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1:34NFL Playoff Projections: Patriots Emerge As Super Bowl Favorite
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1:57Patriots Win 10 Straight, Take Top Spot in Power Rankings
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6:11Drake Maye Continues To Make His Case For MVP
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1:00Patriots Overwhelm Giants For 10th Straight Win
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1:10MUST SEE: Patriots Dominate Giants On MNF
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1:44Giants Playing 1st Game Since Firing DC Shane Bowen
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1:53Jaxson Dart Returns After Missing Past 2 Games
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1:15Drake Maye Looks to Make MVP Statement in Prime Time
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1:36Patriots Look For 10th Straight Win
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1:56Broncos Keep Pace With Patriots For Top Seed In AFC
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1:49Examining Which Teams to Trust in AFC
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2:22Week 13 NFL Picks: MNF Giants at Patriots
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1:18Patriots Survive Bengals for 9th Straight Win
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0:53Patriots Lose Will Campbell but Pull Out a Win Against Bengals
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0:21Marcus Jones burns Joe Flacco with pick-six as Patriots turn tables in Cincinnati
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0:24MUST SEE: Bengals' Geno Stone comes up with pick-six of Patriots MVP contender Drake Maye
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Sacks
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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| Regular Season | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Khyiris Tonga News
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Patriots' Khyiris Tonga: No go for MNF
Tonga (chest) is inactive for Monday night's contest against the Giants.
Tonga went the wrong direction at practice during the week, going from a limited participant Wednesday to a non-participant by the end of the week while nursing a chest injury he suffered in Week 12. The defensive lineman will now be forced to miss his first game of the year. In his absence, Eric Gregory is a top candidate to handle the lion's share of workload at nose tackle versus New York.
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Patriots' Khyiris Tonga: Could play in Week 13
Tonga (chest) is listed as questionable ahead of Monday night's matchup against the Giants, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
The BYU product downgraded from limited practice Thursday to a DNP on Friday, suggesting he's trending in the wrong direction ahead of Monday night's contest. Tonga has appeared in all 12 of New England's games this season, tallying 19 total tackles and two passes defensed. If he's unavailable in Week 13, Eric Gregory will likely play as the Patriots' top nose tackle.
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Patriots' Khyiris Tonga: DNP on Friday
Tonga (chest) did not practice Friday.
Tonga was limited Thursday, so this is a downgrade for the defensive lineman. He was injured in last Sunday's win over the Bengals and was unable to return to that contest.
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Patriots' Khyiris Tonga: Limited Wednesday
Tonga (chest) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
Tonga sustained a chest injury late in the first half of Sunday's 26-20 victory over the Bengals and was unable to return to the game. The starting nose tackle's ability to practice Wednesday means he is likely trending towards playing in Monday night's contest against the Giants.
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Patriots' Khyiris Tonga: Exits with chest injury
Tonga (chest) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Bengals, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports.
Tonga appeared to sustain the injury late in the first half, and he's being evaluated by medical staff to determine whether he can return. Eric Gregory should see more snaps on the defensive line for as long as Tonga is out of the game.
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Patriots' Khyiris Tonga: Past knee injury
Tonga (knee) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.
Tonga sustained a knee injury during New England's Week 8 win over Cleveland, but it doesn't appear to be a serious issue as he was able to practice Thursday without restriction. Barring any setbacks, the 2021 seventh-rounder is on track to play against the Falcons on Sunday. Tonga has started in each of the Patriots' last two games and has logged four tackles (two solo), including one tackle for a loss, over that span.
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Patriots' Khyiris Tonga: Limited in Wednesday's practice
Tonga (knee) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
Tonga sustained a knee injury during the Patriots' Week 8 win over the Browns, though the good news is that the injury wasn't deemed serious. He was able to practice in a limited capacity Wednesday, and a full session over the next two days would put him in the clear to play against the Falcons on Sunday. The 2021 seventh-rounder has 11 tackles (five solo) over his last four games.
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Patriots' Khyiris Tonga: Avoids serious injury
Tonga told reporters Monday that everything is "good" after exiting Sunday's 32-13 win over the Browns due to a knee injury, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
Tonga played 25 total snaps (17 on defense, eight on special teams) and recorded two total tackles prior to exiting Sunday's win with a knee injury. However, following his comments Monday, it appears he avoided a serious issue. Tonga's practice participation throughout the week will likely provide the best indication of whether he can play in the Week 9 matchup with the Falcons.
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Patriots' Khyiris Tonga: Questionable to return
Tonga (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Browns, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.
Tonga exited the second half with a knee injury and is questionable to return. The Patriots do not have another active nose tackle and will likely turn to Milton Williams alongside their other defensive ends to make an impact on the defensive line.
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Patriots' Khyiris Tonga: Signs with New England
The Patriots signed Tonga to a one-year, $2.7 million deal on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
The 28-year-old appeared in 13 games (one start) during his one-year stint with the Cardinals in 2024, tallying 22 total tackles across 228 defensive snaps. Tonga is the second interior defensive lineman the Patriots have added since free agency opened Monday, joining the highly touted Milton Williams, who signed a multi-year deal worth $26 million annually. Expect Tonga to provide depth to New England's defensive line in 2025.
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Cardinals' Khyiris Tonga: Back in action
Tonga (knee) is active Sunday against the 49ers.
Tonga left Week 3 early with the injury and missed Week 4, but will be suiting up Sunday. His return should bolster the Cardinals' depth on the interior of their defensive line.
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Cardinals' Khyiris Tonga: Won't face Washington
Tonga (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Washington, Howard Balzer of USA Today reports.
The 28-year-old depth lineman has played 45 defensive snaps through three weeks, recording five tackles (two solo) as a deep reserve. Bilal Nichols, Roy Lopez, L.J. Collier and Naquan Jones should see the vast majority of the interior snaps up front.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-2, 335 lbs |
| Birthplace: West Valley City, UT |
| Age: 29 |
| School: BYU |
| Experience: 5 |