NEW ENGLAND (6-6) at ARIZONA (4-8)
Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Patriots by 1 1/2.
NEW ENGLAND (6-4) at MINNESOTA (8-2)
Thursday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Vikings by 2½.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When Patriots linebacker Matt Judon is lined up alongside Lawrence Guy, he expects good things to happen.
As teammates in Baltimore early in their careers, they often took turns clearing paths for one another to get the quarterback.
NEW ENGLAND (3-4) at NEW YORK JETS (5-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS
OPENING LINE: Patriots by 2 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bailey Zappe wasn’t the best player on the field for the Patriots during their matchup with the Lions.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When Matt Judon isn’t on the sideline for the New England Patriots, it’s noticeable.
That’s because during his six NFL seasons, the 6-foot-3, 275-pound linebacker’s outsized personality and the trademark red sleeves he wears under his jersey, have stood out as much as his ability to cause disruption for opposing quarterbacks.
21. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-7)
LAST SEASON: The Patriots spent heavily in free agency last offseason and got great production in return from new additions Matt Judon, Davon Godchaux and Hunter Henry.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Linebacker Matt Judon praised the Patriots offense while taking a playful swipe at rookie quarterback Mac Jones.
“Hats off to the offense. Really everybody, probably besides Mac,” Judon said breaking into a smile.
NEW ENGLAND (6-4) at ATLANTA (4-5)
Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST, Fox, NFL Network
BETTING LINE: Patriots by 7, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots linebacker Matt Judon had to wait two months, but he received something rare this week: an about-face from the NFL.
The league rescinded a $10,300 fine assessed to Judon for a play during New England’s Week 1 loss to Miami.
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets will try to turn around their season without Zach Wilson for a few games.
The rookie quarterback has a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will be sidelined two to four weeks, coach Robert Saleh confirmed after Wilson had an MRI on Monday.
The New York Jets' already disappointing season took a more ominous turn when rookie quarterback Zach Wilson suffered a knee injury in the second quarter of a 54-13 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When the Patriots have played well on defense in recent years, it usually has meant they’ve gotten good play at linebacker.
That has been the case again this season with linebacker Matt Judon, one of their key offseason additions, thriving in his first year in New England’s system.
NEW ENGLAND (1-3) at HOUSTON (1-3)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS
OPENING LINE: Patriots by 8 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots remade their defense in the offseason in hopes of bringing back the unit's disruptive reputation.
New England's first chance to show off those upgrades will be in Sunday’s season opener against the Miami Dolphins and explosive young quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.