Ben Volin | instant analysis
The Patriots? offense is a mess, and it might not get much better.
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Vince Wilfork?s interception with less than a minute left sealed the win for the Patriots.
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Tom Brady spoke with Derek Carr after the game.
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Rob Gronkowski dropped a pass as Charles Woodson defended in the fourth quarter.
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Kenbrell Thompkins came down with a catch in the second half.
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Tom Brady was pressured by LaMarr Woodley.
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Tom Brady reached for the ball after a low snap late in the second quarter.
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Rob Gronkowski scored a touchdown for the Patriots in the second quarter.
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Shane Vereen carried the ball in the first half.
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Tom Brady threw a pass in the second quarter.
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Josh McDaniels, Bill Belichick, and Tom Brady talked on the sideline in the first half.
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Stevan Ridley gained 45 yards on 12 carries in the first half.
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Rob Ninkovich put pressure on Derek Carr.
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Tom Brady looked for a receiver on the Patriots? first possession.
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Raiders quarterback Derek Carr scanned the field in the first quarter.
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Vince Wilfork?s late interception helped New England win their home opener at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.
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Clayton Witham starts the football season by preserving a New England summer staple.
Harper endured years of racial discrimination as a player, coach, and front-office staffer under the team?s Yawkey-affiliated regime.
The candidates who pitched themselves as outsiders against US Rep. John Tierney are now seeking support from their political parties.
In Maine, scientists see signs of climate changeMaine, the state with the highest percentage of forested land, is uniquely vulnerable to climate change, scientists say.
After casino victory, Steve Wynn takes grateful toneThe billionaire said he is happy to build in Everett, and eager to reboot a chilly relationship with Marty Walsh.
How did these streets get these names?!For some buyers, street names can be a deal-breaker. For others, they?re just fodder for amusement.
The marches in cities around the world come two days before a UN climate summit.
opinion | Robert Caruso
For national security, US needs an agency that doesn?t play niceTo stay ahead of ruthless enemies, the US needs an agency that doesn?t play nice.
The big benefit of downsizing: There?s more family timePick up any parenting magazine and chances are you?ll find an article about the importance of play.
Joe Kelly allowed two runs on three hits with three walks and five strikeouts to get the victory.
Formed two years ago, the quartet uses music to explore mental illness from a different angle.
The Secret Service wants to know how a man was able to get inside the north door of the presidential residence.
Marci Griffith Loeber is principal of Griffith Properties.
Hybrids or ?designer? dogs are a cross between two breeds that may cost 25 to 50 percent more than their purebred lineages.
With a new season of opera upon us, five profiles of companies leaving their mark, and is the city ready to talk about a real opera house?
A weekend on a very sleepy off-season Nova Star cruise between Portland, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
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Boston?s mounted police unitBoston?s Mounted Police Unit began officially in 1870 and patrolled the city for more than 135 years.
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How to fight biasPsychologists are testing ways to reduce unconscious racial prejudice ? not just in the police, but in all of us.
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