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Examining the most crucial event in the history of every team in the division. Who made who? That was the question readers had to answer to determine the key event that shaped the New England Patriots. Is Bill Belichick the reason for their suc...

Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett surely has a strong arm and can make all the throws. Still, the biggest criticism of his football skills is that draft analysts believe he will be a statue in the pocket. The New England Patriots drafted Mallett i...

New England Patriots fans have chosen Drew Bledsoe as their next inductee into the team's Hall of Fame. The Patriots didn't announce the actual vote totals, but announced Bledsoe won by the largest percentage of votes since they opened the process...

The New England Patriots announced Friday morning their two most pivotal figures from the 1990s are finalists for 2011 induction into the team's Hall of Fame. Fans will have one month to choose one honoree from a ballot that includes head coach Bi...

The New England Patriots announced Sunday center Jon Morris will be inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. Morris is the first selection of a newly formed senior committee that will ensure players from the franchise's early years will receive cons...

With the offseason in full swing, let's take a look at one major question facing each AFC East team as it begins preparations for the 2011 season: BUFFALO BILLS Can the defense become a difference-maker? That abysmal 0-8 start and a record m...

In previewing what appears to be a lopsided mismatch to some, ESPN Stats & Information focuses on a couple ways the Buffalo Bills can take advantage of the New England Patriots. No, seriously. The Bills did score 30 points at Gillette Stadi...

No team has drafted more running backs in the first round than the Buffalo Bills, and what do they have to show for it? They've taken a running back nine times with frustratingly inconsistent success. O.J. Simpson was transcendent. The likes of Te...

There are all sorts of numbers to illustrate how suspect the New England Patriots' defense is. They enter Monday night's home game against the New York Jets ranked 31st in yards per game, 16th in run defense and dead last in pass defense. The P...

MIAMI -- New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has an acute sense of football history. Yet not even Belichick knew for sure how historically implausible his team's performance was Monday night against the Miami Dolphins. The Patriots left S...

Overlooked amid the Brandon Marshall fuss was the New England Patriots announcing three finalists for their Hall of Fame. The nomination committee selected center Jon Morris, defensive tackle Houston Antwine and fullback Sam "Bam" Cunningham as th...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham The New England Patriots won Sunday's scrimmage against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, barely raising what looked like an exhibition to a spectacle for the Wembley Stadium crowd. The Patriots won 35-7, and it should...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Mark Sanchez is 3-of-5 for 15 yards. Not on this set of downs. Not on this drive. For the entire first half. Of all the halftime numbers, Sanchez's are the most striking. The New En...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham » NFC Stock Watch: East | West | North | South » AFC: East | West | North | South Falling McKelvin 1. Leodis McKelvin, Buffalo Bills kick returner: He's electric wh...

Jim Rogash/Getty Images After a layoff of 20 months, Tom Brady finally gets another chance to finish a football game. Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Carl Cheffers tweeted his referee's whistle to start the 25-second play clock. ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Miami Dolphins Thursday will be the 25th anniversary of David Overstreet's death. South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist Ethan J. Skolnick provides a riveting account of the tragedy and what has happened since....