Archive for November, 2011

TE Rob Gronkowski Fined $7,500 for Spike

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was hit with a $7,500 fine for his in-your-face spike after a TD according to Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald. He said he’ll spike it harder next time.

Patriots DE Andre Carter Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week

After setting a Patriots franchise record with 4.5 quarterback sacks during Sunday night’s 37-16 win over the Jets, defensive end Andre Carter has been named the AFC’s Defensive Player of the Week, the club announced. Signed to a one-year, $2.25 million contract in August, Carter now has a team-high nine quarterback sacks on the season, [...]

Patriots Featured on NFL Turning Point on Versus Tonight at 10pm

Coming off of their dismantling of the Jets on national television this past Sunday Night the Patriots will be featured for the second straight week on NFL Turning Point on the Versus Network tonight at 10 pm ET. The episode will take an in depth look at how the Patriots were able to pick apart [...]

Kansas City at New England Week 11 Capsule

CHIEFS PATRIOTS SERIES LEADER 16-12-3   STREAKS   5 of past 7 COACHES VS. OPP. Haley: 0-0 Belichick: 6-2 LAST WEEK L 17-10 vs. Broncos W 37-16 at Jets LAST GAME 9/7/08: Chiefs 10 at Patriots 17. New England QB Matt Cassel passes for 152 yards & throws TD pass to WR Randy Moss as [...]

New England Activates OL Cannon After Cancer Battle

Patriots rookie offensive tackle Marcus Cannon was added to the active roster from the reserve/non-football injury list on Tuesday, which was the deadline for players who started the season on the PUP list to be activated according to Forsberg of ESPNBoston.com. Cannon, the team’s fifth-round draft choice out of TCU, said last month that he’s [...]

CB McCourty Expected To Miss A Few Weeks

Patriots cornerback Devin McCourty is expected to miss a few weeks with a separated right shoulder, Albert Breer of the NFL Network reports. McCourty was injured while breaking up a pass intended for Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress in the second quarter, taking a shot from teammate Sterling Moore in the process. Moore was flagged [...]

Patriots Roll Over Jets 37-16 to Take Control of the AFC East

Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes, including two to Rob Gronkowski, as just like a season ago against the Jets, the Patriots took control of the AFC East with a convincing 37-16 victory over their biggest rivals for the AFC East. Brady tossed for 329 yards and three touchdowns, two of which went to Rob [...]

Patriots Gab NFL Week 10 Preview – New England at New York Jets

WHEN THE PATRIOTS HAVE THE BALL With a win, Brady and Belichick will surpass Hall of Famers Dan Marino and Don Shula for most wins (116) by a quarterback-head coach duo in the Super Bowl era. Brady also needs just one win to tie Hall of Famer Joe Montana (117) for the seventh-most victories by [...]