Wes Welker

Patriots may be rooting for rival Jets in finale

By Howard Ulman / Associated Press Saturday, December 27, 2008 - Here’s another one: they actually may root for the Jets on Sunday despite a history of bad blood between the teams. But the Patriots avoid talk about it like...

Why not a defensive MVP?

Before the NFL season was halfway done, the bloggers, broadcasters and babblers all decided that the world MUST know who might be the NFL's MVP. They also decided it would be best if it was an ancient quarterback on a...

Matchups to exploit: Start your Steelers RBs

St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons Falcons RB Michael Turner vs. Rams LB Pisa Tinoisamoa Tinoisamoa, an undersized linebacker, has been playing very well late in the season. New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Patriots WRs...

Celtics Lose / Patriots Can't Lose / Go J-E-T-S

1. Patriots Preview * No one in the league runs harder than Marshawn Lynch * Buffalo QB’s 14 TD to 15 INT * Lee Evans needs 46 yards to get 1,000 * McKelvin, Jackson and Parrish all average over 13 yards a punt return 2....

Prey and Pay - Marry in Massachusetts

Make it stop. Evil doers seem to have increasingly fallen into a delusory atonement...all with the abetment of the legal system. How much cleaner and easier it seems to have become for major transg...

NFL Notes: Weapons seized at Burress' home

The bloody pants that Plaxico Burress wore when he accidentally shot himself last month, plus a handgun, a rifle and an assortment of ammunition were seized Tuesday by authorities from the home of the New York Giants...

Misery seeks company: Bills eager to beat Patriots

Updated: December 25, 2008, 4:30 PM ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Josh Reed can envision nothing sweeter than the Buffalo Bills eliminating the New England Patriots from playoff contention on Sunday. "Despite everything, it's the...

Zone coverage best way for Bills to embody Patriot hate

Most NFL teams that are 7-8 don’t face games as important as the one the Buffalo Bills get this Sunday. Despite the fact that its conclusion will officially close a season with no postseason, the team has to approach the...

Welker tunes out records

Few would have thought that Wes Welker could top his franchise-record 112 receptions from last season, especially after Tom Brady went down in the season opener, but Welker needs just four catches against the Bills Sunday to...

Watch out: Moose and Goose are on the loose

By Jim McBride Globe Staff / December 26, 2008 To those 68,756 souls who braved the elements and witnessed the Patriots' thorough thrashing of the Cardinals Sunday at Gillette Stadium, I salute you. Those of us who didn't have...