In 2025, the New England Patriots turned rags into riches, winning 14 games with a fourth-place schedule to make it all the way to the Super Bowl, where they came up short to the Seattle Seahawks 29-13.
The bad news became official on Tuesday when the New England Patriots put guard Mike Onwenu on the injured reserve list. Onwenu left Sunday’s game with a reported fractured ankle, forcing journeyman Greg Van Roten into action in the right guard slot.
On their day off, the New England Patriots are making a trio of roster moves. The team announced that they're placing starting right guard Mike Onwenu on injured reserve with an ankle injury.
The New England Patriots announced they have placed OL Michael Onwenu on injured reserve after he suffered a broken right ankle. The Patriots also signed P Mitch Wishnowsky to the 53-man roster from the practice squad and signed TE Tanner Conner to the practice squad.
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It’s an extremely lethal combination – Drake Maye’s happy feet and opponents cranking up the heat on the third-year quarterback. Fortunately, the New England Patriots survived it on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 20-3 victory.
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New England fans can breathe a sigh of relief as the Pats took care of business winning 20-3 over the Steelers to get them back to .500 on the season. And while the offense had some great plays during the game, it was the defense that has continued to turn heads through two weeks.
The New England Patriots left their 20-3 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers with more evidence that quarterback Drake Maye can make the rare throws. They also left with the same issue that could define their season: Too many snaps in which the decisive play arrives a beat late.
The New England Patriots held the Pittsburgh Steelers to just three points in their 20-3 Week 2 win on Sunday. It was an impressive performance from the defense, as Pittsburgh couldn’t get anything rolling offensively.
The New England Patriots suffered several injuries in their Week 2 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, and head coach Mike Vrabel summed it up perfectly postgame.
The New England Patriots are back in the win column — their first win since the AFC title game in January — and they're enjoying it. The vibes were a complete 180 from their disappointing loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the season opener, and for good reason.
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The New England Patriots are going to have to make some changes to their starting offensive line this week. Right guard Mike Onwenu, who's been entrenched in the lineup since being drafted back in 2020, suffered an ankle injury that forced him to be carted off in the team's Week 2 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
With Sunday’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers and some Monday afternoon film study, it’s time to hand out a few “game balls” to the New England Patriots.
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The New England Patriots earned a 20-3 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but they lost one of their key players to injury during the game. Dre’Mont Jones suffered a left shoulder injury in the second quarter and went to the locker room, where he was eventually ruled out for the remainder of the contest.
While New England’s more accomplished defenders, namely Christian Barmore, Milton Williams, and Christian Gonzalez, played well, it was the depth players that stepped up and brought havoc all day for Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers offense.
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.
Mike Reiss of ESPN reports that initial X-rays showed that Patriots G Mike Onwenu has a broken right ankle. Steelers OLB T.J. Watt fell on Onwenu’s leg while sacking QB Drake Maye.
The New England Patriots walked out of Gillette Stadium with their first victory of the 2026 season, a 20-3 decision over the Pittsburgh Steelers, yet the afternoon may be remembered more for what they lost than what they gained.
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.
Aaron Rodgers’ Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a disappointing 3-20 loss against the New England Patriots in their Week 2 game. The 42-year-old threw for 187 passing yards, and completed 23/39 passes against the Patriots.
Linebacker Elijah Ponder had a sack and also returned a fumble 19 yards for a touchdown to help the New England Patriots defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-3 Sunday in Foxborough, Mass.
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.
Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins agreed to amend his contract before the team assembled its initial 53-man roster in late August, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
The New England Patriots lost their biggest offseason addition in the season opener. Should they make this move in response?
Maye discussed a disappointing season opener as well as losing his top weapon.
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