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The New England Patriots began work on the Cincinnati Bengals with a handful of recent inactives back in attendance. Running back Rhamondre Stevenson, wide receiver Kayshon Boutte, tight end Austin Hooper, defensive tackle Joshua Farmer and linebacker Christian Elliss all took part in Wednesday’s practice to varying degrees. There would be no non-participants in Foxborough […]
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The New England Patriots returned to work on Wednesday after a long weekend off, and as they took the practice fields for the first time they did so with running back Rhamondre Stevenson. Despite returning to practice in a limited fashion last week, Stevenson missed his third straight game with a toe injury he suffered […]
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Stefon Diggs’ comeback from a torn ACL has been nothing short of remarkable, but his 2025 season has not been without its challenges either. Besides recovering from a major knee injury, the New England Patriots wide receiver also had to deal with chest and ankle issues during the regular season. He also suffered a broken […]
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John Saunders Jr. will be staying in Foxborough. The New England Patriots have signed the rookie safety to the practice squad, the organization announced Wednesday, after he cleared waivers to become a free agent the afternoon prior. Saunders, 24, was let go from the 53-man roster at the start of the week to make room […]
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The New England Patriots’ first game of the post-Bill Belichick era took place last September at Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium. The 16-10 upset, which resulted in head coach Jerod Mayo getting doused in Gatorade, was not a sign of things to come for the team: 14 months later, with the Patriots set to return to the […]
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The New England Patriots entered their Thursday night game against the New York Jets facing questions at the running back position. They were down Rhamondre Stevenson for a third straight game, plus Antonio Gibson for the year with a torn ACL. Additionally, Terrell Jennings were questionable to play in the game because of a knee […]
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Former New England Patriots and former Cincinnati Bengals will cross paths on Sunday. Between the active rosters, practice squads and reserve lists, six players in the current fold have been members of both organizations during their NFL careers. Here’s a glance through those ties ahead of the 1 p.m. ET kickoff at Paycor Stadium. CINCINNATI […]
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The New England Patriots are winners of eight straight games, and will face a golden opportunity to make it nine in a row this week. Standing between them and a 10-2 record, after all, is a Cincinnati Bengals team that has had to deal with all sorts of issues heading into Week 12. Unsurprisingly, a […]
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The winning streak continued for the New England Patriots as they now find themselves 9-2 on the season in the midst of eight straight victories. Now after a three-day break, a road matchup with the struggling and undermanned Cincinnati Bengals is up next. So, submit any Patriots questions — or whatever else is on your […]
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A familiar face has returned to take an open spot at Gillette Stadium. The New England Patriots officially re-signed defensive tackle Fabien Lovett Sr. to the practice squad on Tuesday, as Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 reported. Lovett, 25, first joined the practice squad in Foxborough entering Labor Day weekend. He was released at the […]
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Five days before Drake Maye took the field Thursday night, Tampa Bay head coach Todd Bowles dialed up something new to try and slow down the young gunslinger. Throughout the Week 10 matchup, Bowles’ usual aggressive defense instead dropped eight players into coverage on seven dropbacks — the most by a Tampa Bay defense since […]
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Two quotes from the rankings stuck out this week: “They just keep on winning,” and also, “…the Patriots have the No. 1 defensive strength of schedule in the NFL to date.” Those who continue to harp on the soft schedule when conjuring up reasons to dismiss the Patriots winning streak and record ignore two points. […]
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Coming off their mini-bye following a Thursday night win over the New York Jets, the New England Patriots decided to make some changes to their roster and practice squad. They promoted rookie tight end C.J. Dippre to the 53-man team, waived safety John Saunders Jr, signed linebacker Otis Reese to the practice squad and sent […]
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The New England Patriots will have to spend the foreseeable future without one of their most important defenders. Milton Williams, who is among the most disruptive interior linemen in football this season, suffered a reported high ankle sprain during last Thursday’s win over the New York Jets. With Williams set to miss at least four […]
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Prior to last week’s game against the New York Jets, the New England Patriots had only sent one of their players to injured reserve during the season: running back Antonio Gibson, who tore his ACL during a Week 5 win in Buffalo. Over the weekend, however, a second followed him. Defensive tackle Milton Williams went […]
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For a brief three days between Thursday and Sunday, the New England Patriots stood atop the AFC as the conference’s top seed; the first team to nine wins, they put pressure on their opposition — namely the Denver Broncos as well as an Indianapolis Colts team on its bye — to match them. Denver did […]
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The New England Patriots already took care of business on Thursday night, beating the New York Jets 27-14 to improve to 9-2 on the year. That said, the rest of Week 11 is still worth keeping a close eye on as far as playoff positioning is concerned. So, here is who you should be rooting […]
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Last Thursday’s 27-14 loss to the New England Patriots was the last for Justin Fields as starting quarterback of the New York Jets. According to multiple reports out of the Big Apple, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has decided to bench Fields in favor of veteran backup Tyrod Taylor. A first-round draft pick by the […]
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The New England Patriots returned to Gillette Stadium with renovations. The organization promoted tight end C.J. Dippre to the 53-man roster and waived safety John Saunders Jr. to make room on Monday, it was announced amid a series of moves. Dippre, 23, arrived in Foxborough as part of the 2025 undrafted class in May. The […]
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Update 11/17/2025: Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase suspended by NFL for Patriots game The New England Patriots will not have to worry about Ja’Marr Chase this week. As expected, the star wide receiver was determined to have spit on cornerback Jalen Ramsey during the Cincinnati Bengals’ game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. As a consequence, […]
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As the New England Patriots placed defensive lineman Milton Williams on injured reserve this past weekend, a spot opened up on the 53-man roster. That was quickly filled by rookie pass rusher Bradyn Swinson, who has resided on the practice squad this season and would have had opportunities to leave town for another team’s active […]
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Injury luck has played a big part in the New England Patriots’ success so far this season, but it wasn’t on their side last Thursday against the New York Jets. Defensive tackle Milton Williams exited the game on the first series because of what was later diagnosed as a high ankle sprain. As a consequence […]
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