Patriots Are Left Behind From the Start
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B.A. Walker scores 17 points as Virginia Commonwealth rolls to a 63-49 victory against George Mason for the CAA-leading Rams' 12th victory in 13 games.
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CINCINNATI -- When the outside world looked at yesterday's matchup at Paul Brown Stadium, it saw a battered defense that was missing half its secondary facing an elite quarterback and the fourth-highest-scoring offense in pro football. The world looked at this and saw a disaster about to happen. The Patriots looked at it and saw opportunity.
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It's all about the game this week. As the Patriots prepare for Saturday night's playoff test against the visiting Jaguars, it would be difficult to find anyone within the franchise who hasn't adopted that singular focus.
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The Patriots know firsthand how hard it is to repeat. They have studied why they finished 9-7 and out of the playoffs in 2002 after winning their first Super Bowl.
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They had but one mandate: to get off the field. However, it proved easier said than done for the Patriots' defense in last night's shocking 17-14 loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII.
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CLEVELAND -- The Patriots were world champs in 2003 without a running game. What are they now? Granted, this is a Cleveland Browns team that is in transition.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Tom Brady and the New England Patriots need to get over their meltdown in Miami, or the road back to the Super Bowl could get a lot longer.
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Itâs on days like this when you need your defense the most. With their offense struggling and getting victimized by costly penalties, the New England Patriots reached down
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The New England Patriots now stand where no NFL team has been before -- at 18-0 and on the precipice of football history after advancing to Super Bowl XLII.
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The Patriots may have to face the New York Giants, the NFL leaders in sacks with 52, without starting right tackle Nick Kaczur .
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-- The last time the New England Patriots went to Indianapolis, they lost. Ever since falling short in the AFC championship game there, the New England Patriots have gone on a rampage, blowing out every team they've played.
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The New England Patriots got their wish: They won&#39;t have to hear about their record-breaking streak any more. The Patriots&#39; 21-game winning streak ended with a 34-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
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The clock ticks down and the pressure builds. Often, the final minutes of a game are the most important. The Patriots stayed undefeated with a touchdown with 44 seconds left in their 12th game. The Jaguars won their playoff game last weekend on a field goal with 37 seconds remaining.
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Tom Brady hadn't thrown a pass in the Patriots' season opener last Sunday, but was already off his game. His focus was uncharacteristically broken.
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It was the kind of drive you might expect of a team that&#39;s streaking into the NFL record book. Patriots running back Corey Dillon looks for a hole
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On Sunday, the Patriots play for a place in history.
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More than an hour had passed after the Patriots&#39; 24-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins, and nearly all players and media had cleared out of the winner&#39;s locker room.