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Getty Images It was far from perfect. It didn’t need to be. The Patriots bravely came back from an early deficit to beat Washington 33-7. They actually trailed 7-0 in the first quarter, the first time they had been behind all year. But that lead didn’t hold up, as the Patriots’ (5-0) scored...

Getty Images The Patriots defense had another big day in Sunday’s 33-7 win over Washington and linebacker Dont'a Hightower was one of the unit’s standouts. Hightower had eight tackles, four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two quarterback hits to help lead the way to a 5-0 record. His fellow...

Getty Images Jay Gruden’s last game as Washington coach was played in Maryland, it just looked like New England. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said he was surprised by the number of Patriots fans who invaded FedEx Field to see them leave with a 33-7 win. “That was ridiculous,” Brady said ...

Getty Images The Patriots defense gave up a big play early in Sunday’s victory in Washington, but Steven Sims’s 65-yard touchdown run would be a real outlier by the time the day was done. Washington managed 220 total yards of offense while turning the ball over twice and allowing six sacks...

Getty Images Not only had the Patriot not lost a game, they hadn’t even trailed in one. So of course, it was Colt McCoy and Steven Sims and Washington breaking that streak. Sims, an undrafted rookie receiver from Kansas, just took a 65-yard run to the end zone to give Washington a 7-0 lead...

Getty Images The total consequences for Patriots safety Jonathan Jones‘ helmet-to-helmet hit on Bills quarterback Josh Allen were only 15 yards. Jones wasn’t fined for the play, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL. “It was determined Jones turned his shoulder to stop the runner (who is not...

Getty Images As the Scale of Sympathetic figures go, Antonio Brown falls far closer to O.J. Simpson than Homer. But this doesn’t mean that the former Steelers, Raiders, and Patriots receiver doesn’t have rights. He does, as eventually will be evidenced by the umpteen grievances he’ll pursue...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the early games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of the 1 p.m. ET kickoffs. Jaguars at Panthers Jaguars: CB Jalen Ramsey, TE Josh...

Getty Images The Patriots’ offense has gotten next to nothing out of the tight end position. The return of veteran Ben Watson may change that. But not this week. Watson will not travel to Washington with the team for Sunday’s game, Field Yates of ESPN reports. That leaves Matt LaCosse and...

Getty Images The Patriots will be without their most effective runner today. New England has ruled out running back Rex Burkhead with a foot injury. He won’t be on the field Sunday against Washington. Burkhead played well in the first three games this season but got limited action last week...

Getty Images The Patriots put wide receiver Josh Gordon on the injured report earlier this week, but he’s apparently made a quick recovery. The Patriots removed Gordon and defensive end Michael Benentt from the report altogether, clearing the way for them to face Washington Sunday. That’s a...

Getty Images The Cowboys have two Hall of Fame quarterbacks, and Tony Romo owns most of the team’s passing records. Dak Prescott is the next in line, with a chance to put his name in the Ring of Honor a long time from now. So Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked on his radio show Friday: What...

Getty Images Week Five of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Seahawks and it continues with 13 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...

Getty Images A pair of videos have emerged containing images of Washington coach Jay Gruden. The team, according to NBCSportsWashington.com, has no comment on the videos. One video shows Jay Gruden smoking while someone chants his name. Gruden seems to adopt a look of exasperation when he...

Getty Images Those videos including images of Washington coach Jay Gruden that emerged on Friday are not new videos. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the videos are more than a year old, if not older than that. So why are they showing up for the first time today, on the same day...

Getty Images Mike Nugent is set to be the next Patriots kicker, but the team is reportedly bringing another kicker into the organization as well. The Patriots worked out seven kickers over the last two days as they prepare to be without Stephen Gostkowski for the rest of the season. Nugent got...

Getty Images Quarterback Case Keenum started the first four games of the season for Washington, but the team is openly reconsidering their plans for the starting lineup heading into this Sunday’s game against the Patriots. Keenum has not played well in either of the last two games and he was...

Getty Images The Bills cut offensive tackle Conor McDermott, the team announced Thursday. Buffalo did not immediately fill the roster spot, leaving the Bills with 52 players on their active roster. McDermott has spent the past three seasons in Buffalo, appearing in eight games. He has seen...

Getty Images The Patriots will continue looking at options to replace kicker Stephen Gostkowski on Thursday. According to multiple reports, Younghoe Koo will work out for the team. Koo was 3-of-6 on field goals and 9-of-9 on extra points in four games for the Chargers in 2017. He kicked in the...

Getty Images The Patriots defense has had a brilliant start to the 2019 season and one of the unit’s longtime stalwarts has been named the AFC’s defensive player of the month. Safety Devin McCourty got the nod from the NFL on Thursday. McCourty intercepted a pass in each of the Patriots’ four...