Deep Dive

BSJ Oral History: How Cassius Marsh and his ‘controlled insanity’ reached the NFL

POSTED: 11:10 AM November 18, 2017

He is, without a doubt, the most interesting new face in the Patriots’ locker room. Cassius Marsh was acquired in a deal with the Seahawks just before the start of...

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Analysis: Any way you slice it, Stephen Gostkowski looking for more consistency

POSTED: 4:30 PM November 17, 2017

Going into this weekend’s action, Stephen Gostkowski is one of three kickers in the league who has made at least 85 percent of his field goal tries and 95 percent...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: Tom Brady’s subtle greatness in two meaningless plays

POSTED: 1:30 AM November 16, 2017

There were two examples on Sunday night against the Broncos, both on the same drive in the fourth quarter when the outcome was no longer in doubt, that shows why...

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Scouting report: New Broncos coaching staff puts more uncertainty into this matchup

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High

POSTED: 4:39 PM November 12, 2017

DENVER — Outside of Josh McDaniels’ forgettable tenure with the Broncos from 2009-10, the Patriots pretty much knew what to expect when they traveled to Denver from a scheme and...

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Analysis: Will Martellus Bennett’s return to Patriots work?

POSTED: 4:24 PM November 9, 2017

at Gillette Stadium

FOXBOROUGH — Get ready for the return of Martellus Bennett and the Imagination Agency. The mercurial tight end was claimed off waivers by the Patriots on Thursday, one day after...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: Tallying the Patriots’ performance at the midway point

POSTED: 11:14 AM November 7, 2017

With the bye week done and the Patriots through eight games, this is a good point to total up some of the numbers we tabulate during the season (sacks allowed,...

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BSJ Oral History: Duron Harmon’s journey from third-round reach to defensive captain

POSTED: 9:00 AM November 5, 2017

Many of the guys who have become vital to the success of the Patriots over the years aren’t necessarily high-profile types who come with a peerless football resume. Instead, many...

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2018 AFC Playoffs

Bedard’s Breakdown: Chargers vs. Patriots in 2017 – Lot of pressure on Brady

POSTED: 6:49 AM November 3, 2017

This going to sound strange after the Patriots put up 414 yards (333 through the air), held the ball for a season-high 36 minutes, 59 seconds and converted 47 percent of their third...

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BSJ Oral History: 30 years ago this month, replacement football came to Foxborough

POSTED: 10:22 AM October 28, 2017

FOXBOROUGH — Thirty years ago this month, the NFL was in chaos. In the fall of 1987, the players, seeking unqualified free agency, had decided to go on strike after...

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Celtics

What the Celtics can and can’t do with a potential disabled player exception for Gordon Hayward

By Brian Robb

POSTED: 6:35 PM October 27, 2017

UPDATE: Celtics were awarded a disabled player exception by the league on Friday, according to Shams Charamia of the Vertical Gordon Hayward’s horrific leg injury on opening night left the...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: The joy of execution by the Patriots’ defense, especially the secondary

POSTED: 3:11 AM October 26, 2017

This was just about the Patriots going out and playing good, sound fundamental defense. As simple as that sounds, as much as it has been a given around here for...

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Bedard: Will the real Patriots please stand up? Plus, Falcons scouting report, gameplan and pick

POSTED: 2:01 PM October 22, 2017

It’s Week 7. It’s Sunday Night Football and a national television audience. The Falcons, the team you just beat to win the Super Bowl, is the opponent and a formidable...

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BSJ Oral History: 10 years ago, Matt Ryan and BC made the college football world sit up and take notice

POSTED: 7:00 AM October 20, 2017

What follows is the oral history of the 2007 Boston College football team — how it was built, and the lasting legacy it left behind at Chestnut Hill as one...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: Despite result, Patriots defense still struggling mightily

POSTED: 9:56 PM October 18, 2017

So, yes, the Patriots survived with a divisional road win against the Jets 24-17 on Sunday. Whoopee. A viewing of the film only reinforced what I felt leaving MetLife Stadium...

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Patriots vs. Jets: Scouting report, gameplan points and pick

POSTED: 6:16 PM October 13, 2017

They aren’t quite there yet, but there’s no doubt that the Jets are headed in the right direction on that side of the ball where they average age of the...

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Why the Celtics won’t sign Marcus Smart to an extension

By Brian Robb

POSTED: 12:09 PM October 12, 2017

Marcus Smart wants to stay in Boston, and the Celtics front office have always been high on their 23-year-old lottery pick. With Danny Ainge no longer needing to hoard future...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: Tale of two plays shows progress on offense & defense

POSTED: 10:34 PM October 9, 2017

There were two plays against Tampa Bay that caught my eye and showed, for different reasons, why the Patriots are making progress even if it's hard to discern on the...

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Bedard: How Matt Patricia tweaked the Patriots defense so players could be themselves

POSTED: 3:51 AM October 6, 2017

One of the big problems for the Patriots entering Thursday night's game against the Bucs was that in the first four games of the season, they felt they couldn't matchup...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: Could Patriots’ focus on special teams players be catching up with them?