In The Red Zone - New England Patriots News

It was a relatively easy win for the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon at Gillette has they had no problems taking care of the playoff bound Arizona Cardinals beating them 47-7. Yes that’s right, the Cardinals are going to the playoffs while the Patriots have to win and then wait for some help on Sunday. So be on the lookout on Friday for the SOX & Dawgs Patriots/Bills preview.

The NFL moved the Dolphins/Jets and the Ravens/Jaguars games to 4:15 PM so the Patriots will have to win and then wait until those games are over to know their playoff fate.

Via Reiss’s Pieces, here’s a look behind the scenes at the Patriots practicing in California last week over at NFL.com.

Mike Reiss and Chris Gasper will be hold a Patriots chat over at Boston.com on Friday at 1 PM.

Bill Belichick was happy to see Mike Holmgren get a win in his final home game and was even happier it was against the Jets.

Wes Welker found out the NFL isn’t too keen on having holiday spirit.

Here’s a look at the best and worst of the Patriots/Cardinals game on Sunday.

The Patriots running game was once again unstoppable on Sunday.

Stephen Gostowski now holds the Patriots record for field goals made in a season.

Richard Seymour could miss the game on Sunday with the back injury he suffered on Sunday.

Mike Reiss has a look at the offensive and defensive participation plus the positional groupings for the Patriots in the win over the Cardinals.