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Patriots Level Tebowmania, 45-10

No miracles, as New England crushes Denver 45-10

(Newser) - This time, there were no miracles, no 3:16s, and no Hail Marys—Tim Tebow was dispatched from the NFL playoffs as suddenly as he entered, as the New England Patriots routed the Denver Broncos 45-10, reports the AP . Instead of passing for 316 yards , as in Denver's victory...

Pats Coach to Replace Paterno at Penn State

Offensive Coordinator Bill O'Brien will still finish playoffs with Pats

(Newser) - Penn State has at last found its replacement for Joe Paterno: New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien will take the job, sources tell Chris Mortensen of ESPN , with another league source saying O'Brien will finish out the playoffs with the Pats before starting his new gig. Penn...

Pats Sink Bills 49-21, Clinch Top AFC Seed

Patriots top Bills, Saints crush Panthers, 49ers thump Rams

(Newser) - The New England Patriots overcame a 21-point deficit today with 49 unanswered points to rock the Buffalo Bills 49-21, the AP reports. The win earned the Pats home-field advantage and the AFC's top seed. Tom Brady threw for 338 yards and finished with the second-most passing yards in NFL...

Jets Stun Patriots, Bears Beat Seahawks
Jets Stun Patriots,
Bears Beat Seahawks
NFL Playoffs

Jets Stun Patriots, Bears Beat Seahawks

Jets to face Steelers, Bears go up against Packers

(Newser) - The Chicago Bears and the New York Jets won their respective games today, and will move on in the NFL playoffs:
  • Jay Cutler ran for two touchdowns, threw for two more, and the Chicago defense manhandled Seattle early for a 35-24 victory today, lifting the Bears into the NFC championship
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Jets Coach Buries Ball From Patriots Blowout

Rex Ryan wants his team to forget about the blowout

(Newser) - Jets coach Rex Ryan sure likes to make a statement, sometimes even figurative ones: This morning, he gathered his team on sidelines of its practice field and buried a game ball used in Monday's 45-3 loss to New England, reports the New York Post . He told the players he wants...

Ex-NFL Star Drives Car Off Cliff

Junior Seau injured in car crash after domestic violence arrest

(Newser) - Former NFL star Junior Seau has been hospitalized after driving his car off a cliff in California. The ex-linebacker had been arrested on domestic violence charges and released on bail hours earlier, CNN reports. His 25-year-old live-in girlfriend sustained minor injuries in the domestic incident, according to cops. Seau, star...

Patriots Hand Brady NFL's Top Contract

Hopefully check takes sting out of auto accident

(Newser) - The "Golden Boy" got a golden ticket yesterday, turning around what had threatened to be a rather crappy day. Just hours after a two-car accident earned him a brief ride in an ambulance, the Patriots awarded Tom Brady a new four-year deal that will make him the highest-paid player...

Tom Brady OK After Car Crash
 Tom Brady OK After Car Crash 

Tom Brady OK After Car Crash

He looked 'shook up,' but went to practice

(Newser) - Tom Brady is fine following a car crash in Boston this morning, the New England Patriots confirm. Brady was driving an Audi sedan that collided with a minivan at 6:34am, the Globe reports. Though Brady was able to get out of the car and walk, an unconscious man in...

Make Breastfeeding the Law: Gisele

Supermodel and new mom wants 'worldwide law'

(Newser) - Like a recent convert who can't help proselytizing, new mom Gisele Bundchen is touting the benefits of breastfeeding, In fact, the Brazilian supermodel wants "a worldwide law that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months," reports the Guardian . In an interview with UK Harper's Bazaar that isn't...

Dead at 54: Ex-NFL Player Mosi Tatupu
 Dead at 54: 
 Ex-NFL Player 
 Mosi Tatupu 
Obituary

Dead at 54: Ex-NFL Player Mosi Tatupu

Former USC, Patriots star had multiple health issues

(Newser) - Longtime pro football running back Mosi Tatupu died yesterday at age 54 in his native Hawaii of as yet unknown causes. A close family friend tells the Honolulu Star-Bulletin that he “had some health issues,” including high-blood pressure and other ailments. Tatupu, a tough player known for his...

Brady, Bundchen Name Baby
 Brady, Bundchen Name Baby 
not greg, peter, or bobby

Brady, Bundchen Name Baby

Little Benjamin only had to wait 10 days

(Newser) - The people of Brazil and New England can exhale—Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady's 10-day-old son has a name, the Boston Herald reports. They had a named picked out, but shortly before they needed it, the supermodel changed her mind, the Patriots quarterback revealed this week. And finally, the Brazilian...

Patriots Mascot Busted With Hooker*

*Well, one of the guys inside the costume, anyway

(Newser) - A prostitution sting in Rhode Island netted an unusual John, or, rather, an unusual Pat—as in one of the men who plays Pat Patriot, the huge-foam-headed mascot of the New England Patriots. Robert Sormanti, 47, was among 14 charged; there was no indication he was wearing his costume when...

Pats Lose on Belichick Stunner
 Pats Lose on Belichick Stunner 

Pats Lose on Belichick Stunner

Colts capitalize on fourth-down screw-up

(Newser) - Bill Belichick’s vaunted genius got the better of him last night, when a gutsy fourth-down gamble cost the Patriots a win in Indianapolis. Up by six with 2:08 left on the clock, New England decided to go for it on fourth-and-two from its own 28. Kevin Faulk made...

Patriots Rule Brittania, Bucs
 Patriots Rule 
 Brittania, Bucs 
(inter)national football league

Patriots Rule Brittania, Bucs

New England cruises past winless Tampa Bay, 35-7

(Newser) - Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes and had more than 300 yards as the Patriots (5-2) beat the winless (0-7) Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 35-7, today at Wembley Stadium in the NFL's third regular-season game at the iconic London venue. The game drew a sellout crowd of 84,254. NFL commissioner...

Photogs Sue Tom, Gisele Over Bodyguards' Gunshots

(Newser) - Two photographers have sued Tom Brady and his supermodel wife for $1 million, saying they were shot at during a party in Costa Rica. The two men, one from AFP and the other from a Costa Rican newspaper, say Gisele Bundchen's bodyguards shot at their car and just missed their...

Brady, in Return, Rallies Patriots Past Bills

(Newser) - Quarterback Tom Brady, in his first game since missing almost all of last season with a knee injury, threw two touchdown passes in the final 2:06 to lead the New England Patriots to a comeback 25-24 victory over the visiting Buffalo Bills tonight, the Boston Herald reports. Brady, 32,...

Brady Fesses Up: Gisele's Due in December

Quarterback confirms Bundchen's expecting baby just before playoff season

(Newser) - Tom Brady has ended months of is-she-or-isn't-she speculation and confirmed wife Gisele Bundchen is definitely pregnant and due to give birth in December, People reports. The Patriots quarterback told ESPN that he'll be attending Lamaze classes with Bundchen—and he's hoping to avoid a game-day arrival. "I told her,...

Brady: Life and Football Don't 'Stop for Anyone'

(Newser) - Tom Brady has a busy life even if you don’t include answering questions about his ex-girlfriend, kid, wife, and his return to football after a devastating injury. But a perfectly literal statement about his sport sums up his approach to everything else. “The game goes on,” he...

This Week, Gisele Is Pregnant

(Newser) - After weeks of speculation and denials—including a none-too-definitive one from husband Tom Brady—People is reporting that supermodel Gisele Bundchen is pregnant with her first child. “Gisele has been talking about it with friends,” according to a source. “She says she’s ready for a family....

The Best and Worst NFL Franchises
The Best and Worst NFL 
Franchises
ANALYSIS

The Best and Worst NFL Franchises

But hold your bets: Rankings show winning isn't everything

(Newser) - Great NFL organizations don’t always win Super Bowls, so Adam Schein separates the well oiled from the well Lombardi’d for Fox Sports, ranking franchises on everything from their coaching staffs to public-relations people. The top three:
  • New England Patriots: “The model franchise in all of professional sports.
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