That turned sour awfully quickly for the Patriots after a failed onside kick. Bill Belichick was asked about his call after the loss.
Bill Belichick Explains Onside Kick Decision In Buffalo — CBS Boston
This much is certain: the Patriots defense cannot have a repeat of last week’s effort against the 49ers. That kind of clunker clearly won’t cut it against the Bills, or anyone else. During the Week 7 loss, Jimmy Garoppolo & Co. stomped all over the Patriots, who allowed a season-high 467 yards. The Niners ran…
How the Patriots defense can rebound against Josh Allen and the Bills — Boston Herald
Sign In It might not be overstating it to say the New England Patriots’ upcoming game might be the most important Week 8 contest for the franchise in decades — if not ever. The Patriots have lost three straight games leading up to their matchup Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. With a loss, the Patriots…
Is Cam Newton Playing For His Career In Patriots-Bills? Ex-NFL GM Believes So — NESN.com
Of all the recent lessons Cam Newton has learned in New England, the toughest has come these past few weeks. When Pats have played poorly, he’s played worse, and together they’ve stumbled to a 2-4 record that would’ve stunned preseason prognosticators. On Thursday, Newton summed the lesson up rather succinctly. “Losing is not acceptable in…
Cam Newton: I need to pick my expletive up — Boston Herald
The Browns began bracing for life without three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on Sunday in Cincinnati, and now they know they’ll experience it for the rest of 2020. An MRI on Beckham’s left knee Monday morning revealed he suffered a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament early in the Browns’ 37-34 victory over…
Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. out for season with torn ACL — Boston Herald
Fred Warner flipped his body sideways as he shuffled and spied Cam Newton. Then, in a flash, Warner coyly retreated into coverage, and, voila, the 49ers’ star linebacker came through with a shoe-string interception. At that point, the 49ers lead just 10-3, and, at that point, the New England Patriots showed just how little a…
49ers 33, Patriots 6: Jeff Wilson scores thrice before injury, Fred Warner leads dominant defense — Times-Standard
The Las Vegas Raiders sent all five starting offensive linemen home as part of coronavirus contact tracing after right tackle Trent Brown was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list with a positive test. The Raiders held practice on Wednesday without their starting five as they prepare for Sunday’s home game against Tampa Bay. Safety Johnathan Abram…
Raiders send starting O-line home after Trent Brown’s positive COVID test — Boston Herald
Santa Clara County executive Dr. Jeff Smith called new state guidance that allows fans to attend professional sporting events in California “the worst thing in the world to be doing,” but the San Francisco 49ers want to work with Smith and county officials to bring spectators to Levi’s Stadium this season anyway. In an interview…
Despite county’s objections, 49ers aren’t giving up on hosting fans at Levi’s Stadium — East Bay Times
Raiders right tackle Trent Brown, who went wire-to-wire against Kansas City after missing all but three plays of the first four games of the season, was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list Wednesday. The Raiders are coming off a bye week, where players were required to take coronavirus tests each day but were for the…
Report: Raiders place Trent Brown on COVID-19 reserve list — Times-Standard
Cam Newton admitted that the last two weeks since testing positive for COVID-19 has “without a doubt” been the strangest stretch of his career, and he still doesn’t know how he contracted the virus. The Patriots quarterback, who returned in Sunday’s loss to the Broncos, opened up about his experience with COVID-19 during his weekly…
Patriots QB Cam Newton opens up about COVID-19 experience and ‘worst nightmare’ — Boston Herald
Like it or not, the NFL has a COVID-19 problem on its hands. Dozens of players and staff members across the league have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the season began Sept. 10. But cases have been spiking in recent weeks, including multiple positive tests on teams like the Tennesse Titans and New […]
Six NFL Teams Return Positive COVID-19 Tests In 24 Hours, And Why It’s Important — NESN.com
The league will begin PCR testing for COVID-19 on game days starting this week and the use of masks in walk-throughs is now mandatory.
NFL will test for COVID-19 on game days, but has no ‘bubble’ plans — Bangor Daily News
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