“Bill Russell taught me this,” Belichick said. “In a way, a silent leader in some respects is more powerful than a more vocal leader”

Head Coach Bill Belichick conducts 30 minute press conference with media.

Three Patriots players fined for their actions in fourth quarter versus the Cincinnati Bengals.

Sitting alone atop the AFC standings, the Patriots can put some distance between themselves and the Steelers in the AFC playoff race.

This one promised to be one of those old-time AFL shootouts. Now with Jones at the helm, the Steelers don’t want him in a shootout type scenario with Brady.

In this episode, we talked to PatsFans.com and Bleacher Report writer Lee Shechter who wrote an interesting article about Stephen Gostkowski. Later on in this episode, we discussed Lee’s grades for the Patriots against the Bengals.

Week 8 features a rematch between New England and Buffalo. In the first game between these two original AFL rivals at Foxboro the Bills handed the Patriots their sole loss of the season. With rookie Jacoby Brisset under center Buffalo dominated, shutting the Pats out 16-0. Even though the Patriots are on the road against a 4-2, the handicappers at the Westgate have listed the Pats as the second biggest favorite of the week.

Dont’a Hightower earns AFC Defensive Player of the Week award.

Julian Edelman was hit with a fine for a play against the Bengals during Sunday’s win.

In this episode, we looked back at the victory for the Patriots against the Bengals and later on we previewed the upcoming game with the Steelers.

Bell has only played in three games this season but sports a gaudy 5.5 yards per carry average on 48 carries for 263 yards.

The New England Patriots will take part in what will be the NFL’s biggest game next Sunday as the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Pats. The highly anticipated contest lost a bit of its luster with Ben Roethlisberger suffering an unfortunate knee injury. Big Ben will be out for a few weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee suffered in Sunday’s upset loss at Miami. The outcome of this game could go a long ways to determining who has home field advantage in the AFC playoffs next January.

The game kicks off at 4:25 pm eastern time Sunday. CBS will broadcast the game on every one of their affiliates in the United States with the exception (thanks to archaic NFL/FCC rules) of Atlanta and San Francisco. Jim Nantz will announce the play-by-play with Phil Simms will handling the commentary.

Patriots forced to coach game old fashoned way following communications system failure.

On Sunday, Brady targeted White nine times in the passing game, tied for the team lead with Gronkowski in the Patriots win.

Gronk and Bennett’s combined numbers a week ago were 11 catches for 176 yards and three TDs. On Sunday, they had 12 catches for 210 yards and a touchdown.

Brady followed up his big game in Cleveland with another gem. He completed 29 of 35 for 376 yards and three touchdowns with Gronk having a career day.

Welcome back to Gillette Stadium TB12.

After an impressive 33-13 victory at Cleveland, the Patriots return to Foxboro to face the Cincinnati Bengals. Gillette Stadium will be rocking for the 2016 home debut of Tom Brady after his four game Article 46 exile. With clear skies and only a slight breeze perhaps the wine and cheese crowd might even remain in their red seats and brave the 67° forecasted temperature to view TB12 live, rather than retreating to the Putnam Club lounge.

The game kicks off at 1:00 pm eastern time with fairly extensive nationwide coverage by CBS. Ian Eagle will handle the play-by-play duties, with Dan Fouts adding in the commentary. Why these two are considered by CBS to be the number two broadcast team while the Greg Gumbel-Trent Green duo is third is baffling.

“Because of what Paul Brown and Jim Brown did for professional football in that city. It has a special place in my heart.”

The first time the Patriots and Bengals met was back on December 1, 1968, at Fenway Park with the Patriots taking a 33-14 win.

This will be the first home game for Tom Brady since his suspension ended a week ago. Gillette will be loud and rocking, and NE should keep it that way.

The Patriots passing game transformed in the blink of an eye once Brady stepped back on the field. They finally resemble the unit we waited to see.

Week 7 features a highly anticipated game between two of the NFL’s best teams. The New England Patriots travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers in a battle for supremacy in the AFC. Although the game is being played at Heinz Field, some Vegas handicappers have determined that the Patriots are a formidable enough team to negate the hometown advantage at Heinz Field.

Tom Brady named AFC Offensive Player of the Week following win over the Cleveland Browns.

The offensive line isn’t playing well allowing 17 sacks and is averaging only 3.4 yards per carry. With Jeremy Hill and Giovanni Bernard, that is too low.