The New England Patriots continued to build through free agency Saturday, finally coming to terms with receiver Brandon Lloyd. Another league source confirmed that the New England Patriots signed defensive lineman/outside linebacker Trevor Scott. Brandon Lloyd finally has his wish: tonight he and the New England Patriots finalized the terms of a contract that will [...]
Four years ago, the New York Giants were the charming underdogs who took the New England Patriots’ perfect season and made it imperfect. Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute touchdown to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York’s fourth Super Bowl title. [...]
At first glance, this Super Bowl is a matchup of dreadful defenses. The New York Giants ranked 27th among the 32 NFL teams in total defense during the regular season. The New England Patriots ranked next-to-last. Both Super Bowl kickers have taken uncommon paths to the title game, essentially stumbling into a job that often [...]
Tebowmania had no chance against Tom Brady’s playoff pedigree. All the heroics, all the big plays and quite a few records belonged to Brady and the New England Patriots on Saturday night in a 45-10 rout of overmatched Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. Tom Brady threw 6 touchdown passes, 5 in the first half, [...]
Desperate to slow down Tom Brady, the Miami Dolphins tried playing 12 men on defense. Tom Brady threw a career and franchise record 517 yards as the New England Patriots won 38-24 at AFC East rivals the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League on Monday. The outstanding Tom Brady completed 32 of 48 [...]
If last night’s game was a chess match, Tom Brady [stats] was Murray Turnbull, the legendary Harvard Square chess master, while Mike Nolan was some baffled undergrad sitting across from him in front of Au Bon Pain losing his allowance dollar by dollar. Desperate to slow down Tom Brady, the c tried playing 12 men [...]
Dominating the preseason is like dominating a cupcake. It feels really good until you realize it’s just a cupcake, and you’re likely to hate yourself later for thinking so highly of it, devouring it unabashedly and subsequently blowing up your calorie count. While the Patriots have made fools of their competition in the preseason, dominating [...]
The first preseason games are getting ready to kick off, and the excitement is palpable as football fans are primed and ready to see what their favorite teams look like on the field of play. We here at the ESPN.com fantasy department are equally giddy with anticipation and in order to try and get some [...]
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has become the first unanimous choice for The Associated Press 2010 NFL Most Valuable Player Award, sweeping the nationwide panel of media members who cover the league. Tom Brady got a perfect rating for the season. On Sunday, the New England Patriots quarterback became the first unanimous choice as the NFL’s [...]
Tom Brady has won The Associated Press offensive player of the year award for the second time in four seasons. The New England quarterback took 21 of the 50 votes, beating Eagles quarterback Michael Vick by 10 votes. Tom Brady tore up the NFL with his precision passing and dynamic guidance of the New England [...]