After 474 days, we’re finally moving on to Kansas City. And I, for one, wouldn’t have it any other way. When the Patriots divisional round matchup was confirmed following the Pittsburgh Steelers dramatic 18-16 win over the hapless Cincinnati Bungles, ahem I mean Bengals, fans across the 6-state region of New England let out a Read More…
It was appalling, at best baffling. Lacking any semblance of a winning football team, the Patriots fell to the Dolphins 20-10, and in doing so, dropped to the second seed for the AFC playoffs. The path to Super Bowl 50 may now require a road trip to Colorado. Despite the obvious repercussions of the loss, Read More…
All things considered Sunday’s 26-20 overtime loss at the New York Jets wasn’t all that terrible, in fact it had some convenience to it. Sure, a loss is always a tough pill to swallow, but before you assume I’ve completely gone off the deep end, head first into a Bill Belichick Kool-Aid bucket, let’s mull Read More…
Ok Patriots fans, the past two Sunday’s are prime examples of why the rest of the NFL hates us. For some reason, that league memo on parity never arrived at One Patriot Place. Along with a 7th consecutive AFC East division crown, 2015 will mark the 6th straight season that New England has clinched a Read More…
Over the weekend, Brian Stork of the New England Patriots was seen dining at Antico Forno. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email your best photos to info@northendwaterfront.com. Please include a sentence (or more) telling us about your photo. See past neighborhood photo posts.
What happened?! Two weeks ago the Patriots were 10-0 and stood atop both the AFC East division and the AFC standings. Quarterback Tom Brady was heading for his third NFL MVP and Bill Belichick was going to be the first head coach to lead two teams to perfect 16-0 regular seasons. Now the team has Read More…
Week by week, despite losing key players, the Patriots refuse to lose football games. A 20-13 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday night was another example of the teams uncanny ability to suffer key losses to the 53-man roster and yet time-after-time have the next man on the depth chart step up and contribute. Read More…
This time, Brady had the ball and the time to work with. This time, Giant circus catches were not enough. This time it was the Giants that committed cataclysmic miscues. This Time, just when it looked as though the football Gods were once again clad in Giants blue, luck turned. In what will go down as an instant classic the New England Patriots took down Read More…
I don’t regularly listen to NPR (National Public Radio) but this past Monday, as I was driving, I got a tip that something of interest to me was being discussed. I tuned in to the program FRESH AIR to hear a discussion on the award-winning book Friday Night Lights by H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, a book Read More…
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will uphold the leagues four-game suspension of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who has now authorized the NFLPA to bring the matter to federal court. So we wait some more. The commissioner while finding that Brady “sought to hide evidence of his own participation in the scheme to deflate footballs” reportedly offered Read More…
While speaking at a luncheon on Tuesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that he would not give a timeframe as to when his decision regarding the appeal of the 4-game suspension to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be announced. “We are being very thorough and want to make sure we consider all aspects of his Read More…
Patriot release limited 2015 tickets On Wednesday, the Patriots released a limited amount of tickets for the upcoming 2015 regular season. The tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster by calling 800-745-3000. Gostkowski inks 4-year deal with Patriots The Patriots and placekicker Stephen Gostkowski agreed to terms on a 4-year $17.2 million deal. The team had Read More…