49er GM John Lynch attempted to trade for Tom Brady this spring in story reported by FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer.

But as the Patriots well know, this is a calculated gamble. This wasn’t the arrogance that they can easily find another franchise QB.

“It takes two to Tango” and one has to wonder if anyone out there was willing to help Bill Belichick and New England unless getting an exorbitant return.

The backs were virtually uncoverable in the passing game, they caught 14 passes out of 15 attempts for 163 yards as a group

The Patriots were just 1-4 in the red zone and coupled with two Stephen Gostkowski missed field goals, this one could have easily been in the blowout mode

The good news is that Shea McClellin is able to come back after the bye week and is better in coverage and that will help things along those lines

Dont’a Hightower shares inspirational message thanking his fans for all their thoughts and prayers following his surgery.

Rivers’ toughness is without question, leading up to the 2007 AFC Championship Game, he tore his ACL and still played the entire game in New England

Dion Lewis rushed 12 times for 76 yards and was the workhorse for the team, as the Patriots gashed the Falcons for 162 yards on the ground.

The early week 8 games don’t offer a whole lot worth watching. Best of the lot in the early Sunday time slot involve the AFC East versus AFC West. The AFCE is currently a home favorite in both games. Buffalo (-2½ point) hosts Oakland, and the Chargers visit New England (-7).

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They were down 14-0, but give the players and coaches credit. There was no panic. They regrouped and came back to score 24 straight points.

Jenkins never really lost control and rolled out of bounds in the end zone in what appeared to 77,562 people in the stands and thousands on tv as a touchdown

A win by the Patriots today in Brady’s start will put him over the top at 187 career regular season wins and add another career milestone for #12.

In a network decision nobody anticipated before the 2017 NFL season began, a Sunday afternoon Jets game will be broadcast to most of the nation. Three games dominate the NFL Week 6 afternoon broadcast distribution. Most of the nation will be fed the following games Sunday afternoon. In the early time slot CBS will air the New England Patriots at New York Jets for the lead in the AFC East.

Tom Brady says he’s ready for Sunday in latest social media posting.

Jenkins will get matched up with either a safety (Pat Chung) or one of the linebackers and this will be a big matchup to watch this week.

Danny Amendola was targeted eight times and had eight catches for 77 yards. He had some really nice conversions on third down

Winston said about #12 “That’s a blessing, man, to meet someone like that. I dream to be able to be the type of quarterback he is for his team to our team.”

The two Super Bowl LI contestants are the biggest initial Week 6 favorites. Atlanta is a 9½ point home favorite, and New England is favored by the same amount on the road. The Falcons face a Miami team that has scored a mere six points in their last two games and are averaging just 8.3 points per game on the season. The defending Super Bowl champions travel to New Jersey to take on their arch rivals for the biannual encounter. The Jets have ruined management tanking plans and could enter on a three game winning streak should they defeat the Browns on Sunday.

Tom Brady was his usual very efficient self, completing 30-40 for 303 yards with one TD and one interception, his first of the season.

Winston has a favorite target in Mike Evans, the big 6’5 wide receiver has 19 catches for 227 yards and two touchdowns on 30 targets.

Stephen Gostkowski sets Patriots franchise record for longest field goal. Continues solid start to 2017.

they haven’t put out a 60-minute effort yet that is close to being anything that they’ll need to sustain any kind of post-season hopes or deep run.

The Patriots are going to need more from the running game. They can’t rely on Tom Brady throwing for 370 to 450 yards per game