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Patriots Rewind: 7 Points on the Patriots 33-14 loss to the Bears
The Patriots were supposed to beat the Bears last night but that is hard to do when you don’t get off the bus and sleep walk your through the first quarter. Here are seven points on last night’s ugly loss. 1. No showed: Patriots didn’t show up last night. Plain and simple! They played well in the second quarter but they sleep walked through the first quarter and quit in…
Patriots: Bears dominate Pats in all three phases in ugly Monday night game
Image courtesy of New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – From the time the power went out (twice) at Gillette Stadium early on Monday night, there was a strange feeling in the air that things would get weird when the Bears visited for a primetime matchup. Boy, did they ever. The Pats trailed by 10 early with Mac Jones starting. Jones was pulled for Bailey Zappe after just three series, and Zappe…
Patriots Scouting Report: Expect plenty of eight man fronts tonight from an aggressive Bears defense
Chicago Bears coach and defacto defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus has always utilized eight man fronts as a way to control the line of scrimmage and stop opposing running games. The Bears play a lot of Cover 3 (Three Deep Zone) Cover 1 (Man-Free) in the secondary and they blend those two coverages. Eberflus wants to force the issue at the line of scrimmage by playing the game within the box….
Patriots Four Downs Preview: Chicago Bears (2-4) at New England Patriots (3-3)
By Tony Catalina, NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: Fresh off a second straight Bailey Zappe win, the New England Patriots come home to host a struggling Chicago Bears team on Monday Night Football. According to reports, Mac Jones is expected to return from an ankle injury and make his first start in three weeks. The last time these two teams squared off was on October 21st, 2018. A game in which the…
Patriots: Our first look at the Chicago Bears
By Mason Sousa, NEFJ Contributor Let’s not beat around the bush. The Bears stink. There’s no sugarcoating it. The Chicago passing game is equivalent to some high school football programs across New England (no offense to the fine schools in the area). Bears QB Justin Fields is wildly inaccurate having the worst completion percentage in the league and his offensive line doesn’t do him any favors as he is…
Patriots: 5 reasons why N’Keal Harry failed in New England
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images The Patriots traded 2019 first round pick N’Keal Harry this afternoon to the Chicago Bears for a 2024 seventh round pick. The trade marked the end of one of the most disappointing careers in Patriots history. Harry joins a long list of wide receivers who were busts in the Bill Belichick era. Harry will now keep company with Bethel Johnson, Chad Jackson, Taylor Price, Aaron…
Patriots Pulse Recap: Patriots 38 Bears 31
Game Rewind: The Patriots needed all three phases to come through for them in 38-31 win over the Bears. The offense, defense and special teams all made key plays in this game. As a result, the Patriots secured their first road win of the season. Here are five thoughts on the game. 1. Specials Teams Were Special: You could make the case that this was the best special teams performance…
Patriots Pulse Preview: New England Patriots (4-2) at Chicago Bears (3-2)
The Patriots travel to Chicago to battle an improved Bears team that is talented and capable of making big plays. The Patriots survived a 43-40 shootout win over the Chiefs on Sunday night while the Bears blew an 11 point lead in a loss to the Dolphins last Sunday. Here are five keys to this game for the Patriots. 1. Spread the Wealth Offensively: With Rob Gronkowski out due to…
NFL: Khalil Mack Makes the Bears a Contender. The Raiders Are Now A Pretender
The Khalil Mack trade from the Oakland Raiders to the Chicago Bears could go down as one of the worst trades in NFL History. It is still early but the Bears are the clear winners of this trade. For now anyways. Mack makes the Bears defense exponentially better. He is arguably the best defensive player in the game. A three down hybrid outside linebacker, defensive end who can rush the…