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    Michael Dickson snags NFC special teams player of the week

    Getty Images Russell Wilson‘s five touchdown passes and the Seattle defense stuffing Cam Newton on the final play of the game were the headlines after the Seahawks beat the Patriots 35-30 last Sunday night, but punter Michael Dickson‘s work didn’t go unnoticed by the NFL. Dickson has been...
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    Report: Richie Incognito’s Achilles injury isn’t serious

    Getty Images It was a bad week for NFL players, with so many big names dropping like flies. The list of stars who now out for the season is long. But the Raiders have received good news regarding the Achilles injury of offensive guard Richie Incognito, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports...
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    The Week Two Goats (In a Bad Way) draft

    Getty Images With Week Two over, it’s time to hand out awards. Good ones, and not-so-good ones. The not-so-good come in the form of our Goats (In a Bad Way) draft. On Tuesday’s PFT Live, Simms and I each drafted three coaches or players who deserve criticism for their performances in Week Two...
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    Cam Newton: Answers we need at receiver are in the locker room

    Getty Images The Patriots changed quarterbacks this offseason, but one of the ongoing conversations about their offense remains the same. Recent years were spent discussing whether the team had enough talent at wide receiver to support Tom Brady and some are asking the same questions about Cam...
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    Cam Newton says contract “literally the last of my worries”

    Getty Images The $1.05 million salary that Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is making this year ranks below many backups around the league, but that disparity isn’t something causing Newton any stress right now. Newton was asked about his contract, which has a maximum value of $7.5 million with...
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    Seahawks go up 21-17, on Russell Wilson deep ball

    USA TODAY Sports Russell Wilson‘s best receiving threat has been locked in an all-night fight with the reigning defensive player of the year. So he went the other way for a big play. Wilson just hit David Moore for a 38-yard touchdown pass to give the Seahawks a 21-17 lead on the Patriots in...
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    Seahawks hang on for 35-30 win over Patriots

    USA TODAY Sports Russell Wilson is certainly cooking. And no one from the Seahawks is going hungry. The Seahawks held on for a 35-30 win over the Patriots, thanks to their quarterback putting in a classic performance and a timely defensive stop. Wilson threw for 288 yards and five touchdowns...
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    Bill Belichick on final snap: Went with our best play, nothing else to think about

    Getty Images The most famous game between the Patriots and the Seahawks was decided by a play from the 1-yard-line as time expired and so was Sunday night’s game between the teams. After cutting the Seahawks lead to 35-30, the Patriots forced a punt and then drove the ball 80 yards to set up a...
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    Bill Belichick has no explanation for his failure to call a late timeout

    Getty Images Last Monday night, Vic Fangio did his best impersonation of Bill Belichick in the closing moments of Super Bowl XLIX. It didn’t work. On Sunday night, Belichick did his best impersonation of Fangio impersonating Belichick in the closing moments of Super Bowl XLIX. It too didn’t...
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    Russell Wilson played with a heavy heart after learning of James White’s parents

    Getty Images Patriots running back James White didn’t play against the Seahawks on Sunday after learning that his father had died and his mother had been critically injured in a car accident. That affected Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Wilson and White played together at Wisconsin, and...
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    James White inactive for Patriots, after loss of father

    Getty Images Running back James White, who plays a variety of roles in the Patriots Offense, won’t be available tonight. White was listed as inactive for the Patriots, heading into tonight’s game against the Seahawks. According to Miami radio host Andy Slater, White’s father was killed in a...
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    Patriots take early lead with pick-six

    USA TODAY Sports If Russell Wilson is going to cook, it might get sent back to the kitchen. The Patriots took a quick 7-0 lead on the Seahawks, with Devin McCourty taking a tipped pass back 43 yards for a touchdown. The pass was intended for tight end Greg Olsen, but he didn’t field it...
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    Patriots elevate Nick Thurman from practice squad

    Getty Images The Patriots announced they elevated defensive lineman Nick Thurman to the 53-player roster from the practice squad Saturday. Thurman, 25, originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Texans in 2018. Houston waived him before the start of the 2018 regular season...
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    Julian Edelman isn’t worried about Cam Newton taking too many hits

    Getty Images Patriots quarterback Cam Newton had 14 rushing attempts in his New England debut. (His 15th was a kneel down.) That has prompted some to worry that he’ll eventually suffer another injury. Patriots receiver Julian Edelman has no such concerns. “I think our coaching staff is going...
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    Pete Carroll vs. Bill Belichick is oldest coaching matchup in NFL history

    Getty Images The NFL just celebrated its 100th birthday, and two coaches who have been alive for more than two-thirds of the league’s history will square off on Sunday. Pete Carroll, the Seahawks’ 69-year-old head coach, will play host to Bill Belichick, the Patriots’ 68-year-old head coach...
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    Russell Wilson: I’m the best quarterback in the NFL “without a doubt”

    Getty Images Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is underrated by many. But not by Russell Wilson. Asked Friday by Dan Patrick whether he thinks he’s the best quarterback in the NFL, Wilson said, “Do I think I’m the best quarterback in the NFL? I believe so, without a doubt.” The reality is...
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    Week Two injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Two of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Browns and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Deshaun Watson proud to be part of historic group

    Getty Images Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson loves having company. Primarily, because he has more of it than ever before. Watson was one of 10 Black quarterbacks to start in Week One, the most in NFL history. “It’s something cool,” Watson said, via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle...
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    Seahawks prepare for new challenge from familiar foe Cam Newton with Patriots

    USA TODAY Sports The Seattle Seahawks are as familiar with Cam Newton as any team in the NFL that wasn’t a member of the NFC South. With a pair of playoff meetings and a propensity to finish in the same spot in the division standings as each other, the Seahawks and Newton’s former team, the...
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    Pete Carroll expects air quality in Seattle to improve by Sunday

    Getty Images Wildfires around Washington state have made air quality in and around Seattle an issue the last couple of weeks and Wednesday was no exception. The air quality was deemed to be in an unhealthy range when the Seahawks were set to practice and that led the team to work in their...
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