FOXBORO — The next NFL MVP calls New England home. His team lords over the AFC East. And after being bloodied, beaten and downright lucky to slink out of Cincinnati with a win last week, the Patriots unleashed all they had left before their long-awaited bye. Even the optimist’s optimist had to admit there was a decent chance that may not have been enough to escape again Monday. Not after a dozen games, including four in the last 22 days. Turns out, it was enough. More than enough. Enough to deliver a brutal, Big Blue beatdown on national television. If…
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Red Sox fans are plenty familiar with most of the big names on this year’s free agent market. Alex Bregman is coming off an All-Star season in Boston, Kyle Schwarber played for half a season with the Red Sox in 2021, and guys like Pete Alonso, Kyle Tucker and Framber Valdez have ranked among the game’s best for years now. But as we’ve seen over the years, great talent can come from anywhere. This winter a number of Japanese standouts are set to make the jump to Major League Baseball, and three in particular are expected to make an immediate…
The New England Patriots beat the New York Giants 33-15 on “Monday Night Football”, and quarterback Drake Maye put up another impressive performance. Maye threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns and is now the leader in the NFL MVP race. As of Monday, Maye is the frontrunner for MVP with odds of -125, according to FanDuel. Meanwhile, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford trails closely behind at +130. Stafford was the clear favorite heading into Week 13; however, a pair of interceptions and a lost fumble in a defeat against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday caused Stafford to fall…
Mike Vrabel’s attire made his message clear to anyone watching. Just days before taking on the Giants on Monday Night Football, he took to the podium at Gillette Stadium with a shirt bearing the words “NO NAPS” on the chest. The thought — one the Patriots head coach has conveyed to his team for weeks — is that there is no time for a letdown. Seems as though his players heard him. The Patriots dominated New York thoroughly on the scoreboard, 33-15, and they seemed to sprint through the finish en route to their Week 14 bye, displaying a level of…
FOXBORO — Standing tall against one of the NFL’s most fearsome pass rushes, Drake Maye was dropped for just one sack Monday night. That sack was his fault. Minutes after the Patriots’ 33-15 win over the Giants, Maye took responsibility for losing four yards in the fourth quarter of a game where his offense played with backups at left tackle and left guard and an ailing center in Garrett Bradbury. When healthy, the Pats already ranked among the worst teams in the league in pressure allowed. With almost half of their starting offensive line down and out, it seemed reasonable…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye passed for two touchdowns, Marcus Jones had a 94-yard punt return for a TD and the New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 11 wins this season, beating the New York Giants 33-15 on Monday night.It was the 10th straight win for the AFC-leading Patriots (11-2), the franchise’s longest streak since winning 10 consecutive games in 2015. Coach Mike Vrabel also became the third coach since 1970 to have a win streak of 10 or more games in his first season with a team.Maye completed 24 of 31 passes for 282 yards…
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart is lucky that he walked out of Gillette Stadium on Monday. Dart, who has made a habit out of taking monster hits this season, added several more to his resume in a blowout loss to the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football. Harold Landry III, Elijah Ponder and K’Lavon Chaisson each got significant blows in on the rookie quarterback. Christian Elliss was the one who made headlines, however, delivering an extremely hard — and legal — hit on the signal-caller as he straddled the sidelines on an escape attempt in the first quarter.…
We are at the beginning of the free agent spending season and one year away from a collective bargaining fight between management and labor. This means one thing: it’s once again time for MLB owners to tell us all that they totally have a girlfriend, but you don’t know her because she lives in Canada.Unlike Steinbrenner, Henry did not directly address the media or the fans, of course. It has now been almost three years since he dared sullying his tongue by baring it to the unwashed masses. Nor did he even have Sam Kennedy do his dirty work for…
FOXBORO — Patriots center Garrett Bradbury will suit up Monday despite being listed as questionable with an illness. Bradbury was a late addition to the injury report on Monday afternoon. Rookie offensive tackle Marcus Bryant is a surprise healthy scratch with rookie left tackle Will Campbell already on injured reserve. Veteran Thayer Munford Jr., who was added this week, gets the nod over Bryant. Outside linebacker Harold Landry III (knee) is set to play despite a questionable tag. DT Khyiris Tonga (chest)OLB Bradyn SwinsonOT Marcus BryantTE CJ DippreQB Tommy DeVito (emergency third QB)LG Jared Wilson (ankle)S/ST Brenden Schooler (ankle) Notes:…
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has seen a rapid rise in popularity this season. Case in point: Maye currently leads the NFL in early Pro Bowl voting. Maye has accumulated 31,452 votes since balloting began on Nov. 27. The next leading vote getter, Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, has 27,162 votes. The next leading quarterback, Rams starter Matthew Stafford, has 24,335 votes. Voting ends Monday, Dec. 15. The Patriots are 10-2 with Maye as their starter this season. He’s one of the NFL MVP favorites, completing 71.0% of his passes for 3,130 yards with 21 touchdowns and six interceptions. He’s also…