FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As the New England Patriots begin to prepare in earnest for their playoff showdown against the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium this weekend, a familiar face on defense will be joining them.
Mike Reiss reports the Patriots are signing DT Jeremiah Pharms Jr. to the practice squad. In correspondence, the Patriots are releasing CB Brandon Crossley from the practice squad.
For most of the regular season, the New England Patriots' run defense was among the league's best. Then Milton Williams got hurt, and it started to slip up.
Bill Belichick has an unfamiliar opportunity to watch the New England Patriots play postseason football from a distance. The Patriots will play their first playoff game with a head coach other than Belichick since 1998 when they host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night.
The NFL officially started recording sack totals during the 1982 season, and since then a player has totaled 18 or more sacks in a season on 31 occasions. How many of the 31 can you name in five minutes?
Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.
The New England Patriots have traded veteran safety Kyle Dugger just one year after signing him to a four-year, $58 million contract. Dugger, a former second-round pick, spent the entirety of his career with New England up to this point.
The New England Patriots are back in the postseason, thanks to a myriad of players in all three phases. With a 38-10 win over the Miami Dolphins, the AFC East champs closed the regular season as the AFC's No.
Heading into the NFL Wild Card round this upcoming weekend, the matchup between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Chargers has many storylines surrounding this game.
Cardi B is sticking by Stefon Diggs. The New England Patriots star returned to the field following news that he is facing felony charges for strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery stemming from an alleged Dec.
After winning the AFC East, the New England Patriots will now enter the playoffs as the AFC’s No. 2 seed. When they take on the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card Round, the Patriots seem likely to have a key figure on the defensive line.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
When Mike Vrabel walked through the hallowed grounds of Gillette Stadium, he promised the Patriots would accomplish three things: win the division, host playoff games and compete for championships.
Assuming sportsbooks and NFL insiders are correct, either New England Patriots second-year quarterback Drake Maye or Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams will eventually be named the Most Valuable Player for the 2025 regular season. Tom Brady knows who he would choose.
From a 4-13 season during his rookie year to a 14-3 finish in 2025, it’s been quite a turnaround for quarterback Drake Maye. As a rookie, Maye experienced a tough campaign where he was forced to make the best of a patchwork offensive line, and turn the offense into something more than the anemic unit we saw last season.
Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 131 yards and had three total touchdowns to lead the New England Patriots to a 38-10 rout of the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Foxborough, Mass.
The playoffs are locked up, and the Patriots’ final game of the season is at home against a depleted Dolphins team. As they attempt to secure their highest win total since 2016 and a chance at the No.