If the Patriots were at home now instead of preparing for a divisional-round playoff game, nothing about their exit would have been a surprise. A bummer, sure. But not a surprise. Mike Vrabel told them what the Chargers’ game plan would be all last week, then told the media Sunday night. “The Chargers want to possess the ball and wear you down,” he said. “And I don’t think we ever let them do that.” No sir. The Pats, in fact, broke the Chargers by giving them a proverbial dose of their own medicine late in a 16-3 win. Drake Maye…
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Milton Williams proved his worth — and then some — in the Patriots’ home playoff win over the Chargers. The star defensive tackle sacked Justin Herbert twice during New England’s 16-3 wild-card win over Los Angeles. Williams’ second sack came on the Chargers’ final play and sealed the victory for the Patriots, who put on a dominant defensive performance. Head coach Mike Vrabel was mic’d up during the game, a new video shows him telling Williams to “go win the game” moments before the clinching sack. You can click here to watch the clip or view it below. Williams showed…
On paper, it appears the Red Sox bullpen is short on lefties. Outside of closer Aroldis Chapman, the Red Sox currently have only two true left-handed relievers on their 40-man roster. One is Jovani Moran, who only appeared in two big league games last season and missed all of 2024 due to injury. The other is Tyler Samaniego, who was recently acquired from Pittsburgh in the Jhostynxon Garcia trade and has never pitched in the majors. It’s a stark contrast from last season, when the Red Sox could call on Justin Wilson, Steven Matz, Brennan Bernardino or Chris Murphy at…
The New England Patriots are seeking their first trip to the AFC Championship Game since the 2018 season, and standing in their way are the Houston Texans. The No. 2 seed Patriots will host the No. 5 seed Texans in the AFC Divisional Round next Sunday with kickoff set for 3 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium. New England defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 16-3 while Houston beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 in the Wild Card Round. Before this past weekend, the Patriots hadn’t won a playoff game since Super Bowl LIII in February of 2019. The Texans have reached the…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass., (AP) — Patriots coach Mike Vrabel left his team’s 16-3 wild-card playoff victory over the Los Angeles Chargers with his face literally bloodied, but an unshaken confidence in his team.He’s optimistic because although there were some shortcomings by an offense that has sustained his team this season, he believes the Patriots played with a physicality on defense that has arrived at the perfect time.New England limited Chargers to 207 total yards, the ninth time this season it held an opponent to fewer than 300 yards. The Patriots’ six sacks tied for the second-most in franchise playoff history.“Everybody played. Everybody contributed,”…
The Texans advanced over the Steelers in the wild-card round of the playoffs to take on the Patriots at Gillette Stadium this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. The divisional-round playoff game will be broadcast on ESPN with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on the call. The Texans beat the Steelers 30-6 on Monday night in Pittsburgh through a dominant performance from their defense, allowing just 175 net yards with two defensive touchdowns. The Steelers trailed 7-6 through the beginning of the fourth quarter before the Texans pulled away in the final 13 minutes. A Ka’imi Fairburn field goal made it…
The New England Patriots will face the Houston Texans in the divisional round on Sunday, Jan. 18. It’s expected to be a close one… New England will host Houston in the after the former took care of business against the Los Angeles Chargers and the latter took care of business against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round — with the result being something to look forward to in the eyes of both DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook. Betting LinesDraftKings Sportsbook: Patriots -3 | O/U 41.5FanDuel Sportsbook: Patriots -2.5 | O/U 40.5 The Patriots will have the benefit of playing…
Welcome back to the 2025-26 edition of Smash or Pass, in which we examine potential free agent and trade targets to determine whether the Red Sox should pursue them and what it would take to land them. Next up, a (mostly) second baseman who may or may not be on the trading block.Who is he and where does he come from?Brendan Donovan is a utility player (primarily second baseman) who plays for the St. Louis Cardinals. About to turn 29 on January 16, he was born in Germany while his father was stationed there, and grew up an Army brat,…
Each new detail about Alex Bregman’s free agency, and his decision to take a five-year, $175 million contract from the Chicago Cubs, paints an increasingly unflattering picture of the Boston Red Sox. Bregman was Boston’s ‘Plan A’ from the start of the offseason. So much so that the Red Sox never truly developed a concrete ‘Plan B,’ and are now scrambling to salvage an offseason in which they are currently the only team without a dollar spent on a major league free agent. It makes their intransigence with Bregman all the more confounding. Especially after how things ended with Rafael…
It’s the end of an era for Massachusetts high school basketball. Cohasset boys basketball coach Bo Ruggiero confirmed to the Herald that he officially stepped down from his position in the middle of the season due to “personal family health matters.” “I’m thankful for my time with the program,” Ruggiero said. “It was an amazing 17 years, and while we had lots of success and wins as a team, being with these kids was the best part.” Ruggiero began his coaching career at Medfield in 1967 and also had stops at King Philip, Taunton and Foxboro wile also having a…