TEAM
TALK
- Mike Dussault notes Bill Belichick advanced in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026 selection process. /Belichick has to be a first-ballot inductee or whole process is exposed.
- Alexandra Francisco reports how dozens of dogs found forever homes during the Patriots ‘Tailgate’ watch party at Gillette Stadium. (Plus 1 min. video)
- Mic’d Up: Robert Spillane. (11 min. video)
- Vrabel X’s and O’s: Mike Vrabel breaks down the film of Kayshon Boutte’s TD, K’Lavon Chaisson’s defensive TD and More. (7 min. video)
- Sights and Sounds: Week 7 vs. Titans. (5 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: Breaking down the Patriots 31-13 win over the Titans. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Chad Finn thinks it’s truly remarkable how the 5-2 Patriots have progressed from their sloppy Week 1 loss.
- Mark Daniels spotlights LB K’Lavon Chaisson and how he continues to excel in New England.
- Chris Mason highlights Kayshon Boutte whose on-field growth has been fun to witess. Mike Vrabel has seen the 23-year-old receiver mature behind the scenes, too.
- Karen Guregian‘s Fear factor rankings: Which AFC contenders pose the scariest threat to the Pats?
- Steve Balestrieri issues his Week 7 Patriots Report Card: By any passing metric you’d care to use, Maye is easily a Top 10 and probably a Top 5 QB in the NFL right now.
- Meghan Ottolini says Mike Vrabel looks like he’s just scratching the surface of what he can do for the Patriots as head coach.
- Jake Seymour tells us the Week 7 Patriots snap counts: Secondary shows cracks.
- Mark Morse clears out the Patriots Notepad from Tennessee: Drake Maye; Offensive line breakdown; Offensive excellence; Jekyll and Hyde defense; More!
- Bob George shares 18 thoughts after a busy NFL Week 7. 2) It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. … Quit looking ahead to the postseason.; 6) You have to admit. The more you see Vrabel, the more you have to ask yourself, “How in the heck did Tennessee let him go?” More!
- Tom E. Curran talks about the Pats 5-2 rise up the ranks causing him to experience a sensation he hasn’t felt since the early days of the dynasty.
- Doug Kyed‘s Patriots mailbag: Should Pats make lineup change for Week 8?
- Alex Barth’s Patriots Mailbag: Returning home and looking ahead.
- The Patriots Report podcast: Chris Price and Chris Hogan wrap up the thunderous win over the Titans and ahead to the challenge of the Browns. (34 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Ryan Gilbert (SI) Browns vs. Patriots prediction, odds, spread, injuries, trends for NFL Week 8.
- Myles Simmons (ProFootballTalk) Vrabel: I enjoyed my time with the Browns, the people there last year.
- Bucky Brooks (FOX Sports) NFL top-10 rankings. Patriots No. 5. /Click for commentary.
- Ben Arthur, et al (FOX Sports) What we learned in Week 7: Chiefs have their swagger back. Patriots: Drake Maye should be a leading candidate for MVP. /Click for more.
- Matt Bowen and Jeremy Fowler (ESPN) 2025 NFL trade deadline: Ranking top 25 players who could move. WR Jakobi Meyers, RB Jerome Ford linked to Patriots, Kyle Dugger listed as trade bait.
- Logan Ulrich (NFL TR) 2025 NFL midseason trade block: Week 8 update.
- Matt Verderame (SI) NFL coaching hot seat rankings: Five coaches who could follow Brian Callahan. Aaron Glenn (NYJ), Mike McDaniel (MIA) and Kevin Stefansky (Browns) included.
- Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) NFL QB hot seat: Is Vikings’ J.J. McCarthy back in? Is Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa out? 6 starters are at a crossroads. No Pats.
- Andrew Greif (NBC Sports) The New York Jets lead the NFL in misery. Again.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Panic Meter: Is Aaron Glenn really the answer for woebegone Jets?
