 Patriots QB #1 Cam Newton drops back to pass against the Cardinals defense (Photo courtesy of Arizona Sports) Ryan L. Fox
It’s that time of the NFL season where teams begin their push for the playoffs. In years past, the New England Patriots would be sitting at the top of the AFC as everybody else was fighting and trying to claw their ways for a playoff spot. But in 2020, the roles have reversed as the Patriots are the ones clawing and fighting for their playoff lives at 4-6. On a sunny, brisk Sunday, the Patriots welcomed into Gillette Stadium the Arizona Cardinals. Although many of the Patriots fans and media viewed this as an ‘easy victory’ for the Patriots, going as far as saying the cold New England weather was too much for a young Cardinals team that played in a dome in the desert. It turned out to be a close seesaw game with momentum swinging back and forth throughout the contest with each team capitalizing on the other team’s mistake. But when the dust settled, only one team was able to improve their playoff chances while the other was sent home with their playoff hopes in the air.  Patriots QB #1 Cam Newton slides after running the ball against the Texans defense (Photo courtesy of Patriots Wire) Ryan L. Fox
It’s been a tumultuous first half of the 2020 NFL season for the Patriots. Between COVID-19 outbreaks and poor play, they had gotten down to 2-5. Since then, they got hard earned victories against the Jets (snerk) and Ravens to put them at 4-5 and pretty much in the drive’s seat for their path to the playoff (if you listen to the 2-6 Show on the Sports Hub). Nevertheless, winning two games in a row will boost any team’s confidence. The team traveled down to Houston Texans to play a Sunday matinee down in NRG Stadium, looking to get their 3rd consecutive victory. The two teams dueled against one another under the Texas sun for 60 minutes. When the final gun was sound, only one team stood tall with a big smile while another team ended up falling flat on their face.  Allan Giberti
updated 11/22/20 2:28pm Was the 2020 election a free, fair and accurate election? I don’t think so and I’m not alone. Not by a long shot. While the media focuses on the presidential race and voting irregularities in swing states, other less “influential” states are being left to fend for themselves. Of course, those races are important given what’s at stake but little states have big problems too. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations has a problem. A big one. Too many Rhode Islanders do not trust what our election process has become and we have good reason.  Patriots QB #1 Cam Newton and RB #34 Rex Burkhead celebrate a well-earned victory on a soaking wet Sunday night match-up against the Baltimore Ravens (Photo courtesy of CBS Sports) Ryan L. Fox
With the season at the halfway point, the window for the playoffs is starting to close for the New England Patriots. Sitting at 3-5 after playing 8 games, the team is looking for any means necessary to keep their postseason hopes alive. On a rainy and windy Sunday evening at Foxborough, the Patriots welcomed in the Baltimore Ravens, a team that historically has given the Patriots fits in the past. The two teams did battle for 60 minutes in a grueling tempest that drenched everyone at Gillette Stadium. But in the end, one team came out on top to begin their 2nd half of the season with a much needed win while the other was sent reeling into some muddy waters.  Mark Colley
More than $750 million: That was the projected deficit of Rhode Island’s budget in May. Even for a state that regularly runs into the red, the fiscal pain caused by the pandemic cannot be overstated. Monthly revenue for the state in the early goings of the pandemic was 22 percent lower than in 2019. House Minority Leader Blake Filippi warned that nothing would “escape the hatchet” of budget cuts. While the state got a $331 million boost to its budget earlier this month from lower-than-expected spending on programs like Medicaid and social services, Rhode Island still has a large hill to climb to claw its way back to a balanced budget. |
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