TEAM TALK
Patriots-Dolphins updated Injury Report.
Evan Lazar’s Patriots Gameplan: Self-scouting the Pats through 7 games and prepping for Miami in Week 8.
Mike Dussault gives us 3 to Watch: Patriots target third AFC East win in Miami.
Evan Lazar analyzes the art of the scramble drill: How the Patriots capitalize on QB Drake Maye’s superpower.
Expert Predictions: Week 8 picks for Patriots at Dolphins.
Press Conferences: Josh McDaniels – Zak Kuhr – Jeremy Springer – Todd Downing, Doug Marrone, Thomas Brown – Marcus
Jones, Milton Williams, Rhamondre Stevenson.
All Access interviews: Mike Vrabel (5 min. video) – Christian Elliss (3 min. video)
Patriots Unfiltered on TV: Bears recap, Dolphins preview, exclusive with Gabe Jacas. (22 min. video)
Patriots Catch-22: Trade deadline, Dolphins preview, Matchups to watch. (1 hour video)
Patriots Unfiltered: Dolphins preview, Injury updates, Week 8 NFL picks. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
Alex Barth’s Patriots keys to the game: Righting wrongs against the Dolphins. 1. Improved tackling.
Andrew Callahan’s Friday Five: The Patriots need a clean game at Miami, TE party incoming? More!
Mark Morse gives us his Miami Dolphins preview: A detailed analysis ahead of Week 8.
Matt Vautour emphasizes how the Patriots can’t afford any Miami shenanigans on Sunday.
Meghan Ottolini warns the Patriots not to overlook the 1–5 Dolphins. Miami’s red-hot rushing attack awaits.
Doug Kyed talks about how the Patriots have been looking for rookie tight end like Eli Raridon for years.
Ethan Hurwitz highlights Drake Maye with high praise for the TEs and the great connection they share.
Colby Shannon reviews Drake Maye’s performance in October. The third-year QB was stellar.
Doug Kyed relays Josh McDaniels on what he likes about Drake Maye’s tremendous approach.
Mark Daniels says Christian Barmore is finally back to his old self after nightmare blood clot setback.
Mark Daniels’ Patriots Takeaways: A.J. Brown’s status up in the air after knee injury, plus more injury news
Mike Reiss reports A.J. Brown missed practice Thursday due to a new knee ailment.
Chris Mason looks at how the Patriots should attack the trade deadline: Here are two worthy targets.
Alex Barth tells us the NFL changed the officiating crew, taking the flag-happy Alex Moore off the prime-time and sending him to Miami. ‘This comes after Moore and his crew were involved in multiple controversial calls while working the game between the Packers and Lions last week.’ /Ugh… so Pats-Fins take the fallout.
Title Talk podcast: Brycen, Luke, and Drake Silver talk about the impending Jonathon Taylor trade; AJ Brown’s injury, the Dolphins game and TreVeyon Henderson’s no show at practice. (90 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
Albert Breer (SI) How two former roommates put the Jeffery Simmons trade together; Plus, what we’re hearing on more potential deadline moves. The Patriots are deep in the AFC race, but veteran DT Christian Barmore could be had, having played only 41.9% of the team’s defensive snaps, falling behind Milton Williams and Cory Durden in the team’s rotation.
Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: NFL flexes referee Alex Moore’s crew out of prime time. “…it seems to be a reaction to the various bad calls Moore’s crew made in the Week 7 game between the Packers and Lions…” /‘Level playing fied for all 32 teams’ my ass.
Myles Simmons (ProFootballTalk) TreVeyon Henderson did not practice Thursday due to an illness.
Jeremy Bergman, et al (NFL) Week 8 picks: Upset and score predictions, matchup breakdowns for every game. All five pick Pats to win. /Click for commentary.
Carter Bahns (CBS Sports) Week 8 picks. Five of seven pick Pats to win. /Click for the Pats-Fins commentary.
Nate Davis (USA Today) Week 8 picks straight up, against the spread. All six pick Pats to win.
Garrett Podell (CBS Sports) Week 8 bold predictions: Jared Goff tears up Vikings D and Justin Herbert plays a clean game? Plus, an AFC South running back has a huge game, and Jets WR Garrett Wilson reconnects with Geno Smith a week after sideline shouting match
Zachary Pereles (CBS Sports) NFL’s ‘scariest’ good, bad teams: Why Seahawks strike fear, Titans fans should be terrified. Bills included.
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VIEW FROM MIAMI
Mike Masala (Dolphins Wire) Where the Miami Dolphins rank statistically heading into Week 8.
Marek Brave (The Phinsider) Two Dolphins starters, Kadyn Proctor and JuJu Brents, in concussion protocol ahead of clash with Patriots.
Mike Masala (Dolphins Wire) QB Malik Willis reflects on time with Patriots HC Mike Vrabel.
C. Isaiah Smalls II (Miami Herald) ‘Demands that respect.’ Why Dolphins refuse to overlook WR A.J. Brown.
Alain Poupart (SI-Dolphins) What to know about the Dolphins’ new guard Christian Haynes.
Nick Pugliese (Palm Beach Post) Don’t tell Buzz Aldrin that Drake Maye doesn’t think men walked on moon.
Joe Schad (Palm Beach Post) Josh Uche outlines why he wants to stay with Miami Dolphins. (39 sec video)
