TEAM
TALK
- Patriots All Access: Monday night energy, Inside Marcus Jones’ punt return, Exclusive with Willie McGinest. (40 min. video)
- Highlights: Mike Vrabel shaves his mustache to close out Movember. (1 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Patriots rookies contribute mightily to NFL’s best record; Devin McCourty’s view; Red zone offense the team’s Achilles’ heel; Stefon Diggs on Mike Vrabel; Rookie Jared Wilson stays in Foxborough during the bye; Gameday parking; More!
- Steve Balestrieri‘s Sunday Patriots News: Issues that need fixing after the Bye. 1. Red zone inefficiencies.
- Andrew Callahan shares 10 Patriots thoughts on Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel, NFL playoff opponents and more at the bye week.
- Brian Hines‘ Sunday Patriots Notes: United wide receiver room a blueprint for team identity; More.
- Phil Perry discusses how Drake Maye has become a ‘blueprint-proof’ QB for the Patriots, “There’s not a real obvious answer for how to deal with this guy.”
- Karen Guregian suggests 5 reasons the Patriots won’t lose their mojo after the bye week.
- Mike D’Abate spotlights five Patriots to watch for their stretch run to the playoffs after the Bye Week
- Justin Leger gives us the NFL playoff picture: Broncos retake AFC’s No. 1 seed from the Patriots.
- Matt Vautour looks at how Sunday’s results impacted the Pats’ pursuit of No. 1 seed, AFC East.
- Conor Roche explains how the Patriots’ odds to win the AFC East and get the AFC’s No. 1 seed can improve in Week 14.
- Matt Vautour declares the Chiefs are dead, which is good news for the Patriots past and present.
- Phil Perry‘s Patriots Mailbag: Plotting offensive adjustments for the stretch run. The 11-2 Patriots will be busy self-scouting during their bye week.
- Conor Ryan revisits his bold Patriots preseason predictions at bye the week. /I appreciate the review.
- Tom Carroll ranks the 25 most significant moments from 2000 to 2025 for the New England Patriots.
- Karen Guregian relays Bill Parcells’ message to the Hall of Fame voters, saying he hopes they don’t screw it up with Kraft and Belichick.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Nation (ESPN) NFL Week 14: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) NFL Week 14 takeaways: What we learned from Sunday’s 12 games.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) Week 14 Notes: It’s time for the Colts to panic after Daniel Jones’s Achilles injury; Plus, the Bears earned some respect and the Steelers got up off the mat to get back into the playoff picture.
- Staff (Yahoo! Sports) NFL playoff picture: Broncos jump Patriots for No. 1 seed in AFC; Browns, Jets eliminated from contention.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Week 14 overreactions: Daniel Jones’ injury ended the Colts’ season (Reality) – Ravens will miss the playoffs. (Reality) – Bengals’ 4th-quarter collapse dashes playoff hopes. (Reality); More.
- Matt Verderame (SI) The Good, Bad and Ugly of Week 14: Steelers prevail, But Colts might have lost their QB; Plus, a fantastic finish by the Packers spelled doom for Caleb Williams and the Bears.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Winners and Losers: Daniel Jones’ sad injury has far-reaching effect on Colts and a whole lot more.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Week 14 grades: Steelers earn ‘B’ for wild win over Ravens, Josh Allen carries Bills to ‘B-‘; More.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Giants TE Theo Johnson fined $6,488 for late hit on Patriots LB Christian Elliss.
- Peter Dewey (SI) NFL MVP odds: Matthew Stafford favored again; Jordan Love, Josh Allen rising.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Broncos move to 11-2 with 24-17 win over the Raiders. “If the season ends with the Broncos and the Patriots tied for the best record in the conference, the Broncos would be the top seed because they swept the Raiders and the Patriots lost at home to Pete Carroll’s 2-11 team in Week 1.”
- Jason Owens (Yahoo! Sports) Steelers wake up after tumultuous week for Mike Tomlin as Lamar Jackson, Ravens cede control of AFC North after go-ahead TD was overturned.
- Conor Orr (SI) Refs keep botching critical games that decide the playoff race; An Isaiah Likely TD catch was ruled incomplete, highlighting inconsistency that even the TV rules analysts have started calling out.
