriots took control of their Week 9 game against the Atlanta Falcons in the second quarter, but in the process of doing so lost one of their offensive starters. Kayshon Boutte departed the game with a hamstring injury and after originally being listed as questionable was ruled out for the remainder of […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Well, let’s see what the Falcons have in store for us today. They have a stiff challenge ahead in the form of a surging New England Patriots team, so we’ll hope that they can pull off the same kind of surprise win they managed against New England’s AFC East rival Bills a few weeks back. […]
From The Falcoholic | about 1 month ago | 1 read
There aren’t any huge surprises on the Falcons’ inactives list for Week 9 vs. the New England Patriots, and the good news is that the best safety in the league Jessie Bates III and rookie Jalon Walker are both active for Sunday’s matchup. The bad news is that Zach Harrison and Billy Bowman Jr. remain […]
From The Falcoholic | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The New England Patriots entered the season with three running backs on their 53-man roster. Out of those, only one will be active on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons — and it’s the least experienced of the bunch, a theme for the whole position group in Week 9. With Rhamondre Stevenson (toe/inactive) and Antonio Gibson […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The trickle-down effect of starting running back Rhamondre Stevenson being out with a toe injury has led to the New England Patriots making one of their rookies active again: wide receiver Efton Chism has returned to the game day roster after a one-week absence as a healthy scratch. The assumption is that he will serve […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
As the Atlanta Falcons travel to face the New England Patriots, they hope that the healthy return of key players will spark their success on the road. Coupled with several struggling players on the verge of being replaced, there is a lot of intrigue surrounding this matchup. Naming five Falcons is always a challenge, but […]
From The Falcoholic | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Boy, the Falcons have really done it to themselves yet again. After a high energy win against the Buffalo Bills which reinvigorated the fanbase was followed with a disappointing defeat in San Francisco, Atlanta laid an absolute egg against a porous Dolphins team that had seemingly nothing going right for them. Now, the Birds sit […]
From The Falcoholic | about 1 month ago | 1 read
After trading Kyle Dugger to the Pittsburgh Steelers, reports emerged that the New England Patriots had been willing to absorb a portion of the veteran safety’s salary to facilitate a move. Indeed, a significant part of his original $9.75 million base salary for the 2025 season will remain in New England. However, there is a […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The New England Patriots did not wait until the final day of the NFL trading period to make moves. On Tuesday, exactly one week before the window is set to close, they shipped away Keion White and Kyle Dugger. Will those remain their only trades? Time will tell, because deadlines such as the one coming […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Having won five straight games to improve to 6-2 on the season, the New England Patriots are quickly closing in on matching their win total from the last two years combined. On Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, they will be in prime position to get one step closer: whereas the Patriots are running hot right […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
During the season, Cleveland Browns fans vote in SB Nation Reacts to express their confidence level in the team or their thoughts on other topics. The Browns are on the bye, but also coming off of a bad loss to the Patriots, a day which saw Cleveland’s offense stagnant again. With their 2-6 record, fan […]
From Dawgs By Nature | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The New England Patriots have won each of their last five games, and on Sunday will be going into yet another game as favorites. It is not hard to see why: the 3-4 Atlanta Falcons have been an inconsistent team so far this year that managed to beat the high-flying Bills but lose to the […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Falcons are at a crossroads going into a daunting two-game stretch. Facing two of the league’s more prolific offenses, New England and Indianapolis, provides a stern test for a wounded defense. Considering the defensive personnel likely missing for Sunday’s game against the Patriots, the onus falls heavily on the offense to be efficient and […]
From The Falcoholic | about 1 month ago | 1 read