Boston Sports Morning Report — Monday, Sept. 28

 

Sunday left a few bruises and one October rematch on the board. Here’s the Monday look.

Short version: Pats got rolled in Jacksonville; Sox locked WC #5 and head to the Bronx Tuesday; Bruins open the real season tomorrow night; Celtics still warming up the preseason clock.

New England Patriots

• Yesterday: L 6–35 at Jacksonville Jaguars
• Today: No game
• Next: Sun, Oct. 4 — 1:00 PM ET — @ Buffalo Bills (CBS)
• Standings: 1-2 · 3rd in AFC East (Jets 1-2 sit 2nd on tiebreak), Buffalo 3-0 leads

Tough one in Jax — Maye and company couldn’t get out of their own way. Bye week isn’t until Week 11, so the reset is a road trip to Buffalo next Sunday at 1 on CBS.

Boston Red Sox

• Yesterday: L 26 vs Chicago Cubs (regular-season finale at Tropicana Field)
• Today: No game — regular season finished 87-75
• Next: Tue, Sept. 29 — 8:00 PM ET — @ New York Yankees, AL Wild Card Game 1 (NBC / Peacock)
• After that: Wed, Sept. 30 — 8:00 PM ET — WC Game 2 at Yankee Stadium (NBC / Peacock); Game 3 Thu Oct. 1 if necessary
• Standings: 87-75 · 3rd in AL East · AL Wild Card #5

Season’s over; October’s on. Same Yankees rematch as last year, best-of-three in the Bronx. Stay loud.

Boston Celtics

• Yesterday / Today: No games
• Next (preseason): Thu, Oct. 8 — 7:00 PM ET — @ Cleveland Cavaliers
• Regular-season opener: Tue, Oct. 20 — 3:00 PM ET — @ Detroit Pistons (NBC / Peacock)
• Status: Preseason / 2026-27 not started. Last season: 56-26, 2nd in the East.

Quiet on Causeway. Preseason tip is still a couple weeks out.

Boston Bruins

• Yesterday / Today: No games (preseason finished)
• Next (regular-season opener): Tue, Sept. 29 — 8:00 PM ET — vs New York Rangers (ESPN)
• After that: Fri, Oct. 2 — 8:00 PM ET — @ Winnipeg Jets
• Status: Preseason 2-1-1. Season opens tomorrow vs the Rangers at TD Garden.

Exhibition book’s closed. Real hockey starts tomorrow night — Rangers at the Garden on ESPN. Don’t miss it.

That’s the Monday board, folks. Pats licking wounds, Sox packing for the Bronx, B’s on Opening Night eve. Stay loud.

MOAM Out.