Two weeks into the season, the New England Patriots are still searching for answers on offense. What was supposed to be an explosive start coming off an appearance in the Super Bowl has instead become an early-season struggle to find consistency.
Greg Bedard has criticised the New England Patriots over their handling of Mack Hollins’ contract, saying the team “should be embarrassed” after changing the receiver’s incentives before the season.
New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez knows a true leader when he sees one. Entering his second season, quarterback Drake Maye is earning the trust of the entire locker room as the franchise builds momentum following a solid 1-1 start to the 2026 campaign.
Mike Vrabel has admitted that some New England Patriots play calls have been “dog ****” as questions continue to grow around the offence and quarterback Drake Maye.
How many of the 46 NFL quarterbacks to throw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in the same game at least 10 times in their career can you name in six minutes?
With news that Patriots starting right guard Michael Onwenu is set for an extended absence after breaking his right ankle, New England could get creative in order to fill the hole.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The injury report and the waiver wire can tell an awful lot about a National Football League team. Wednesday, each told a story of preparation and precaution for the New England Patriots at the edge and linebacker position.
Drake Maye will be the first to tell you that he hasn't played up to his standards so far in 2026. The New England Patriots quarterback — with four interceptions and just one passing touchdown to his name through two weeks — has missed with the football at times and struggled with touch on balls past the sticks.
When Rhamondre Stevenson fumbled during New England‘s 20-3 win over Pittsburgh, it raised questions about the running back playing time distribution. With the uptick in touches, TreVeyon Henderson made the most of his opportunities with a team-high 76 yards, including a 39-yard touchdown.
For a team in desperate need of positive injury news, the New England Patriots got some on Wednesday as preparations for Sunday’s battle at Jacksonville began.
The New England Patriots offense has faced plenty of criticism early in the season. While the unit showed improvement in its 20-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2, it hasn’t shown the same big-play ability that was displayed in 2025.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Patriots HC Mike Vrabel announced that they plan to place S Dell Pettus on injured reserve Wednesday, per Chad Graff. Vrabel added that they are signing OLB Jose Ramirez from the practice squad to the active roster, per Mike Reiss. Pettus, 25, originally signed with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2024 out of Troy.
True shutdown cornerbacks are a rare luxury in today’s NFL. Gone are the days of Darrelle Revis and Patrick Peterson, when coordinators would stick their best on the opposing team’s best receiver.
This past Sunday, September 20, the New England Patriots saw a turnaround they and the fans were hoping for after the opening-week loss against the Seahawks.
The New England Patriots’ running back situation was excruciating to follow for fantasy football managers last year. Despite TreVeyon Henderson being a much more effective running back in terms of production, Mike Vrabel and the coaching staff seemed to rely a lot more on Rhamondre Stevenson.
Like so many National Football League teams in the first two weeks of the regular season, the New England Patriots have been hit hard by a rash of injuries.
After two games, the New England Patriots have looked both good and bad on the football field. They had a crash-and-burn ending in their Week 1 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, a game that they could have won.
Just months after finishing one vote shy of his first career MVP, he's looked like a shell of himself through two weeks.
Masters of the elements. That may be the perfect way to describe the New England Patriots. The franchise has built a reputation for thriving when the weather
Kevin Byard entered last week with a goal in mind. After a long career of intercepting quarterbacks, the New England Patriots safety wanted to add one more to the list: Pittsburgh Steelers' Aaron Rodgers.
Maye finished second in 2025 MVP voting behind Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, but the 24-year-old did not play at such a level over the first two games of the ongoing campaign.
The Patriots won a 20-3 blowout over the Steelers on Sunday, but they may have lost starting right guard Michael Onwenu for the long haul. Onwenu is feared to have suffered a season-ending leg injury, insider Jordan Schultz reports.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense has a solid day for itself on Sunday. The problem is the Steelers offense was so bad, so helpless, and so downright abysmal that the Steelers not only lost; they lost by 17 points
Patriots WR Mack Hollins reworked his incentives before the season to make them harder to reach and to avoid being released by the Patriots, per Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald. “Nobody wants to change anything, but that’s sometimes what happens,” Hollins said.
The Pittsburgh Steelers soap opera with Joey Porter Jr. reached its next act on Friday afternoon when the team officially ruled the cornerback out for their Week 2 game against the New England Patriots on Sunday.
It doesn't sound like Spillane and the Patriots will be taking Rodgers and the Steelers lightly in Week 2.
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