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TEAM
TALK
- Evan Lazar’s After Further Review: Breaking down Drake Maye and quick-hit film notes from Sunday’s win. ‘The Patriots have the foundation in place of coaching and quarterback play to “take advantage of bad football” for the foreseeable future.’
- Roster Moves: Patriots release two players, CB Miles Battle and OL Brenden Jaimes.
- Transcript: Mike Vrabel. (Plus 12 min. video)
- Press Conferences: Vederian Lowe and K’Lavon Chaisson .
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye.
- Building the Patriots Identity – Goal One: Win the AFC East. (1 min. video)
- Photos: Patriots celebrate AFC East Championship with commemorative hats & t-shirts.
LOCAL LINKS
- Andrew Callahan’s Patriots Film Review: Inside Drake Maye’s near perfect game that demolished the Jets. ‘The only person capable of stopping Maye was Mike Vrabel, who pulled him after six straight touchdown drives.’
- Jerry Thornton posts his knee-jerk reactions to Pats-Jets: “This is football – and life – the way it used to be, back when the world made sense. The way it was meant to be. Order has been restored.”
- Phil Perry tells us what we learned in Pats-Jets: Maye does it all; McDaniels gets creative, More!
- Steve Balestrieri recaps Drake Maye’s stunning 5-TD game that powered the Patriots’ 42-10 Jets rout.
- Jerry Thornton writes the Bills run of dominance in the AFC East is over. It was fun while it lasted.
- Ian Logue tells us the Patriots watched the Bills lose to the Eagles on the way back to to Gillette Stadium.
- Sophie Weller relays Drake Maye reflecting on his meaningful ‘full circle moment’ at MetLife Stadium.
- Ethan Hurwitz talks about how Rhamondre Stevenson is keeping the run game churning.
- Mike D’Abate tells us Mike Vrabel revealed that rookie left tackle Will Campbell will begin practicing this week, thus triggering his 21-day window to return from injured reserve.
- Mark Daniels‘ Patriots injury update: Will Mack Hollins return for playoff run?
- Michael DeVito lauds Hunter Henry, who is playing at a Pro Bowl level in his 10th NFL season.
- Ethan Hurwitz highlights center Ben Brown on what his two-year contract extension means to him.
- Sara Marshall explains the Chargers may have just ended the Patriots’ No. 1 seed dreams for good.
- Patriots Press Pass: Taylor Kyles and Mike Kadlick recap the Pats’ 42–10 win, take a look at Drake Maye’s updated MVP candidacy, and more as New England is officially AFC East champions again. (85 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Week 17 Takeaways: Brock Purdy explains how this season’s 49ers team is different; Plus, how the Eagles win, do-or-die games next week and much more.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) Lessons learned in Week 17: Concerns remain despite Bills’ late rally vs. Eagles; Plus, the Panthers’ trouble with pressure and more.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) 32 things we learned in Week 17: Furious race for top playoff seeds. 0. The number of losses suffered on the road this season by the New England Patriots. 5. The number of TD passes thrown Sunday by Patriots QB Drake Maye, a career high.
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz (USA Today) Week 17 winners & losers. Winner: Drake Maye’s stat line. Loser: Buffalo Bills.
- Mike Kadlick (SI) Everything that’s at stake across the NFL in Week 18: Full playoff implications.
- Jeffri Chadiha (NFL.com) What’s at stake in the NFL playoff race in Week 18? Both No. 1 seeds, 4 division titles and more.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) 2025 NFL season, playoff races: What mattered in Weeks 1-17. Week 1: Didn’t seem to matter then, matters now: Raiders 20, Patriots 13. Week 5: Mattered then, matters now: Patriots topple the Bills 23-20 in Buffalo.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Justin Herbert will not play on Sunday. “… head coach Jim Harbaugh said today that he’s keeping Herbert healthy for the playoffs. Trey Lance will start at QB.”
- Garrett Podell (CBS Sports) Week 17 NFL QB power rankings. No. 2 Drake Maye. /Click for commentary.
- Kyle Koster (SI) Lowly Jets defense on verge of making unfortunate NFL history: Incredibly, the Jets have yet to intercept a pass through 17 games.
- Jay Busbee (Yahoo! Sports) The Anti-Tank solution: A one-game playoff for the NFL Draft’s No. 1 pick.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL coaching hot seat: Who’s feeling the most heat?
- Matt Verderame (SI) The history of the Hail Mary and the play that keeps it alive.
