TEAM
TALK
- Game Preview, Patriots vs. Dolphins: Series breakdown, Tale of the Tape, What to look for; More.
- Broadcast Info: How to watch/listen to Patriots-Dolphins.
- Mic’d Up: Zak Kuhr calls the defense vs. Jets. (10 min. video)
- Highlights: How we won the AFC East. (1.30 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: Jets recap, division champs, AFC/playoff picture, (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike D’Abate finds Mike Vrabel is focused on goals that go beyond winning the division title.
- Steve Balestrieri breaks open his jumbo pack of glitter and rainbow stickers for this week’s Patriots Report Card.
- Mark Morse cleans out the Pats-Jets notebook: I love the AFC East Division Championship T-shirts. ‘Been there, WON that!’ Winning the division is just the first step, and they are not satisfied; More.
- Bob George shares 11 NFL thoughts through Week 17: Okay, Patriots, one more game to go. Win it.
- Nick Goss adds to the Maye vs. Stafford MVP debate with key stats that paint an interesting picture.
- Karen Guregian considers some Drake Maye comparisons to Drew Bledsoe and Tom Brady.
- Ryan O’Leary says Efton Chism’s breakout gives the Pats a great problem to have.
- Oliver Thomas reports the Patriots hosted free agent interior offensive linemen Doug Kramer Jr. and Thomas Perry for workouts entering Week 18.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots mailbag: Position of strength could become question mark in playoffs.
- Alex Barth’s Patriots Mailbag: One more before the playoffs.
- Chris Mason looks at how 13 former Patriots have fared with new teams this season.
- Matt Vautour writes how Belichick was a disaster, the Patriots did fire Mayo and all the other 2025 predictions he botched.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Iain MacMillan (SI) Dolphins vs. Patriots prediction, odds, spread, injuries, trends for NFL Week 18.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) Fact or Fiction: NFL rule changes on the horizon, plus a few proposals of our own.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Pass interference misses have become the biggest officiating issue.
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL Notes: Sean McVay is approaching Week 18 differently this year; Plus, changes may be coming in Atlanta and more from around the league.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Panic Meter: What’s on the line in Week 18, including Aaron Rodgers playing perhaps his last game.
- Ben Solak (ESPN) 2025 NFL All-Rookie team: Best 1st-year players by position. RB: TreVeyon Henderson.
- Jeremy Bergman (NFL.com) Memorable NFL stadium farewells: Patriots, 49ers among top 10.
- Ali Bhanpuri (NFL.com) Next Gen Stats: Week 18 scenarios and projected Wild Card Round matchups.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL Week 18 picks and score predictions: ‘I have no idea which teams will be benching their starters, I have no idea if bad teams have mentally checked out and what I’m trying to say is that the entire week is a drunken crapshoot’. Patriots win 34-24.
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) MVP odds, scenarios: It’s Drake Maye’s award to lose heading into Week 18.
- Matt Verderame (SI) Key stats that will decide the MVP in our latest 2025 QB rankings. Drake Maye No. 2
- Mike Kadlick (SI) Youngest NFL MVP winners in league history.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Kyle Shanahan makes a big move in coach of the year odds.
- Staff (NFL.com) 15 modern-era players announced as finalists for Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Adam Vinatieri included. Rodney Harrison snubbed again hard.
DIGGS DUMPSTER
- Chris Mason and Mark Daniels report on the Stefon Diggs accusation and denial from Tuesday.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL is “aware” of criminal charges against Stefon Diggs.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL could potentially place Stefon Diggs on paid leave.
