When the eerie Foxborough fog lifted, it became clear that New England’s reign atop the NFL was ending.

Bill Belichick is universally recognised as one of the best coaches — if not the best coach — in NFL history, and he owns the Super Bowl titles to prove it. That doesn’t mean he — or his entire New England Patriots staff — is infallible.

We have heard of leaving your umbrella in the car but a semi-automatic rifle is taking it to a new level.

The Patriots, Saints and Dolphins joined the Kansas Chiefs with their third straight victories of the new season while the New York Giants and Washington Redskins were left wondering where their first wins will come from after embarrassing defeats.