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The pass rush with bookend edge rushers Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware and Shane Ray are second in the league in sacks with 38.

Successful seasons by the Patriots always tends to lead to interest in their coaches for potential open coaching jobs, and it sounds like Josh McDaniels is already on a couple of teams’ radar.

Julian Edelman reposts “Growing Pats” video following passing of Alan Thicke.

Best social media postings from the Patriots week 14 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.

In the latest incarnation Brady appears as Baltimore’s most famous writer, Edgar Allen Poe. Rather than penning poems or dark stories, the character in this headline is diagramming football plays.

It wasn’t pretty, but there were some positives to take away from a key victory by the Patriots against the Ravens on Monday night.

There is no greater proponent of special teams than Bill Belichick.

In Brady’s last two games against Baltimore, he’s 58 of 88 (65.9 %) for 773 yards, six touchdowns and two picks for a QB rating of 106.8.

Gronk impersonated in Saturday Night Live skit.

It is December and we are now in the fourth quarter of the 2016 NFL regular season.

That means it is now late enough in the year that we can talk about playoff races.

Belichick grabbed a dry erase board and quickly drew an exact diagram of the Xs and Os of Navy’s 27 F-trap from memory… from 59 years ago.

The schedule makers saved the best for last in NFL Week 14. On Sunday night Dallas is at the New York Giants in an NFC East showdown. Then on Monday night the Ravens and Patriots square off in a battle of division leading AFC rivals.

We’ve all seen the stat that facing the #1 statistical defense at home, Brady is 6-0 with 12 touchdowns and just three interceptions.

Sebastian Vollmer teaches Danny Amendola German in latest episode of the “Seabass School of German”.

When it comes to the players who have had the most success in the red zone, it’s certainly frustrating that they’ll be without one of them over the final playoff push against some tough opponents.