TEAM
TALK
- Evan Lazar‘s After Further Review: Breaking down Drake Maye and the Patriots defense in Sunday’s win over the Saints in Week 6. “At this point, Maye is on a five-game heater that has him knocking on the door of the post-season accolade conversation.” More!
- Transcript: Mike Vrabel (Plus 12 min. video)
- Press Conferences: Garrett Bradbury – Efton Chism III.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Saints.
- Inside the Patriots locker room after their 25-19 win over the Saints. (1 min. video)
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Mike Vrabel (15 min. video) and Drake Maye (15 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Ian Logue reports the Patriots seized control of the AFC East after the Bills lost in Atlanta last night.
- Andrew Callahan‘s Film review: The Patriots’ 1 big flaw and how Drake Maye keeps improving; More!
- Steve Balestrieri issues his Patriots Week 6 Report Card: Check out who earned extra free time and who has to spend recess re-doing their homework.
- Michael Hurley serves up some still-warm leftover Patriots thoughts: Kayshon Boutte is a great sports story; More.
- Jerry Thornton shares his knee-jerk reactions to Week 6: Patriots vs Saints. “…It all begins with Drake Maye. It has to, or I’d deserve to have my Blogging License revoked. … Josh McDaniels took his training wheels off and let him ride all the way around the block by himself.”
- Taylor Kyles‘ Game Recap: Drake Maye airs it out, Patriots aced their latest test, beating the Saints 25-19 in the Superdome.
- Bob George shares 22 NFL thoughts about some crazy finishes and the Pats closing out Week 6 on top.
- Jake Seymour takes a look at the Week 6 snap counts: Ground game and safety struggles persist
- Karen Guregian highlights how Drake Maye sizzled against the Saints as the Patriots chalked up their third straight win.
- Meghan Ottolini makes the case that Drake Maye deserves the bulk of the credit for stringing together three straight victories for New England – a feat the franchise hadn’t accomplished since 2022.
- Mike D’Abate spotlights WR Kayshon Boutte who turned in a stellar performance Sunday. When New England needed a play, he delivered.
- Ryan O’Leary points out how LB Christian Elliss silenced critics in New Orleans, sparking the defense and maybe saving his job.
- Mark Daniels writes how hope has returned with the Drake Maye-Mike Vrabel era.
- Mark Morse explains the good, bad and ugly from Sunday. Good: The O-line was clean on pass blocking – No sacks; The Run defense was outstanding again; More!
- Darren Hartwell and Phil Perry‘s Pats-Saints Stock Watch: Boutte steps up; Stevenson can’t find traction; More.
- Alex Barth tells us what Mike Vrabel had to say on his return to Tennessee. Vrable didn’t go into his full feelings but said “I think it’ll be nice to see some people that I haven’t seen in a few years that helped us win.”
- Sara Marshall reports Stefon Diggs plans to send the game footage to the league office, taking the right approach to calling attention to another questionable penalty.
- Tom Carroll highlights Mike Vrabel saying officiating ‘becomes comical at a point,’ wondering if refs watch their own instructional videos.
- Pats Procrastination podcast: Clare and Chudders discuss the win over the Saints, the Pats moving to No. 1 in the division, and the Week 7 matchup vs. the Titans.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Jeffri Chadiha (NFL.com) 12 early NFL winners and losers: Who’s soaring, who’s sinking after six weeks? Winner: Mike Vrabel. /Click for commentary.
- Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) The winners and losers of the Week 6. Winner (by proxy): Josh McDaniels. ‘McDaniels is a winner because he gets to coach Drake Maye, who followed up last Sunday night’s breakout performance against the Bills by playing even better in a 25-19 win in New Orleans.’ More.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) 32 things we learned in Week 6: Best teams, top 2nd-year QB might stir healthy debates. 3. New England Patriots QB Drake Maye, the third player off the draft board in 2024, is compiling quite a case that he might eventually be the best of the bunch.
- Staff (FOX Sports) NFL Week 7 Buzz: Garrett Wilson out; Puka Nacua, Emeka Egbuka updates; More.
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) 2025 NFL trade needs tracker: Every team’s top priority ahead of Nov. 4 deadline. Patriots biggest need: Defensive back. /Click for commentary.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) A.J. Brown to Steelers or Patriots? Three trade ideas for star WR if Eagles can’t resolve lingering tension.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Titans fire coach Brian Callahan. Mike Vrabel won’t be facing his replacement when the Patriots come to Nashville this Sunday.
- Matt Verderame (SI) Bills showing signs of fatal flaws with second straight loss.
