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Will Taylor Swift be at Gillette Stadium for Patriots-Chiefs on Sunday?

She once said Foxborough is the “most joyful place on Earth.” Will her connections to the venue be enough for her to make the trip to watch her boyfriend and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce?
Cowboys 33, Eagles 13

Dak Prescott, Brandon Aubrey help Cowboys pull even with Eagles in NFC East in a rout

Prescott threw for two touchdowns and Aubrey made four field goals for the Cowboys.
BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Bills get crucial win against the Chiefs, but neither team is looking too super

No one should discount the Chiefs or Bills from making a Super Bowl run, but neither looks like a contender right now.
Bills 20, Chiefs 17

Bills topple Chiefs, who have late TD negated because of a penalty; Chiefs coach says NFL should be embarrassed by call

Wide receiver Kadarius Toney, who scored the TD, lined up offside, and the penalty wiped out the play.

NFL NOTEBOOK
Under siege Justin Herbert breaks finger in Chargers’ loss to Broncos
Coach Brandon Staley said the team will do more tests before determining how long its franchise quarterback will be out. Los Angeles is at Las Vegas on Thursday night.

RAVENS 37, RAMS 31 (OT)
Backup punt returner Tylan Wallace keeps Ravens on top of AFC with overtime winner
Lamar Jackson and Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes apiece, overcoming wet conditions in Baltimore and dropped passes in a game that was high scoring yet sloppy.

NFL ROUNDUP

Bears stay hot, get back their win from suddenly reeling Lions

The Bears scored 15 points in a span of about seven minutes to break open a game that was tied late in the third quarter. They got the payback they were seeking after giving up 17 points over the final 2:59 in Detroit three weeks ago.
JETS 30, TEXANS 6

Zach attack! Much-maligned Wilson, Jets light up Texans, who lose C.J. Stroud to concussion

Breece Hall and Randall Cobb caught touchdown passes and Xavier Gipson ran for a score for New York, which reached 30 points for just the second time this season and first since beating Denver in Week 5.
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Which NFL games this weekend could impact the Patriots’ draft position?

Despite their Thursday night win over the Steelers, the Patriots (3-10) remain in position for the second overall pick.
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Patriots wide receivers coach Ross Douglas set to leave for Syracuse

According to ESPN, Douglas is expected to have a “significant” role in the Syracuse offense.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

A wide receiver has never been named NFL MVP, but the Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill is making a case

In a year in which league-wide scoring and passer numbers are down, Hill is on a record-breaking pace.
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Bill Belichick still won’t name a starting quarterback, but Bailey Zappe’s performance draws praise

“Zap plays the game calmly. He plays it one play at a time," offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien said. "There’s things he knows he has to get better at . . . But overall, he played a solid game.”
TARA SULLIVAN

Calls like Thursday’s false start in Pittsburgh cast a shadow on a sport laden with inexplicable officiating

The Patriots got the benefit of a controversial call when Pittsburgh's Christian Kuntz, not New England's Jahlani Tavai, was flagged, but football at large shouldn’t consider itself so lucky.

Robert Kraft matches $100 million donation to Foundation to Combat Antisemitism

The New England Patriots owner said the Rales Foundation donated $100 million to FCAS, and he chose to provide a matching donation of $100 million that together will help sustain the organization's work for years to come.
Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

Pride, not draft position, is what’s driving the Patriots at this point

Thursday's victory over the Steelers wasn’t a necessary win for the Patriots, but the players who have endured a miserable season earned it and deserved it.
nicole yang | state of the patriots

Football hasn’t been fun for the Patriots recently. That all changed on Thursday night.

Unending confidence from Bailey Zappe, big performances from veterans like Hunter Henry, and an offense that finally showed some life all led to the Patriots' first win since Oct. 22.
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Bailey Zappe’s confidence, aggression shines during impressive first half in Patriots’ win vs. Steelers

Zappe threw for three touchdowns passes in the first half as the Patriots hung on to beat the Steelers, 21-18.
BEN VOLIN | INSTANT ANALYSIS

Bailey Zappe’s winning effort begs the question: What took so long to change quarterbacks?

Zappe was everything Mac Jones hasn’t been — poised in the pocket, quick with his reads and throws, and able to connect on a few big plays downfield.

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Will Taylor Swift be at Gillette Stadium for Patriots-Chiefs on Sunday?

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Cowboys 33, Eagles 13

Dak Prescott, Brandon Aubrey help Cowboys pull even with Eagles in NFC East in a rout

Prescott threw for two touchdowns and Aubrey made four field goals for the Cowboys.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Bills get crucial win against the Chiefs, but neither team is looking too super

No one should discount the Chiefs or Bills from making a Super Bowl run, but neither looks like a contender right now.

Boston College 86, St. John's 80

Quinten Post, Chas Kelley III lead Boston College men to win over St. John’s

Kelley buried a 3-pointer for a 76-70 lead and St. John’s would get no closer than 5 points the rest of the way.

Bills 20, Chiefs 17

Bills topple Chiefs, who have late TD negated because of a penalty; Chiefs coach says NFL should be embarrassed by call

Wide receiver Kadarius Toney, who scored the TD, lined up offside, and the penalty wiped out the play.

NFL NOTEBOOK

Under siege Justin Herbert breaks finger in Chargers’ loss to Broncos

Coach Brandon Staley said the team will do more tests before determining how long its franchise quarterback will be out. Los Angeles is at Las Vegas on Thursday night.

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With the top six group solid, Celtics should look for more depth off the bench

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